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
May 17, 2018
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan near Penrose Avenue and Twenty-Sixth Street, including vacating part of the existing roadway and relocating a local service roadway.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 52-S and 53-S, in the area lying southeast of Penrose Avenue and southwest of Twenty-Sixth Street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating an irregularly-shaped portion of the right-of-way of Penrose Avenue, along the southeasterly side thereof, relocating a portion of the southeasterly local service roadway of Penrose Avenue from Twenty-Sixth Street to a point southwestwardly therefrom, and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and public utility purposes and a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said rights-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of the said relocated southeasterly local service roadway of Penrose Avenue.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes changes to the City Plan that widen part of Carson Street between Baker Street and Silverwood Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 72 by relocating the southeasterly houseline and curbline of a portion of Carson Street, between Baker Street and Silverwood Street, thereby widening said Carson Street and a portion of the cartway thereof, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of the widened portion of Carson Street.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes changes to the City Plan that widen part of Carson Street between Baker Street and Silverwood Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 72 by relocating the southeasterly houseline and curbline of a portion of Carson Street, between Baker Street and Silverwood Street, thereby widening said Carson Street and a portion of the cartway thereof, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of the widened portion of Carson Street.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to install, own, and maintain an underground pedestrian tunnel, building projection, three pedestrian bridges, and an elevated walkway or canopy at 1 Convention Avenue.
Authorizing the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain various encroachments at 1 Convention Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to install, own, and maintain an underground pedestrian tunnel, building projection, three pedestrian bridges, and an elevated walkway or canopy at 1 Convention Avenue.
Authorizing the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain various encroachments at 1 Convention Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to permit sidewalk cafes on both sides of Frankford Avenue between Bleigh Avenue and Wellington Street, and on both sides of Cottman Avenue between Frankford Avenue and Leon Street.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Frankford Avenue, both sides, from Bleigh Avenue to Wellington Street; and Cottman Avenue, both sides, from Frankford Avenue to Leon Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to permit sidewalk cafes on both sides of Frankford Avenue between Bleigh Avenue and Wellington Street, and on both sides of Cottman Avenue between Frankford Avenue and Leon Street.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Frankford Avenue, both sides, from Bleigh Avenue to Wellington Street; and Cottman Avenue, both sides, from Frankford Avenue to Leon Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Meeting date
May 16, 2018
The enacted ordinance creates city procedures for handling people alleged to be criminal or defiant trespassers in residential property, including owner or authorized-agent affidavits, police investigations, and information about legal and housing resources.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," Chapter 10-800, "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-840, "Criminal and Defiant Trespassers," establishing and clarifying procedures to remove criminal and defiant trespassers from real property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
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This lapsed resolution would have approved the Mayor’s Revised Five Year Financial Plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2019 through 2023, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2018.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2019 through 2023, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2018, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an Ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have approved the Mayor’s Revised Five Year Financial Plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2019 through 2023, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2018.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2019 through 2023, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2018, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an Ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates for residents and nonresidents.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates for residents and nonresidents.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill revised Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill revised Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill increased Philadelphia’s realty transfer tax on transactions involving the transfer or acceptance of city real estate.
Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Tax," to increase the rate of realty transfer tax, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill increased Philadelphia’s realty transfer tax on transactions involving the transfer or acceptance of city real estate.
Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Tax," to increase the rate of realty transfer tax, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill increases Philadelphia’s homestead exclusion to $40,000 beginning in tax year 2019 and continuing afterward.
Amending Section 19-1301.1 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Homestead Exclusion," to increase the amount of the homestead exclusion, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill increases Philadelphia’s homestead exclusion to $40,000 beginning in tax year 2019 and continuing afterward.
Amending Section 19-1301.1 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Homestead Exclusion," to increase the amount of the homestead exclusion, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.