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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Council actions
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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Meeting date
October 1, 2009
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 1321 West Roosevelt Boulevard and 5331 Wakefield Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Twelfth and Forty-ninth 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing October 2009 as Crime Prevention Month.
Proclaiming October 2009 as "Crime Prevention Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost and with conditions, City-owned properties at 5454 Baltimore Avenue and 1205, 1207, and 1218 North 41st Street 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 Sixth and Fifty-first 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.
The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rules to give qualified surety companies a tax credit for issuing performance or payment construction bonds to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," to provide for a tax credit to surety companies that provide construction surety bonds to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure changed the date on which certain Philadelphia rules for publishing city notices would lapse, moving it from October 31, 2009, to February 28, 2010.
Amending Chapter 21-1700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Publication of Notices by City," by providing that those provisions currently set to lapse on October 31, 2009 shall instead lapse at a later date specified herein; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2010 Capital Budget by revising and adding certain projects, amounts, and funding sources.
Amending Bill No. 090213 (approved May 27, 2009), entitled "An Ordinance to adopt a Fiscal 2010 Capital Budget," by revising and adding certain projects, amounts and sources.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s six-year Capital Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.
Amending Bill No. 090212 (approved May 27, 2009), entitled "An Ordinance to adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2010-2015 inclusive," by revising and adding certain projects, amounts and sources.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill created a temporary tax amnesty program for certain taxpayers who were delinquent on Philadelphia or School District taxes due between February 1, 1986, and June 30, 2009.
Amending Chapter 19-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Taxes and Rents - General," by providing for a temporary tax amnesty program under which delinquent taxpayers may satisfy their past due tax obligations with forgiveness of all or a portion of accrued interest and penalties, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
September 24, 2009
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and celebrating the Delaware Valley Opera Company on its thirtieth anniversary.
Honoring and celebrating the Delaware Valley Opera Company on its Thirtieth Anniversary for its dedication to making opera affordable, bringing it to new audiences and providing a training ground for emerging singers in the tri-state area.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring Olympic track and field champion Jon Drummond for his work with the Jon Drummond Achievement Foundation and its Street Games Initiative.
Honoring and Acknowledging Jon Drummond, Olympic Track and Field Champion for his work with the Jon Drummond Achievement Foundation and his commitment to sustaining the lives and health of today's youth through the Street Games Initiative.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council designated the week of October 4, 2009, as National Fire Prevention Week in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming The Week of October 4th 2009 as "National Fire Prevention Week."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost and with conditions, the City-owned property at 1728 Federal Street 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 Thirty-sixth 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.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Declaring October as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 2700 Alresford Street 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 Forty-fifth 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 measure amended Philadelphia’s rules to require an Economic Opportunity Plan for development projects and contracts funded through federal stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act when the City’s anticipated cost exceeds $250,000.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by providing that Economic Opportunity Plans be included on all development projects or contracts bid pursuant to federal stimulus funds allocated to the City of Philadelphia pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s local bidding preference rules for City contracts.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by providing for a local bidding preference for contracts funded by certain federal stimulus moneys, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds penalties for short dumping, including allowing a court to order violators to clean up dump sites or pay cleanup costs.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by providing for additional penalties and consequences for short dumping, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited mobile food vendors from parking or storing their vending vehicles on public streets or rights-of-way when food was not being loaded, prepared, cooked, served, or distributed from the vehicle.
Amending Chapter 6-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food," by amending Section 6-301, entitled "Food Establishments," and amending Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Regulations And Penalties," by amending Section 12-901, entitled "Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Places", by prohibiting the parking and storage of mobile food vending vehicles on the public streets and rights-of-way whenever food is not being loaded or off-loaded, prepared, manufactured, cooked, processed, dressed, served or distributed from that vehicle, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.