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
October 21, 2010
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 100360, which was passed by Council on September 30, 2010, was signed by the Mayor on October 12, 2010.
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The adopted resolution states that if City Council later changes or limits Philadelphia’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), the legislation should give City employees who are currently eligible based on age and years of service a chance to enroll before the changes take effect.
Expressing Council's intent that, in the event Council enacts legislation revising or curtailing the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), any such legislation will provide all City employees who are eligible to enroll in the DROP by virtue of their age and years of service with a "window of opportunity" to enroll before any changes affecting their eligibility take effect; encouraging those employees who have submitted a Preliminary Application to enroll in the DROP but have not yet finalized their application to reconsider their decision carefully in light of Council's commitment to provide them with an opportunity to apply and enroll in the DROP at a future date; and requesting the Board of Pensions to advise DROP-eligible employees of Council's intention.
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The adopted resolution states that if City Council later changes or limits Philadelphia’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), the legislation should give City employees who are currently eligible based on age and years of service a chance to enroll before the changes take effect.
Expressing Council's intent that, in the event Council enacts legislation revising or curtailing the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), any such legislation will provide all City employees who are eligible to enroll in the DROP by virtue of their age and years of service with a "window of opportunity" to enroll before any changes affecting their eligibility take effect; encouraging those employees who have submitted a Preliminary Application to enroll in the DROP but have not yet finalized their application to reconsider their decision carefully in light of Council's commitment to provide them with an opportunity to apply and enroll in the DROP at a future date; and requesting the Board of Pensions to advise DROP-eligible employees of Council's intention.
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The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s rules for tower cranes by requiring people who operate, signal, or perform rigging for tower cranes to obtain certification from NCCCO or an equivalent accredited organization.
Amending Section 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Erection, Use and Inspection of Tower Cranes," by revising the certification requirements for the operation, signaling and rigging of tower cranes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s noise rules to exempt certain sounds from the noise limits.
Amending Chapter 10-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Noise and Excessive Vibration," by providing for certain exceptions, including, but not limited to, sounds created by school bells, church bells, and similar devices; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $4,549,313 in Fiscal Year 2011 General Fund appropriations from the Clerk of Quarter Sessions to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the General Fund from the Clerk of Quarter Sessions to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
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Meeting date
October 20, 2010
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s deed-recording rules.
Amending Chapter 2-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Recording of Deeds," by modifying the requirements for the recording of deeds, providing for certain fees and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This adopted resolution calls for public hearings by City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless.
Calling for Public Hearings before the City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to Examine the Roles of the Redevelopment Authority and Department of Public Property in Improving Housing in the City of Philadelphia.
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This enacted law requires Philadelphia junk dealers to obtain and keep a photocopy of a valid government-issued photo identification from each customer for covered business transactions.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by amending Section 9-613, entitled "Junk Dealers," by requiring Junk Dealers to obtain from each customer a photocopy of valid government issued photo identification pursuant to each business transaction.
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Meeting date
October 19, 2010
Meeting date
October 12, 2010
The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review the strategic plan of Philadelphia’s Office of Economic Opportunity.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review the strategic plan of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
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This lapsed bill would have changed how local businesses receive bidding preferences for competitively bid City contracts.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by amending the process by which local bidding preferences are awarded, under certain terms and conditions.
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The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for certain City-funded or City-supported contracts worth more than $150,000.
Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," by requiring businesses responsible for performing work under certain contracts to provide for a certain percentage of the work to be performed by City residents, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have changed how Philadelphia certifies Local Business Entities and allowed businesses awaiting certification to be considered for local bidding preferences if their applications were approved.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by revising the process for certifying Local Business Entities; requiring targeted goals to increase Local Business Entity participation in both competitively bid and non-competitively bid contracts; and requiring reporting on such goals in the Annual Report, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted legislation abolishes the Office of the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions and transfers its remaining powers and duties to the Department of Records or another department designated by the Managing Director.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Office of the Clerk of Quarter Sessions and reassigning its powers, functions and duties; amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by providing for pension and retirement rights for certain employees of the Office; and making conforming, technical changes to The Philadelphia Code; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Meeting date
October 7, 2010
This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia at Ten Independence Mall West and its construction, ownership, and maintenance of encroachments in the public right-of-way near the building’s 6th Street entrance.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, located at Ten Independence Mall West, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way adjacent to the Federal Reserve Bank building on the 6th Street Entry under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing Ashwin Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Chestnut Street and Tenth Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of Chestnut Street and Tenth Street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the issuance of Philadelphia general obligation bonds to refund certain outstanding city bonds.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the issuance of one or more series of general obligation bonds to provide funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the City of Philadelphia; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell the bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the purposes for which the proceeds of the bonds will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the City Treasurer.
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