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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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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Meeting date
June 6, 2013
The enacted ordinance revises how certain quasi-public agencies reimburse Philadelphia for employee retirement benefits administered by the City Board of Pensions and Retirement.
Amending the Ordinance of March 1, 1963, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the Board of Pensions and Retirement to enter into an agreement or agreements to administer employee retirement benefits for the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, Passenger Services Improvement Corporation, Food Distribution Center, and the Philadelphia Parking Authority, under certain terms and conditions," as amended, to provide for revised reimbursement rates, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes zoning rules for the Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District, covering areas between Allegheny Avenue, Oregon Avenue, Interstate 95, and the Delaware River.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by repealing and replacing Section 14-507, entitled "/CDO, Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District," to provide for new special controls, and by amending Section 14-702, entitled "Floor Area Bonuses," to provide for floor area and height bonuses for the Central Delaware Riverfront, and to make adjustments to the criteria for bonuses relating to public open space, transit improvements and green development, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance further authorizes Philadelphia’s Realty Use and Occupancy Tax for general school purposes on commercial or industrial use of real estate in the School District.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the tax and to set the rate for such tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill established City and School District real estate tax rates for tax year 2014 and later: 0.6018% for the City and 0.7382% for the School District.
Amending Chapters 19-1300 and 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Real Estate Taxes" and "School Tax Authorization," by establishing a tax rate for City real estate tax and authorizing and establishing a tax rate for School District real estate tax; and by revising the homestead exclusion; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2014 Capital Budget, totaling $3,280,435,000, for capital projects during the fiscal year from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.
To adopt a Fiscal 2014 Capital Budget.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure adopts Philadelphia’s Capital Program for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2019.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2014-2019 inclusive.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This legislation continues the Aramingo Avenue Shopping District neighborhood improvement district and updates its boundaries along Aramingo Avenue.
Continuing the Aramingo Avenue Shopping District, a neighborhood improvement district, and amending the District's boundaries in an area generally including the east and west sides of Aramingo Avenue from 2700 Aramingo Avenue to 3995 Aramingo Avenue and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Aramingo Avenue and for which Impact Community Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a final plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Impact Community Development Corporation, relating to the District; and authorizing Impact Community Development Corporation to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be ...
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill sets standards for when the Office of Property Assessment may grant real-estate tax exemptions to purely public charities and other entities covered by state law.
Amending Section 2-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Office of Property Assessment; Chief Assessment Officer; Powers and Duties," by providing for standards for tax exemptions and for documentation requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill renames and designates Conshohocken Windemere Park, located at 3910 Conshohocken Avenue, as Woodside Park.
Renaming and designating Conshohocken Windemere Park, located at 3910 Conshohocken Avenue, as Woodside Park.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s Business Income and Receipts Tax rules for nonprofit corporations and associations organized for religious, charitable, or educational purposes.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Tax," as it relates to nonprofit activity, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
May 23, 2013
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of two City-owned properties—1545 North Front Street and 1624 West Susquehanna Avenue—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 Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh and Forty-seventh Wards 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 the 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 enacted regulation establishes two-hour parking on the west side of Greene Street between Windrim Avenue and Roberts Avenue, from 8:00 a.m.
Establishing a parking regulation on Greene street, west side, Windrim avenue to Roberts avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a multi-year lease with St.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a lease agreement with St. Agnes MOB, LLC, for use by the City of a portion of the premises located at 1930 South Broad Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance provides qualifying new businesses with a zero percent rate for certain business taxes and the net profits tax during their first two years.
Amending Chapter 19-3801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," and such other provisions as may be appropriate, to reduce the net profits tax burden on certain existing and new businesses, for the purpose of generating growth in existing businesses, the birth of new businesses, and the creation of jobs, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire an approximately 16,000-square-foot parcel along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain land in the 30th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, located along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street, known as 770-80 Rear Schuylkill Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s authorized liquor sales tax under the School Tax Authorization chapter.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1805, entitled "Authorization of Liquor Sales Tax," by revising the tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution approving the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority’s redevelopment contract for 4226-4232 Powelton Avenue in the West Philadelphia Redevelopment Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the West Philadelphia Redevelopment Area identified by house number and street address as 4226-4232 Powelton avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with People's Emergency Center CDC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s tax code to provide for a City cigarette tax and to authorize the School District of Philadelphia to impose a cigarette tax.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by providing for a City cigarette tax and by authorizing the School District to provide for a School District cigarette tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.