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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October 22, 2009
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating October 19–25, 2009, as “Drug Free Work Week” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming The Week of October 19th 2009 as "Drug Free Work Week".
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing October 2009 as “Philly Plays Scrabble Month.” It honors Scrabble as a way to support literacy and recognizes ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships and the Free Library of Philadelphia for promoting literacy and Scrabble activities.
Recognizing October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing October 2009 as “Philly Plays Scrabble Month.” It honors Scrabble as a way to support literacy and recognizes ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships and the Free Library of Philadelphia for promoting literacy and Scrabble activities.
Recognizing October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month.
ADOPTED
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of two City-owned properties—4305 Mantua Street and 6025 Washington Avenue—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Third and Sixth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of two City-owned properties—4305 Mantua Street and 6025 Washington Avenue—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Third and Sixth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes a City Council committee to hold public hearings about the City pension fund’s policy for handling securities-related lawsuits.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Finance to hold public hearings on the City's pension fund's securities litigation strategy policy.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Joint Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on Philadelphia’s adoption and foster care policies and programs.
Authorizing the Joint Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on adoption and foster care policies and programs in the City of Philadelphia, and to explore ways to improve the process by decreasing wait times, implementing strategies to reduce the number of children that age out of the system, and address concerns that discourage people from considering adoption.
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City Council approved a redevelopment contract and related development rules for Parcels 10, 12, and 14 in the Fairhill-St.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Fairhill-St. Hugh Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 10, 12, & 14 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 10 as 3301-3361 North Lawrence street, for Parcel No. 12 as 3322-3326 North Lawrence street and for Parcel No. 14 as 3358-3362 North Lawrence street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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City Council approved a redevelopment contract and related development rules for Parcels 10, 12, and 14 in the Fairhill-St.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Fairhill-St. Hugh Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 10, 12, & 14 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 10 as 3301-3361 North Lawrence street, for Parcel No. 12 as 3322-3326 North Lawrence street and for Parcel No. 14 as 3358-3362 North Lawrence street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
ADOPTED
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The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard to allow employers that violate it to be barred for up to three years from receiving City financial assistance or bidding on or participating in future City contracts.
Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage And Benefits Standard," by providing that those who violate the Chapter may be suspended from receiving financial assistance from the City or from bidding on or participating in future City contracts for a period of time, and further providing that Council may by resolution determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of that Chapter has occurred, that the violator should be subject to debarment, and that the appropriate City agency shall, after notice and hearing, make a final determination as to whether there has been a violation of the Chapter and whether debarment should be imposed, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill authorizes the Mayor to sign a mutual aid and intergovernmental cooperation agreement between Philadelphia and Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.
Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute the "Southeastern Pennsylvania Mutual Aid and Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement," by and between the City of Philadelphia and Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance prohibits vendors from displaying or selling goods, merchandise, or operating stands on both sides of Aramingo Avenue between Lehigh Avenue and Duncan Street.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," to prohibit vending on both sides of Aramingo Avenue and within a one block radius on all streets intersecting Aramingo Avenue, between Lehigh Avenue and Duncan Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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Meeting date
October 21, 2009
The enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s Economic Opportunity Plans rules.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by providing that Council may by resolution determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a participant, contractor, project developer, or applicant for or recipient of financial assistance has failed to comply with the provisions of that Chapter and should be subject to debarment, and upon adoption of such a resolution, the Finance Director shall, after notice and hearing, make a final determination as to whether there has been a violation of the Chapter and whether debarment should be imposed, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for regular and construction dumpsters, requiring licenses and identification medallions, setting rules for placement, maintenance, servicing, and collection, and restricting some public-right-of-way locations.
Amending the provisions of The Philadelphia Code regulating dumpsters; in particular, repealing and reenacting the provisions of Section 10-722, entitled "Use of Dumpsters"; amending Section 9-604, entitled "Refuse Collection," to provide that persons licensed under that Section who own, rent or control dumpsters shall comply with all provisions of the new Section 10-722, and making compliance with such provisions a condition of the Garbage Collection License, the Waste Collection License, and the Recyclable Material Collection License, a condition that may be enforced by license revocation; amending the enforcement and penalty provision of Sections 10-718 and 10-719 relating to fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of the new Section 10-722; and amending Section 11-605, entitled "Construction Materials," to revise the provisions regulating construction dumpsters and Section 11-609, entitled "Administrative Provisions," to increase the fines for violations of Section 11-605;...
SIGNED
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Meeting date
October 20, 2009
This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2010 Capital Budget by revising and adding certain projects, amounts, and funding sources.
Amending Bill No. 090213 (approved May 27, 2009), entitled "An Ordinance to adopt a Fiscal 2010 Capital Budget," by revising and adding certain projects, amounts and sources.
RECESSED
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This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s six-year Capital Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.
Amending Bill No. 090212 (approved May 27, 2009), entitled "An Ordinance to adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2010-2015 inclusive," by revising and adding certain projects, amounts and sources.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
October 13, 2009
This lapsed bill would have prohibited mobile food vendors from parking or storing their vending vehicles on public streets or rights-of-way when food was not being loaded, prepared, cooked, served, or distributed from the vehicle.
Amending Chapter 6-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food," by amending Section 6-301, entitled "Food Establishments," and amending Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Regulations And Penalties," by amending Section 12-901, entitled "Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Places", by prohibiting the parking and storage of mobile food vending vehicles on the public streets and rights-of-way whenever food is not being loaded or off-loaded, prepared, manufactured, cooked, processed, dressed, served or distributed from that vehicle, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Center City sidewalk-vending rules by prohibiting vending on both sides of 5th Street between Market and Chestnut Streets, and on Market Street from 4th Street to City Hall.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code by prohibiting vending on both sides of 5th Street, from Market street to Chestnut street and on Market street, from Fourth street to Fifth street.
RECESSED
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