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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June 10, 2010
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to sell specified City-owned parcels and any buildings or other improvements on them for fair market value.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to convey 1202 N. 24th Street, 1607 Brown Street, 1236 Crease Street, 1238 Crease Street, 1643 Francis Street, 1423 N. Front Street, 1545 N. Front Street, 860 N. Leithgow Street, 862 N. Leithgow Street, 864 N. Leithgow Street, 866 N. Leithgow Street, 821 Leland Street, 1411 Marlborough Street, 1928 Parrish Street, and 2014 Parrish Street, for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance adds rules for installing bicycle racks on Philadelphia sidewalks.
Amending Chapter 11-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Construction, Encroachments, and Projections Over, On, and Under Streets," by adding a new definition and new subsection providing for the granting of permits for the installation of bicycle racks on sidewalks, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City street plan for Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by widening the cartway of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street, by changing the east and west sidewalk lines of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street and the grade of the westerly sidewalk of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street and by creating a new public use private sidewalk on the west side of Van Pelt Street west of the west legal sidewalk between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street under certain terms and conditions.
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The 39th and Olive Street Playground in Mantua has been renamed and designated as the “Norman (Butch) Ellis Playground.” The enacted bill changes the official name of this playground.
Renaming and designating the 39th and Olive Street Playground in Mantua as the "Norman (Butch) Ellis Playground".
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This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Division of Technology to purchase equipment and other assets that make up a wireless communications network from Network Acquisition Company, LLC.
Authorizing the Division of Technology to enter into an agreement with Network Acquisition Company, LLC ("NAC") for the purchase of certain equipment and other assets comprising a wireless communications network, and authorizing the Chief Technology Officer and the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") pursuant to which PAID will, at the City's direction, assume on the City's behalf certain long term leases and licenses of sites on which are located facilities necessary for the wireless network and sublease or sublicense such facilities to the City, as well as, at the City's option, certain agreements for the provision of fiber optic communications circuits and/or support services for the wireless network; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to require drivers to clearly display valid parking meter kiosk receipts, residential parking permits, and contractor parking permits, and to prohibit displaying imitations of those documents.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide for proper display of valid parking meter kiosk receipts; proper display of valid residential parking permits; proper display of valid contractor parking permits; to establish penalties and provide for immobilization and impoundment of vehicles for certain parking violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance sets licensing and operating requirements for special assembly venues, such as nightclubs, bars, restaurants, private clubs, and banquet halls where 50 or more people gather for social entertainment.
Amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Assembly Occupancies," by imposing various requirements on promoters of events at special assembly occupancies; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance grants Roxanne Maddrey, who operates a newsstand at 55th and Pine Streets, permission to install and maintain underground conduits across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Roxanne Maddrey, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 55th Street and Pine Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of 55th Street and Pine Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
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This enacted bill authorizes the City of Philadelphia to lease, for 50 years, the parcel at the northeast corner of South 20th and Shunk Streets from the City Trusts Board.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, as lessee, to enter into a ground lease agreement with the City of Philadelphia Board of Directors of City Trusts, as lessor, for a parcel of land located at the northeast corner of South 20th and Shunk Streets, for continued use of the parcel for a branch library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code to let members of the City Retirement System purchase credited service for certain prior governmental employment, including military service, Pennsylvania and School District employment, and other qualifying public employment.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by further providing conditions under which a member of the Retirement System may purchase credited service for other governmental employment, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for towing companies and tow trucks, including licensing, vehicle inspections, insurance, equipment, fees, towing agreements, payment methods, and penalties.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by revising the provisions governing the licensing and regulation of towers, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to organize the Philadelphia Energy Authority under Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Authorities Act.
Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Energy Authority, pursuant to the terms of the "Municipalities Authorities Act," of 2001, June 19, P.L. 287, No. 22, as amended, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s rules for permits for parades, processions, and assemblages.
Amending Section 12-1109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permits Required for Parades, Processions and Assemblages," by conditioning the issuance of such permits on the applicant's agreement to reimburse the City for additional costs the City incurs as a result of the activity for which the permit is issued, subject to a maximum reimbursement amount; by making such maximum reimbursement amount retroactive; and by requiring refunds to persons who reimbursed the City for costs in excess of such maximum amount, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s rules for permits for parades, processions, and assemblages.
Amending Section 12-1109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permits Required for Parades, Processions and Assemblages," by conditioning the issuance of such permits on the applicant's agreement to reimburse the City for additional costs the City incurs as a result of the activity for which the permit is issued, subject to a maximum reimbursement amount; by making such maximum reimbursement amount retroactive; and by requiring refunds to persons who reimbursed the City for costs in excess of such maximum amount, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill lowers the monetary threshold for requiring an Economic Opportunity Plan on certain City-funded projects and contracts from $1 million to $250,000.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by modifying the monetary threshold triggering the requirement of an economic opportunity plan on City funded projects or contracts.
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This lapsed resolution would have proposed a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment allowing City Council, by ordinance, to direct fines from violations of ordinances prohibiting witness and victim intimidation into a special fund.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to authorize Council to provide that fines imposed for violation of any ordinance prohibiting witness and victim intimidation must be paid into a special fund to be used only for assistance to victims and witnesses, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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The enacted ordinance prohibits people from intimidating or attempting to intimidate crime victims and witnesses in ways that interfere with reporting crimes, providing information, or participating in criminal proceedings.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding provisions prohibiting the intimidation of witnesses and victims of crimes, providing fines for violations, and requiring that all such fines be paid into a special fund to be used for witness relocation assistance, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code to make Retirement and Survivorship Benefit Option 4 available to members of additional retirement plans, including Plans A, B, D, J, and X.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Sections 22-306, 22-701 and 22-702, to make Retirement and Survivorship Benefit Option 4 available to members of additional Plans, to allow the member to designate his or her dependent grandchildren to receive a survivorship benefit, and to allow benefits to be paid to trusts for disabled grandchildren of members; all under certain terms and conditions.
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