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
February 3, 2011
This enacted measure provided for a May 17, 2011 ballot question asking Philadelphia voters whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to create an independent Jobs Commission.
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 relating to the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Jobs Commission; 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.
The enacted bill authorizes the City of Philadelphia to sublease the premises at 1221 Bainbridge Street from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for 10 years.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for use of a premises by the City located at 1221 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed zoning rules for the area bounded by Chestnut Street, 12th Street, 13th Street, and Sansom Street.
Amending Section 14-1607 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special District Controls for the Center City Commercial Area," and Section 14-1605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulated Uses," by adding to both Sections special provisions relating to the area bounded by Chestnut Street, 12th Street, 13th Street, and Sansom Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires certain City service contractors with contracts worth $250,000 or more to provide employees’ life partners the same employment benefits offered to spouses, including benefits such as health insurance and family leave.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," to provide that certain City contractors must offer the same benefits to the life partners of their employees as are offered to the spouses of married employees, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioners of Public Property and Parks and Recreation to lease the Mann Center for Performing Arts site and related buildings and facilities to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to lease the land and improvements known as the Mann Center for Performing Arts, located on Parkside Avenue in West Fairmount Park, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for sublease to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and to enter into related agreements.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Gerald Rothstein and Frederick Mumenthaler, owners of 1921–23 South Bancroft Street, to legalize an existing second-floor balcony that extends four feet over the east public footway of Bancroft Street.
Authorizing Gerald Rothstein and Frederick Mumenthaler, owners of the property located at 1921-23 South Bancroft Street, to legalize an existing encroachment in the right-of-way located on the east public footway of Bancroft Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $2.5 million transfer for Fiscal Year 2011 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the Acute Care Hospital Assessment Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Acute Care Hospital Assessment Fund, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Health - State Payment.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for land within the area bounded by Milnor Street, Levick Street, the Delaware River, and Robbins Street.
Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within the area bounded by Milnor Street, Levick Street, the Delaware River, and Robbins Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes $24.8 million in Fiscal Year 2011 transfers from existing General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund appropriations into General Fund accounts.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain parcels in the area bounded by Tacony Street, Dark Horse Street, the Delaware River, Frankford Creek, and Bridge Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps to provide for changes to the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Street, Dark Horse Street, the Delaware River, Frankford Creek, and Bridge Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s Fair Practices Ordinance to replace “handicap” with disability and add protections based on domestic or sexual violence victim status, familial status, and genetic information.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices," by changing the title to "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by replacing "handicap" with disability as a protected status, by adding domestic or sexual violence victim status, familial status, and genetic information to the prohibited bases for discrimination; by amending the definition of discrimination, employer, life partnership, public accommodation and other terms, and by adding or deleting other definitions; by narrowing certain exemptions with respect to employment preferences; by amending the prohibition against housing discrimination to include commercial property and real property; by reordering and clarifying the complaint, mediation and hearing procedures of the Commission; by amending and clarifying the remedies available to the Commission upon a finding of a violation; and by changing the order of sections and making other changes, all under certain terms an...
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized duly designated Philadelphia Parking Authority employees to request proof of required business, trade, and professional licenses under Titles 9 and 4 of the Philadelphia Code.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by authorizing duly designated employees of the Philadelphia Parking Authority ("Authority") to enforce Section 9-102(3)(a), which requires a person licensed under Title 9 to produce a copy of the license upon request; amending Subcode "A" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code," to require a person who is required under Title 4 to be licensed to conduct a trade or practice to produce such license upon the request of the code official, and defining "code official" for purposes of such provision, to include duly designated employees of the Authority; and by delegating to the Authority the power to carry out all functions authorized by this Ordinance; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
January 27, 2011
This adopted resolution requests that the Mayor return Bill No.
Requesting that the Mayor return to Council Bill No. 100750, entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Holy Family University, located at 4500 Grant Avenue, by allowing for the construction of a new administrative building," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
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 enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s C-4 commercial zoning rules for the area bounded by Hamilton Street, 19th Street, Callowhill Street, and 20th Street.
Amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-4' Commercial District," specifically Section 14-305(16)(c) regarding parking for the area bounded by Hamilton Street, 19th Street, Callowhill Street and 20th Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Bill No.
Amending Bill No. 100656, passed by Council on December 16, 2010, to include the executed Neighborhood Development Agreement.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes John and Concetta Varallo, owners of Pesto Italian Restaurant at 1917 South Broad Street, to construct, own, and maintain an enclosed vestibule extending into the east footway of Broad Street.
Authorizing John and Concetta Varallo, owners of Pesto Italian Restaurant, 1917 South Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain an encroachment within the right-of-way located on the east footway of Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes procedures that must generally be followed before Philadelphia-owned outdoor park or recreation land can be transferred or converted to another use.
Amending Chapter 15-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parks," by prohibiting the transfer or conversion of outdoor public park and recreation land in the City to other uses or to third parties unless certain procedures and requirements are met.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill revised Philadelphia Gas Works’ Fiscal Year 2011 capital budget, increasing the spending limit from $67.689 million to $68.857 million.
Amending Bill No. 100307, entitled "An Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2011 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions, and acknowledging receipt of the Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2012 through 2016," by approving a Revised Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.