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
October 16, 2008
This enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the planned extension of Parker Avenue across a railroad right-of-way and the dedication of the extended street bed to the City.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 060317) approved September 28, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 275 by extending Parker Avenue from its current terminus on the northeasterly side of a 66' wide right-of-way for railroad purposes, approximately 66' southwestward to the southwest side of said right-of-way, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances except for a right-of-way for railroad purposes, of the bed of the extension of Parker Avenue," 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 changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Roberts Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue, and Fox Street.
Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Roberts Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue and Fox Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have required City officers and employees to receive their salaries by direct deposit to a financial institution they choose, with an exception allowing a paper check during the first month of City employment.
Amending Section 20-301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Payment of Salaries," and Section 22-307, entitled "Payment of Retirement Benefit," to require that all payments of salaries and pension benefits be made by electronic fund transfer (direct deposit) to a financial institution designated by the recipient, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land in the area bounded by B Street, Erie Street, G Street, and Tioga Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by "B" Street, Erie Street, "G" Street and Tioga Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people who were not licensed firearm dealers to sell or transfer a firearm to another unlicensed person through a licensed dealer or a county sheriff’s office.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-839, entitled "Unlawful Sale or Transfer of Firearms," creating mandatory penalties for the illegal sale of firearms in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules on firearms in public places by creating mandatory penalties for illegally carrying a firearm on public streets or public property.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by amending Section 10-818, entitled "Firearms in Public Places," by creating mandatory penalties for the illegal public carrying of firearms in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted law changes zoning rules for the Frankford Avenue Special District.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1619, entitled "Frankford Avenue Special District Controls."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vendors and other people from displaying, offering for sale, or selling washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators, ice boxes, or other household appliances larger than one cubic foot on city sidewalks.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting the exhibiting, displaying or selling of any washing machine, clothes dryer, refrigerator, ice box or other household appliance measuring more than one cubic foot on City sidewalks.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for contractors’ labor-management relationships by moving demolition, stucco, and roof-capping work from the definition of service contracts to the definition of building or construction work.
Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to transfer certain occupational classifications from the definition of Service Contracts to the definition of building or construction work, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends the City’s agreements involving the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority and the expanded Convention Center.
Amending Bill No. 070994-A (approved December 21, 2007), entitled "Authorizing the Director of Finance, Commissioner of Public Property and other officials of the City to execute either directly or through the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development various agreements, instruments of conveyance and other transactional documents by and among the City, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority related to the development, construction, financing, operation and management of an expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center and including the defeasance of outstanding Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority bonds, the release of the lien of the Trust Indenture dated as of December 15, 1989, as amended and supplemented, relating to such bonds, the termination of the existing Lease and Service Agreement, the sale of the existing Convention Center building and improvements to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyanc...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure added a 1.2% excise tax to hotel room rentals in Philadelphia, collected from hotel guests by hotel operators.
Amending Chapter 19-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hotel Room Rental Tax," by providing for an additional excise tax on hotel room rentals and designating the expenditures for which such tax will be used, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $10.5 million in Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations from the Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.
An Ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Director of Finance - Indemnities.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Commercial Entertainment District rules, including regulations for projects in the Center City area bounded by Sixth Street, Broad Street, Chestnut Street, and Arch Street.
Amending Chapter 14-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Entertainment District," by adding provisions relating to proposed projects in the Center City area and relating to public art, by providing for revised effective dates, and by making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Eleventh Street, Filbert Street, Tenth Street and Market Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law adds the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation to the organizations that Philadelphia employees may designate to receive authorized payroll deductions.
Amending Section 19-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation to the list of designated payees to whom an employee may direct payroll deductions; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
September 25, 2008
The adopted resolution thanks Pennsylvania General Assembly members who supported House Bill 2525 and urges the Pennsylvania Senate to pass it in its current form.
Thanking The Members Of The Pennsylvania General Assembly Who Supported House Bill 2525 Which Will Dramatically Improve Conditions For Dogs Kept In Pennsylvania Commercial Kennels & Urging The Pennsylvania State Senate To Promptly Pass This Bill In Its Current Form.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors Operation Warm for its tenth anniversary and its distribution of 500,000 new winter coats.
Honoring Operation Warm on the occasion of celebrating their Tenth Anniversary and distribution of 500,000 new winter coats.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes October as an annual “Philly Plays SCRABBLE Month” in Philadelphia.
Recognizing October as Philly Plays SCRABBLE Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.