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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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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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Meeting date
December 1, 2016
Adopted legislation authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost and with conditions, the city-owned properties at 3716, 3718, and 3720 Haverford Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain city-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvement thereon, situate in the Twenty-fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted resolution honoring and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa in Philadelphia.
Honoring and Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Kwanzaa, and specifically recognizing the work of the Kwanzaa Cooperative in Philadelphia in keeping the traditions of Kwanzaa alive in our City thus solidifying the cultural significance of Kwanzaa to our citizens and to future generations.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 2255 North Howard Street, a city-owned property in the Nineteenth Ward, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized the Mayor and the President of City Council to file articles creating a nonprofit fund to reimburse Philadelphia School District teachers for personal money spent on classroom supplies, materials, and equipment.
Authorizing City Officials to File Articles of Incorporation to establish a Non-Profit Corporation that shall be called The Philadelphia School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund, Inc., for the purpose of reimbursing personal money spent by teachers of the Philadelphia School District for the purchase of supplies, materials, and equipment needed for their classrooms.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have expanded Philadelphia’s workforce housing program to include both affordable homeownership and rental housing for households earning 80% to 120% of the area median income.
Amending Chapter 16-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Workforce Housing Opportunity Zones," by modifying the definitions; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have required fees for Historical Commission review of applications involving new construction, additions, alterations, and demolition.
Amending Chapter 9 of Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), entitled "Fees," and Chapter 14-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Historic Preservation," to provide for fees for review by the Historical Commission of certain permit and other applications and requests for approvals; and requiring reporting on fees collected; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Second and Race Streets, LP to install and maintain three benches and several embedded accent lights in the sidewalks around 205 Race Street, subject to City permits, approvals, insurance, and other conditions.
Authorizing Second and Race Streets, LP to construct, own and maintain various pedestrian enhancement encroachments at 205 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106 under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to issue up to $60 million in bonds or other debt, plus related costs, to finance the City’s affordable housing preservation programs.
Authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of a Service Agreement between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development relating to the financing of the City of Philadelphia's affordable housing preservation programs, approving the issuance by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series, to finance such programs; and authorizing and approving the obligation of the City of Philadelphia to pay in full when due the Service Fee and other amounts payable under the Service Agreement; authorizing certain City officers to take certain actions required to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness; covenanting that the City of Philadelphia will make necessary appropriations in each of the City's fiscal years to provide for, and will make timely payments of, the Service Fee and other amounts due under the Service Agreement; and authorizing City officials to...
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s public employee retirement rules by creating Plan 16 for certain AFSCME District Council 33 employees hired or rehired on or after August 20, 2016, and allowing certain existing employees to elect into it.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to create a new Plan, entitled "Plan 16," for certain employees, to expand the scope of "DC Plan" to cover additional employees, to change contribution rates for certain employees, to amend various provisions relating to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), and to make technical amendments; and amending Bill No. 110443 (became law Sept. 15, 2011) to revise certain effective dates relating to the DROP; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $27.3 million in Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations among specified City offices, departments, boards, commissions, and the First Judicial District.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 from the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorized $69.6 million in Fiscal Year 2017 appropriation transfers among Philadelphia’s General Fund, Water Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, County Liquid Fuels Tax Fund, Special Gasoline Tax Fund, and Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Water Fund, the Water Department, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants and to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Water Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the County Fuels Tax Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Special Gasoline Tax Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct, own, and maintain two benches, a flagpole, and an existing monument in a traffic triangle near 122-138 Wyoming Avenue.
Authorizing the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct, own and maintain pedestrian enhancement encroachments at 122-138 Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19140 under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends the rules for agreements allowing Philadelphia’s Board of Pensions and Retirement to administer retirement benefits for employees of certain quasi-public agencies, including the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation and Philadelphia Parking Authority.
Amending Section 3(b) of an ordinance approved March 1, 1963, as amended, relating to agreements to administer employee retirement benefits for certain quasi-public agencies, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment allows the Philadelphia Land Bank to exempt properties it holds from real estate taxes, water and sewer charges, stormwater charges, and other municipal charges, as permitted by law.
Amending Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," to exempt the Land Bank from certain municipal claims and charges; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to convey all or part of the parcel at 3550 East Allen Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to convey a parcel of land commonly known as 3550 East Allen Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law clarifies that tow truck operators generally must be selected through Philadelphia’s rotational tow system to remove vehicles from police-dispatched accident scenes or from the shoulder of a limited-access highway, unless State Police select or allow the tow.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by amending Section 9-605, entitled "Towing," to clarify requirements for application of the rotational tow system, and by adding penalties, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to construct, own, and maintain three signs extending into the public footway at 3220–60 South Street.
Authorizing the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to construct, own and maintain a sign encroachment at 3220-60 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce to acquire the approximately 3.4-acre property at 4848 Island Avenue, including its improvements, for the City.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to acquire an approximately 3.4 acre property known as 4848 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania together with all improvements thereon, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.