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
September 17, 2009
This withdrawn bill would have allowed enforcement officers to issue code violation notices immediately when vacant lots were not properly maintained, including requirements related to cleanliness, weeds, drainage, and hazards.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) and Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), by amending provisions relating Vacant Premises, by allowing for the immediate issuance of code violation notices for non maintained vacant lots, and providing for penalties pursuant to such code violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove the southerly 20 feet of Diamond Street from the City Plan between Tenth Street and Alder Street, reducing the planned street width from 70 feet to 50 feet.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 118 by striking from the City Plan the southerly twenty-foot-wide portion of Diamond Street from Tenth Street to Alder Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited vendors from displaying or selling goods, or leaving vending stands, on both sides of Aramingo Avenue between Lehigh Avenue and Duncan Street.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending on both sides of Aramingo Avenue, between Lehigh Avenue and Duncan Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The proposal, which was withdrawn from the calendar, would repeal Philadelphia Code Section 10-726 on commercial establishment waste management.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by repealing Section 10-726, entitled "Commercial Establishment Waste Management," and by making technical conforming amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by 12th Street, Spruce Street, Camac Street, and Manning Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 12th Street, Spruce Street, Camac Street, and Manning Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have removed Marshall Street between Bainbridge Street and Kater Street from the City Plan and reserved a right-of-way there for drainage, water mains, and other public utilities.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 97 by striking from the City Plan Marshall Street from Bainbridge Street to Kater Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various utility purposes within the lines of Marshall Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes licensing and operating rules for Philadelphia businesses that provide pedicab rides for hire.
Amending Chapter 9-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Carriers," by adding a new Section 9-410, entitled "Pedicabs," to provide for the licensing and regulation of businesses operating Pedicabs for hire, and setting forth rules of operation; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the paving of Twenty-sixth Street from Penrose Avenue to a point about 180 feet south of Penrose Avenue, provided the street is dedicated or opened for public use.
Authorizing the paving of Twenty-sixth Street from Penrose Avenue to a point southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended a 2007 ordinance involving changes to the City Plan, the vacation of portions of Casper and Russell Streets, and related drainage and utility rights-of-way.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 070504) approved July 3, 2007, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately three-hundred ten feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes extending from Thirty-third Street to Thirty-second Street, northeast of South Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Vilna Gaston to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 5222-24 Walnut Street.
Authorizing Vilna Gaston to construct, own and maintain, an open-air sidewalk cafe at 5222-24 Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s payroll-deduction rules to add the United Service Organizations of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, also known as Liberty USO, to the list of designated payees.
Amending Section 19-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the United Service Organizations to the list of designated payees to whom an employee may direct payroll deductions; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates the Oregon Avenue Business Corridor District, covering specified portions of Oregon Avenue, 3rd Street, 15th Street, Packer Avenue, and the 3300 block of South Galloway Street.
Amending Section 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts," by creating the Oregon Avenue Business Corridor District; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
June 18, 2009
This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks Independence Blue Cross, a Philadelphia-born and headquartered health care institution, for 70 years of service to Philadelphia.
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Independence Blue Cross-A Philadelphia Born and Headquartered Health Care Institution That Is Committed To The Health And Well-Being Of The Philadelphia Community-For Its Seven Decades Of Excellent Service To The City Of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes and honors the Mural Arts Program for completing its 3,000th mural, titled “They Met the Challenge,” which memorializes the civil rights achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Mural Arts Program's 3000th Mural And Congratulates The Program On Its Award-Winning Art Programs That Engage Philadelphians And Teach Them Practical Life Skills. The 3000th Mural Memorializes The Civil Rights Achievements Of The Tuskegee Airmen, The First African-American Airmen, And Is Titled, "They Met The Challenge."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of 1722 South 18th Street, a City-owned property, 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 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 1205 South 16th 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 approving a redevelopment contract and related development rules for two parcels in the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area at 1607 and 1603 Diamond Street.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 648 & 657 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 648 as 1607 Diamond street and for Parcel No. 657 as 1603 Diamond street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Sophisticated Investments, Inc. and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.