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.
Action types
Council actions
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting dates
Page 414 of 1043
Showing 7435-7452 of 18763 actions
Meeting date
June 14, 2012
This lapsed bill would have required City real estate tax and residential water or sewer bills to include a prominent notice about Philadelphia’s housing inspection license requirements.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by providing for the inclusion of notices regarding Housing Inspection License requirements in certain City tax and utility bills, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the Parks and Recreation Commissioner to lease land to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, which would sublease it to the Zoological Society of Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to execute a lease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), obligating PAID to execute a sublease with the Zoological Society of Philadelphia (the "Society"), under which the Society would construct, manage, operate, maintain, and repair a multi-story parking garage and related streetscape improvements along West Girard Avenue, and exempting the proposed lease from the requirements of Philadelphia Code Section 15-101 et seq., commonly called the "Open Lands Protection Ordinance," because the Society has already satisfied the requirements of the Open Lands Protection Ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning for land bounded by 38th Street, Ludlow Street, Chestnut Street, and 37th Street from a mix of R-16 Residential and C-2 Commercial to C-4 Commercial.
Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 38th Street, Ludlow Street, Chestnut Street and 37th Street, from partly "R-16" Residential and partly "C-2" Commercial to a single designation of "C-4" Commercial; and amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending §14-305 "C-4" Commercial and "C-5" Commercial Districts; and amending §14-1402 Parking in Residential Districts, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Dranoff Properties, Inc.
Authorizing Dranoff Properties, Inc., 3180 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the City right-of-way on the east side of Broad Street between Rodman Street and South Street, the north side of South Street between Juniper Street and Broad Street and the south side of Rodman Street between Juniper Street and Broad Street, 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 Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to acquire easements from Antonio Origlio, Inc.
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation to acquire certain easements for the purpose of constructing a public recreation trail to connect Junod Playground to Poquessing Creek Park and Benjamin Rush State Park, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes a concession agreement between Philadelphia and Freetime, Inc., doing business as Wheel Fun Rentals, to operate and manage bicycle rental stations in the Fairmount Park System.
Authorizing the Concession Agreement for Operation and Management of Bicycle Rental Stations In The Fairmount Park System, between the City of Philadelphia and Freetime, Inc. (doing business as "Wheel Fun Rentals"), to have an Initial Term of five years and, at the City's option, a Renewal Term of five years, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorized the City Treasurer to amend the City’s contract with Wells Fargo Bank to continue providing payroll banking services from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, subject to funding.
Authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising and clarifying certain provisions and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer City-owned parcels at 3300 North Front Street and 130 West Westmoreland Street, including any buildings or other improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, certain parcels of land situate at 3300 North Front Street and 130 West Westmoreland Street, with any improvements thereon, for further conveyance, 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 Commissioner of Public Property to transfer the City-owned parcel at 3129 South 70th Street, including any improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, a parcel of land generally situate at 3129 South 70th Street, for further conveyance, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s I-95 Acquisition Corridor under the zoning code.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to expand the boundaries of the I-95 Acquisition Corridor, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds specified properties in several Philadelphia Keystone Opportunity zones and subzones, including areas in West Philadelphia, the Navy Yard, and along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.
Amending Chapter 19-3200, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," by providing for additional properties to be added to certain zones; and by providing for extensions of the term of benefits for certain properties; 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 Commissioner of Public Property to transfer a parcel of City-owned land generally located at 1849 Frankford Avenue to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, a parcel of land generally situate at 1849 Frankford Avenue, 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 bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer a City-owned parcel at 1224–1232 North Mascher Street, including any buildings or other improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, a parcel of land generally situate at 1224 North Mascher Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Northern Liberties Auction, Inc.
Authorizing Northern Liberties Auction, Inc. ("Owner") to construct, use and maintain various encroachments within the right-of-way on the north sidewalk of Spring Garden Street between N. Third Street and Bodine Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance removes Bodine Street from the City Plan and vacates the section between Spring Garden Street and Green Street, while preserving the eastern six feet as a public right-of-way for a pedestrian walkway.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bodine Street from Spring Garden Street to Green Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for use as a pedestrian walkway within the easterly six feet wide portion of said Bodine Street, under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted legislation authorizes the Chief Innovation Officer to enter into up to two contracts, each lasting no more than four years, for the City to access online research services and legal publications.
Authorizing the Chief Innovation Officer to enter into up to two multi-year contracts for access to online research services and online legal publications, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a 30-year lease with SEPTA, with options for three additional 10-year terms.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a long-term lease agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTA"), whereby the City will obtain use of a parking lot located approximately at the intersection of Dupont and High Streets, and of a section of an abandoned SEPTA railroad line from a point contiguous with such parking lot to a point near the intersection of Umbria and Parker Streets, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.