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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October 23, 2008
The adopted resolution urges Pennsylvania to provide about $40 million in additional state funding for the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Urging the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide supplemental state funds to the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ("LIHEAP"), adopt the recommendation of the LIHEAP Advisory Committee, and spend all available LIHEAP funds during the program year in which it was appropriated.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution urges the U.S.
Urging the U.S. Congress and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to amend the use requirements of the Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution names the 2700 block of Willits Road and the streets at the intersection of 66th Avenue and North Broad Street in honor of Philadelphia Police Officer Charles Cassidy, Badge No.
Also naming the 2700 block of Willits Road and the streets at the intersection of 66th Avenue and North Broad Street in honor of Police Officer Charles Cassidy, Badge No. 2342.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation honors the life and service of Philadelphia Police Officer Isabel Nazario, who died in the line of duty in 2008.
Also naming the 3300 block of Welsh Road and the streets at the intersection of 39th and Wallace Streets in honor of Police Officer Isabel Nazario, Badge No. 6341.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned properties in the Third, Sixth, Twenty-fourth, Forty-fourth, and Sixtieth Wards 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 Third, Sixth, Twenty-fourth, Forty-fourth and Sixtieth 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 enacted bill authorizes Edward and Veronica Leonard, their successors, and assigns to own, operate, and maintain an existing one-story garage extension and entrance steps that extend into the east sidewalk of N.
Authorizing Edward and Veronica Leonard, their successors and assigns, to own, operate, and maintain a one story garage extension and entranceway steps on the east sidewalk of N. Pennock Street adjacent to their property located at 2718 Brown Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits truck parking on both sides of specified sections of Whitten Street, President Street, and Conwell Avenue.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Whitten Street between President Street and Roosevelt Boulevard, both sides of President Street between Whitten Street and Conwell Avenue, and both sides of Conwell Avenue between President Street and Roosevelt Boulevard.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of lapsed.
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations," by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement systems at the intersection of South Penn Square at Broad Street, and by reducing to sixty days the phase-in period during which only warnings are issued, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required Philadelphia to choose electronic payment whenever the City was entitled to receive a payment and had an electronic option.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by adding a provision requiring the City to receive all payments in electronic form whenever electronic payment is an option, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set standards for the City Law Department when collecting forfeited bail from defendants or sureties.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by providing for standards for actions to collect bail forfeitures, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters on May 19, 2009.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require that the Finance Director or the City Controller provide to City Council fiscal impact statements in connection with pending Council legislation; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have established a standard form for fiscal impact statements on Philadelphia City Council legislation, as required under the Home Rule Charter.
Establishing the form of fiscal impact statements regarding City Council legislation required pursuant to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have allowed people and businesses subject to Philadelphia’s business privilege tax to use an increasing share of the gross-receipts tax as a credit against the net-income portion, reaching 100% for 2015 and later tax years, with unused credits available for up to five years.
Amending Section 19-2604, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by providing that a portion of the tax based upon gross receipts may be taken as a credit against the tax based upon net income, and making technical amendments to Section 19-1506 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to credits against the wage and net profits tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment gives the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Community Development two years, instead of one, to enter into an agreement and meet the agreement’s requirements for constructing, owning, and maintaining raised planters on the sidewalks along the 2400, 2500, and 2600 blocks of Kensington Avenue.
Amending Bill No. 070443 (approved by Council on June 14, 2007 and signed by the Mayor on July 3, 2007), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Office for Community Development, 222 N. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, to construct, own and maintain raised planter clusters atop the sidewalks of the 2400, 2500 and 2600 blocks of Kensington Avenue, under certain terms and conditions," by authorizing an extension in the time in which the Archdiocese must perform its obligations under the Ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have expanded the Mayor’s authority during a declared emergency to order measures such as sheltering or evacuation, curfews, travel restrictions, business closures, limits on alcohol and fuel sales, weapons restrictions, and limits on retail prices.
Amending Section 10-819 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "State of Emergency," to expand upon the measures that the Mayor may take in an emergency, prohibit the violation of orders issued in connection with a declaration of emergency, revise the penalties for violations, provide definitions, and make technical and other changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends a 2003 ordinance concerning a gas-main right-of-way within former Morris Street between Thirtieth and Thirty-First Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 030681) approved December 18, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 24-S by placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of former Morris Street from Thirtieth Street to Thirty-First Street, under certain terms and conditions," by deleting the requirement that the terms and conditions stated therein be complied with within a certain time period.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited truck parking on the eastern side of the 5200 block of Marshall Street, between Fisher Avenue and Duncannon Avenue.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 5200 block of Marshall street, from Fisher avenue to Duncannon avenue, on the eastern side.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit sidewalk sales within 25 feet of 2510 Cheltenham Avenue.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to Sidewalk Sales by prohibiting sidewalk sales within twenty-five feet of 2510 Cheltenham Avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.