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
May 24, 2007
This enacted bill approves the fiscal year 2008 budget for spending proceeds from certain Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development bonds.
Approving the budget for fiscal year 2008 for the expenditure of proceeds of certain bonds issued by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for the purpose of financing or refinancing the costs of a comprehensive program to improve and enhance the City's cultural and commercial corridors.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease or transfer, for nominal consideration, about 5.8 acres of city-owned land and its buildings in the area bounded by Penrose Ferry Road, Hog Island Road, and I-95 to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to lease or convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for nominal consideration, all or part of a certain triangular parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon situate in an area generally bounded by Penrose Ferry Road to the north, Hog Island Road to the east, and I-95 to the southwest, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure creates a three-member Malt and Brewed Beverage Hearing Board within the Department of Licenses and Inspections to handle City approval requests for permits to sell beer and malt beverages for off-premises consumption.
Amending Chapter 9-2900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Take-Out Sale Of Malt And Brewed Beverages," by creating the Malt and Brewed Beverage Hearing Board and revising the fee and procedures for the request for City approval of a permit to sell malt or brewed beverages for off-premises consumption, and amending Section 20-304 of The Philadelphia Code, to provide for the compensation of the Hearing Board; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves the third amendment to the redevelopment and urban renewal plans for the Tioga Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the Third amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Tioga Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Hunting Park avenue on the north, Broad street, Germantown avenue, Venango street, Fifteenth street, Allegheny avenue and Germantown avenue on the east, Glenwood avenue and Lehigh avenue on the south and Twenty-third street, Allegheny avenue and Twenty-Third street on the west, including the Third amendment to the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of nineteen (19) properties for residential and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law; and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization Code.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on real estate in the city for school district purposes.
Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2008, beginning July 1, 2007.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2008.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget, totaling $2,135,520,000, for capital projects during July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
To adopt a Fiscal 2008 Capital Budget.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2008 through 2013.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2008-2013 inclusive.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance shifts $0.169 per $100 of assessed property value from the City real estate tax to the School District of Philadelphia, changing the rates to $3.305 for the City and $3.284 for the School District while keeping the combined rate unchanged.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the City, and Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the School District of Philadelphia, by shifting an additional portion of the real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia, without changing the overall combined rate of the City and School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
May 10, 2007
This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, and congratulates the Philadelphia KiXX soccer team for winning the Major Indoor Soccer League 2007 Championship.
Recognizing, Honoring, and Congratulating the Philadelphia KiXX Soccer Team, Winners of the Major Indoor Soccer League 2007 Championship.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings about the needs of children and youth with disabilities and their access to city recreational facilities and programs.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine the needs of our disabled and/ or handicapped children; to make a determination as to their ability to make full use of our recreational facilities; and to determine and make suggestions to the appropriate City agency what must be done to make fully accessible the programs and our recreational facilities for our disabled and/or handicapped children and youth.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution proposing an amendment to the Home Rule Charter to create an Office of the Handicapped and Disabled Advocate, subject to approval by Philadelphia voters.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create the office of the Handicapped and Disabled Advocate, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on the Director of Finance to provide City Council with a revised, current list of minority-, women-, and disabled-owned businesses qualified to contract with the City.
Calling on the Director of Finance to fully comply with the provisions of Chapter 17-1503(1)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, pursuant to Section 6-109 of the Home Rule Charter, and submit to City Council a revised up-to-date listing of Minority, Women and Disabled Owned Business Enterprises (M/W/DSBEs) qualified to contract with the City; and urging the Director of Finance to do so in accordance with steps outlined herein and submit said revised listing no later than forty-five days from the recorded date of passage.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution approves a redevelopment contract for a parcel at 116–130 North Seventh Street in the Independence Mall Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Independence Mall Urban Renewal Area, Unit No. 4 designated as Parcel Nos. 9D-1B also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 116-130 North Seventh street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings 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 Nineteenth, Twenty-third, Thirty-seventh and Seventh 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 adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds to acquire 4540 North Marvine Street.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use NTI bond proceeds for the acquisition of 4540 North Marvine street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the Nu-Juice Foundation for its work with disadvantaged youth and their families.
Honoring the Nu-Juice Foundation for its dedicated service and commitment to the people of Philadelphia as exemplified through the "Keepin' It Real Tour."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.