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
December 15, 2005
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1005.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1005 which will assist low and moderate income citizens to re-establish gas service with public utilities.
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 certain City-owned lots and buildings 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 and Fortieth 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.
The adopted resolution calls on City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about violence in Philadelphia schools.
Calling for the Committee on Education to conduct hearings on the incidence of violence in Philadelphia schools and explore ways in which violence in schools can be reduced.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Monsignor James F.
Honoring Monsignor James F. Connelly on the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood and his 75th Birthday.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed resolution proposed amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to require the City Solicitor’s office to treat duly enacted ordinances as valid and to uphold and defend them unless a court had ruled otherwise.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the powers and duties of the City Solicitor to enforce and defend duly enacted ordinances, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.
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 in a May 16, 2006 election.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the powers and duties of the City Solicitor to enforce and defend duly enacted ordinances, 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 capped the school tax on real property at 104% of the prior year’s tax levy when the property had the same owner.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by adding a new Section 19-1801.1 providing for a cap on tax increases, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
December 8, 2005
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to continue issuing Gas Works revenue notes, up to $150 million outstanding at one time, to finance or refinance Philadelphia Gas Works inventory and customer receivables.
Authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of Philadelphia of Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes and providing for their execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas Works as security, adopting a rate covenant and directing the imposition and collection of rates and charges sufficient to comply therewith, prescribing the conditions precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a resolution passed by the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes, providing for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment of a sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing for amendments and modifications.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $385 million in Gas Works revenue bonds to refinance or redeem certain outstanding Gas Works bonds, pay financing and other project costs, and establish related credit and interest-rate arrangements.
Constituting the Seventh Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the "1998 General Ordinance"); authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to sell, either at public or private sale, Gas Works Revenue Bonds, Sixth Series (1998 Ordinance), of the City of Philadelphia, in two or more subseries (the "Sixth Series Bonds") to be issued to pay the cost of refunding or redeeming all or a portion of certain outstanding Gas Works Revenue Bonds and other Project Costs, as hereinafter more particularly described; and authorizing the application of proceeds of the Sixth Series Bonds for such purpose; authorizing the City to obtain Credit Facilities in the forms of credit enhancement and liquidity for the Sixth Series Bonds; authorizing the City to enter into one or more Qualified Swap Agreements with respect to all or a portion of the Sixth Series Bonds; determining the sufficiency of Gas Works Revenues; covenant...
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes changes to the agreement governing the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) so the City can extend temporary financing repayment periods from 72 to up to 96 months.
Authorizing an amendment of the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation Agreement to extend the repayment period for temporary financing that the City may provide the Philadelphia Gas Works under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing the extension of the repayment date of a $45 million temporary advance previously made by the City pursuant to such Agreement.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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 Frankford Avenue, Carteret Drive, St Denis Drive, the Poquessing Creek, I-95 Expressway and Grant Avenue.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changed the effective date of a 2005 ordinance from December 31, 2005, to June 30, 2006.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 050203) approved June 2, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,' by amending Section 9-102, entitled 'Licenses and Permits,' by providing that no license or permit shall be issued or renewed if the applicant is delinquent in the payment of any City or School District taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or is delinquent in the payment of certain penalties or fines, and by increasing the fee for dishonored checks," by providing a different effective date than stated therein.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for off-street parking in residential districts.
Amending Section 14-1402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking in Residential Districts," by restricting off-street parking in residential districts, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment changed the effective date of an ordinance from December 31, 2005, to June 30, 2006.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 050204) approved June 2, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,' by amending Subcode A, Section A-202, entitled 'Duties and Powers of the Code Official,' by providing that no license or permit required by Title 4 shall be issued or renewed if the applicant is delinquent in payment of any City or School District taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or is delinquent in the payment of certain penalties or fines, all under certain terms and conditions," by providing a different effective date than stated therein.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves the sixth amendment to the redevelopment proposal, urban renewal plan, and relocation plan for the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, generally between Washington Avenue, Broad Street, Moore Street, and Twenty-fifth Street.
Approving the sixth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by the southerly side of Washington avenue on the north, the westerly side of Broad street on the east, the northerly side of Moore street on the south and the easterly side of Twenty-fifth street on the west, including the sixth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of twelve (12) properties for residential and related reuses; 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.
Philadelphia City Council approved the seventeenth amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the South Central Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the seventeenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the South Central Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the intersection of the southerly side of Washington avenue projected and the easterly side of Delaware avenue, including the seventeenth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twelfth amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately two (2) properties for recreational and related reuses; 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 changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Bluegrass Road, Grant Avenue, Ashton Road, and Willits Road.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Bluegrass Road, Grant Avenue, Ashton Road and Willits Road.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to allow lots designated “C-4” Commercial in the area bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Vine Street, Water Street, and Summer Street to have buildings with a gross floor area of up to 700% of the lot’s area.
Amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-4' Commercial and 'C-5' Commercial Districts," by increasing the permitted floor area of lots designated "C-4" in an area of land bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Vine Street, Water Street and Summer Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.