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 528 of 1043
Showing 9487-9504 of 18763 actions
Meeting date
April 29, 2010
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Zoning Maps for certain areas bounded by Lindbergh Boulevard, 58th Street, Eastwick Avenue (extended), and 61st Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Lindbergh Boulevard, 58th Street, Eastwick Avenue (extended), and 61st Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s public employee retirement code to create Plan ’10 and a defined-contribution plan for certain police employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010, and for certain eligible employees who elect to participate.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to create two new Plans, entitled "Plan '10" and "DC Plan," for (i) certain employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010; and (ii) certain electing employees; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to require drivers to clearly display valid parking meter kiosk receipts, residential parking permits, and contractor parking permits, and to prohibit displaying imitations of those documents.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide for proper display of valid parking meter kiosk receipts; proper display of valid residential parking permits; proper display of valid contractor parking permits; to establish penalties and provide for immobilization and impoundment of vehicles for certain parking violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment to Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code creates an appeal process for building owners who disagree with findings in an initial or amended professional inspection report about a building’s exterior walls or related structures.
Amending Section PM-304.10 of The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code (Subcode "PM" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code), entitled "Periodic Inspection of Exterior Walls and Appurtenances of Buildings," by providing for appeals, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $38.91 million in Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations from specified General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund accounts into General Fund accounts.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the General Fund from the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons, the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission, and the Board of Revision of Taxes and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Streets, the Department of Parks and Recreation - Recreation, the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Department of Records, the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits, the Auditing Department, the Board of Revision of Taxes, the Sheriff and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized $967,341 in Fiscal Year 2010 federal stimulus funding to be transferred within the Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Federal Stimulus Funding to the Department of Parks and Recreation - Parks, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons and the District Attorney.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $5.5 million transfer for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the Housing Trust Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Housing Trust Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Fire Code to describe the Fire Department’s responsibility to provide fire and emergency services through uniformed personnel, including firefighters and Fire Service Paramedics.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction And Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode F, entitled "The Philadelphia Fire Code," by further delineating the Philadelphia Fire Department's mission and obligation to provide fire and other emergency services via uniformed fire personnel including Firefighters and Fire Service Paramedics, and clarifying that all uniformed fire personnel, including Fire Service Paramedics, are authorized and required to act as fire personnel.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes and directs the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to expand and improve housing opportunities and related services in Philadelphia.
Authorizing and directing the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), on behalf of the City, to enter into, execute, and deliver an agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to broaden and make more efficient housing opportunities and related services administered by the Philadelphia Housing Authority and existing within the City; and specifically, which will make additional units of affordable housing available to City residents under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
April 22, 2010
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—2614 North Colorado Street, 1836 and 1838 Poplar Street, and 1301 North 24th Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, 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 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution reappoints Howard Wurzak to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Reappointing Howard Wurzak to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Property to hold hearings about how the Vacant Property Review Committee determines the fair market value of surplus City-owned properties.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Property to hold hearings to investigate the appraisal methods used by the Vacant Property Review Committee to determine Fair Market Value for surplus properties in the City inventory.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Frankford High School for its 100th anniversary.
Recognizing and Honoring Frankford High School on the Occasion of its 100th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing May 3 through May 9, 2010, as Correctional Employees Week.
Recognizing May 3rd thru May 9th 2010 as Correctional Employees Week.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 4452 Germantown Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, 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 Thirteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings for people seeking Council’s nomination to the Police Advisory Commission.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to serve on the Police Advisory Commission, and further authorizing the Committee to provide a report to the Committee of the Whole setting forth its recommended list of nominations for submission to the Mayor.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the Pennsylvania Bar Association for hosting the 27th Annual National High School Mock Trial Championship in Philadelphia from May 6 to 9, 2010.
Honoring the Pennsylvania Bar Association for hosting the 27th Annual National High School Mock Trial Championship in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dr.
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Dorothy I. Height.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.