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
January 26, 2012
This lapsed bill would have established the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District in specified areas of north central Philadelphia and designated North Central Management Corporation to manage it.
Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes the areas roughly bounded by: (a) York Street, Carlisle Street, Girard Avenue and 19th Street; (b) York Street, the SEPTA Regional Rail tracks, Susquehanna Avenue and Watts Street; and (c) The Diamond Green, Kardon Atlantic, University Village and Wanamaker School developments, to be known as the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District; designating North Central Management Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a 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 North Central Management Corporation, relating to the District; and authorizing North Central Management Corporation to...
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created “Development Districts” in census tracts with high levels of vacant, tax-delinquent, or publicly owned properties.
Amending Chapter 16-400 ("Vacant and Surplus Properties") to establish Development Districts wherein City-owned real estate may be transferred to the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia for further transfer, at a discount, for economic development purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have allowed temporary signs on utility poles and streetlights in certain permitted areas, subject to size, placement, removal, and other requirements.
Amending Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Posting of Signs," by allowing the posting of temporary signs on utility poles and streetlights in certain permitted areas and in accordance with certain requirements, adding definitions, providing for penalties and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created rules for placing non-accessory advertising on City-owned or controlled property, with regulations considering the surrounding area, historic character, and safety.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," and Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Property," to provide for a comprehensive plan for the placement of advertising on municipal property, and to further authorize contracts and concessions for the placement and management of advertisements on municipal property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have extended the time when Philadelphia liquor licensees could sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages from 2:00 a.m.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to provide for the sale of liquor and malt or brewed beverages until 3:00 A.M. by certain or all liquor licensees, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed how Philadelphia certifies Local Business Entities and allowed businesses with pending certification applications to be considered for local bidding preferences under certain conditions.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by revising the process for certifying Local Business Entities; requiring targeted goals to increase Local Business Entity participation in both competitively bid and non-competitively bid contracts; and requiring reporting on such goals in the Annual Report, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters in a special election on April 24, 2012.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for City Council's power to require certain City contractors and recipients of financial assistance to employ a specified percentage of City residents to perform work on such contracts, and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required certain City-funded or City-assisted construction and non-professional services contracts worth more than $150,000 to certify that at least 40% of workers were low- or moderate-income people and to make a good-faith effort to have City residents perform all contract work hours.
Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," to require that a certain percentage of work hours performed under certain public construction and non-professional services contracts be performed by available City resident workers, and that businesses entering into such contracts submit an employment plan and report on workforce compliance; to add further requirements for employment of low and moderate income persons; all under certain terms, conditions and penalties.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters in a special election on April 24, 2012.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory Asset Sales Optimization Fund; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited truck parking on both sides of Front Street between 65th Avenue and Godfrey Avenue.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Front Street, from 65th Avenue to Godfrey Avenue, both sides.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
December 15, 2011
This adopted resolution amends Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds.
Amending Resolution No. 110453, approving the annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2012.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and thanking Council President Anna C.
Honoring and Thanking City Council President Anna C. Verna for her unparalleled Sixty-Years of Exemplary Service to the Citizens of Philadelphia, including Thirty-Six Years representing the People of her Beloved Second Council District.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes and thanks Frank Rizzo for 16 years of service as a Philadelphia City Councilmember At-Large.
Recognizing and Thanking Frank Rizzo on His Retirement after Sixteen Years of Dedicated and Excellent Service as a Councilman At-Large to the People of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes and thanks former Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller for 16 years of service to Philadelphia, especially residents of the Eighth Council District, and wishes her well in retirement.
Recognizing and Thanking Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller on Her Retirement after Sixteen Years of Dedicated and Excellent Service to the Citizens of Philadelphia, and Particularly the People of the Eighth Council District.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes and thanks Councilwoman Joan L.
Recognizing and Thanking Councilwoman Joan L. Krajewski on her Retirement after Thirty-Two Years of Dedicated Service to the People of Philadelphia and, Particularly, the Citizens of the Sixth Council District.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and thanking Councilman At-Large Jack Kelly for more than 30 years of service to Philadelphia and his retirement.
Recognizing and Thanking Councilman At-Large Jack Kelly on His Retirement after Over Thirty Years of Dedicated and Excellent Service to the People of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and thanking Councilman Frank DiCicco for sixteen years of service to Philadelphia, especially the First Council District, upon his retirement.
Recognizing and Thanking Councilman Frank DiCicco on His Retirement after Sixteen Years of Exemplary Service to the People of Philadelphia and, Particularly, the Citizens of the First Council District.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have created a comprehensive plan and rules for placing advertisements on City-owned or otherwise controlled property, considering surrounding areas, historic character, and safety.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," and Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Property," to provide for a comprehensive plan for the placement of advertising on municipal property, and to further authorize contracts and concessions for the placement and management of advertisements on municipal property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.