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
June 19, 2008
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for land bounded by Arch Street, 18th Street, Cuthbert Street, and 19th Street, and changes commercial-district and Benjamin Franklin Parkway height and building-coverage rules for that area.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Arch Street, 18th Street, Cuthbert Street, and 19th Street, by amending Section 14-305 of the Zoning Code entitled "C-4" Commercial and "C-5" Commercial District and by amending Section 14-1611 of the Zoning Code, entitled "Benjamin Franklin Parkway Controls", under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have expanded the city’s rules for boxes distributing newspapers and other printed material to include specified portions of the Manayunk commercial area.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of Printed Material," by including certain portions of the commercial area in the vicinity of Main Street in Manayunk, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created an optional check-off on customer bills from the Water Revenue Bureau and Philadelphia Gas Works, allowing customers to round their payment up to the next whole dollar and donate the difference to the CORE Philly scholarship program.
Amending Chapter 21-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Scholarships," by creating a program to solicit contributions to the CORE Philly scholarship program through the use of a "check-off" box on customer bills issued by the Water Revenue Bureau and the Philadelphia Gas Works, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commerce Director and Commissioner of Public Property to acquire about 16.8 acres near Island Avenue, Penrose Avenue, and Escort Street.
Authorizing the Commerce Director and the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire an approximately 17 acre property in the vicinity of Island Avenue, Penrose Avenue and Escort Street and to extinguish a deed restriction on the property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approved the annual Program Statement and Budget for spending Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds in Fiscal Year 2009.
Approving the annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2009.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $53.84 million through general obligation bonds, subject to voter consent, for transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day fo...
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This withdrawn proposal would have asked Philadelphia voters to approve a Home Rule Charter amendment barring the Civil Service Commission from charging fees to apply for City employment.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 7-400 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter set forth in a Council Resolution prohibiting the Civil Service Commission from imposing any fee to apply for employment with the City; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
June 12, 2008
Adopted legislation authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of 2245 West Oxford 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 Twenty-ninth 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.
Adopted Resolution recognizes the accomplishments of Community College of Philadelphia’s men’s basketball, cross country/track and field, and tennis teams, including their championships and other awards.
Recognizing the Accomplishments of the Basketball, Cross Country/Track and Field and Tennis Teams at Community College of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution requests that the Administration, through the Office of Transportation and Utilities, commission a citywide study of where public-use bicycle stations should be located, their demand and use, and possible business models for operating such a system.
Requesting the Administration through the Office of Transportation and Utilities to commission a study to provide recommendations on the location, demand, and usage for Public Use Bicycle stations for the entire area of Philadelphia and to explore the various business models for such systems.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold a public hearing about City Hall’s emergency plan and its procedures for responding to large-scale and individual emergencies.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold a public hearing to investigate City Hall's Emergency Plan and current policies and procedures for addressing both Large Scale Emergencies and Small Individual Emergencies.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Twenty-fourth Ward 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 Twenty-fourth 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Wynne Alexander for her career as a journalist, author, composer, civil rights activist, and international recording artist.
Honoring and recognizing Wynne Alexander for her impressive career as a journalist, author, composer, civil rights activist, and international recording artist, and commending her on the accomplishment of her ground-breaking new book, Get It From The Drums.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls for public hearings on the Administration’s housing agenda and on how a possible reorganization of several city housing, redevelopment, vacant-property, and public-property agencies could affect the flow of information and the transfer of land and property.
Calling for hearings before the City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to discuss the Administration's housing agenda and how the possible reorganization of the Redevelopment Authority (RDA), the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC), the Vacant Property Review Committee (VPRC) and the Public Property department affect the flow of information, land and property to citizens and business interests in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited anyone from selling foie gras in Philadelphia, defined foie gras as food made from the enlarged liver of a force-fed bird, and made violations subject to penalties.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by prohibiting the sale of foie gras in the City of Philadelphia and providing penalties for violations, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have added a definition for “Mechanical Access Parking Garage,” covering garages that use parking machines, lifts, elevators, or other mechanical devices, including automated valet, self-park, and tandem systems.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new definition for "Mechanical Access Parking Garage" and adding it as a permitted use in certain residential, commercial and industrial districts, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for newsstands to prohibit newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.
Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code by prohibiting newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure expanded Philadelphia’s tax-credit program for businesses that contribute $100,000 per year for 10 consecutive years to a designated community development corporation.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by expanding the program under which a credit against business privilege taxes is given to certain businesses that contribute monies to community development corporations undertaking economic development activities within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.