Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Meeting date
January 26, 2012
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Spruce Street from Twenty-Fifth Street to the Pierhead & Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River, striking from the City Plan and vacating Twenty-Sixth Street from Spruce Street to Delancey Place, and placing on the City Plan rights of way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of the said streets being stricken and incorporating the vacated areas of said streets under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
READ
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The adopted resolution recognizes the contributions of cooperatives to economic and social development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States, and around the world.
Recognizing Cooperatives' Contributions to Economic and Social Development during the International Year of Cooperatives.
ADOPTED
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The adopted resolution starts the process of creating the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District in areas roughly bounded by York Street, Carlisle Street, Girard Avenue, 19th Street, the SEPTA Regional Rail tracks, Susquehanna Avenue, Watts Street, and several named developments.
Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes the areas roughly bounded by: (a) York Street, Carlisle Street, Girard Avenue and 19th Street; (b) York Street, the SEPTA Regional Rail tracks, Susquehanna Avenue and Watts Street; and (c) The Diamond Green, Kardon Atlantic, University Village and Wanamaker School developments, to be known as the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District, and for which North Central Management Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing January 2012 as National Mentoring Month in Philadelphia and proclaiming January 26, 2012, as Thank Your Mentor Day.
Acknowledging January 2012, as "National Mentoring Month" on their 11th Anniversary, and proclaiming January 26, 2012 as "Thank Your Mentor Day" -here in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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Adopted legislation recognizes January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing January as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the African American Children’s Book Project for the 20th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 20th Annual African American Children's Book Fair.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Dr.
Recognizing and Honoring Dr. Robert R. Jennings as the Thirteenth President of Lincoln University
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution sets the rules for how Philadelphia City Council operates.
To provide Rules for the Government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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Meeting date
January 3, 2012
This pocket-vetoed bill would have allowed All Seasons Car Wash & Lube, LLC, at 6722 Ridge Avenue, to relocate and maintain a 35-foot flagpole and install a lighted accessory sign in the unimproved public right-of-way of Ridge Avenue.
Granting permission to All Seasons Car Wash & Lube, LLC, owner of the real estate located at 6722 Ridge Avenue, to relocate, use and maintain a thirty-five feet high aluminum flagpole within the public right-of-way of Ridge Avenue, being approximately one hundred eighty-three and ninety-one hundredths feet (183.91') from the curbline of the northwesterly side of Cinnaminson Street and within the unimproved portion of Ridge Avenue west of the westerly curbline of said Ridge Avenue; and to construct, use and maintain a pole-mounted, interior-lighted accessory sign, with an electrical service line conduit in and under the public right-of-way of Ridge Avenue, being the same distance from the curbline of the northwesterly side of Cinnaminson Street and within the same unimproved portion of Ridge Avenue west of the westerly curbline of said Ridge Avenue, for the purpose of supplying electrical service to the accessory sign, all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN - POCKET VETO
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This pocket-vetoed bill would have established the Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District in the Callowhill Chinatown North area and designated a nonprofit organization to manage it.
Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes, with the exception of those properties having frontage on north Broad Street, the area bounded by the northeast corner of Broad and Vine streets, the southeast corner of Broad and Spring Garden streets, the southwest corner of 8th and Spring Garden streets, the northwest corner of 8th and Vine streets and the northeast corner of Broad and Vine streets and certain blocks of intersecting streets, within such area, to be known as the Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District, and for which Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Com...
NO ACTION TAKEN - POCKET VETO
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Meeting date
January 2, 2012
Meeting date
December 30, 2011
This enacted bill establishes Hartwell Lane as a one-way street traveling eastbound between Germantown Avenue and Shawnee Street.
Establishing a one-way regulation on Hartwell Lane, from Germantown Avenue to Shawnee Street, eastbound.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance changes zoning rules for eligible mixed-use projects along Germantown Avenue between Evergreen Avenue and Willow Grove Avenue.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by amending Section 14-1613 entitled the "Germantown Avenue Special District Controls," by providing certain exceptions and controls for eligible mixed use projects, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties in the area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Hartwell Lane, Shawnee Street, and Southampton Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Hartwell Lane, Shawnee Street, and Southampton Avenue.
SIGNED
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The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s asbestos-project rules to prohibit a certified asbestos project inspector who performs required air sampling, visual inspections, or continuous monitoring on a major asbestos project from being affiliated with the asbestos contractor.
Amending Chapter 6-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Asbestos Projects," by providing that no person or affiliated persons, as defined, may be both a licensed asbestos contractor and a certified asbestos project inspector, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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Meeting date
December 22, 2011
The enacted ordinance repealed and replaced Philadelphia’s zoning and planning rules in Title 14 of the City Code.
Repealing Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," and replacing it with a new Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning"; and making conforming changes to the Zoning Maps of the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The pocket-vetoed bill would have created a real estate tax credit for owners of residential condominiums, cooperatives, and planned community units who paid for refuse, recycling, or bulk-item collection because they did not receive those City services at no cost.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide a credit against the tax for owners of condominiums and cooperatives and planned community units who do not receive regular City refuse, recycling and bulk item collection services; all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN - POCKET VETO
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