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 7, 2018
The enacted ordinance creates city procedures for handling people alleged to be criminal or defiant trespassers in residential property, including owner or authorized-agent affidavits, police investigations, and information about legal and housing resources.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," Chapter 10-800, "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-840, "Criminal and Defiant Trespassers," establishing and clarifying procedures to remove criminal and defiant trespassers from real property, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates a City licensing program for businesses that rent bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and other small vehicles from multiple locations, including the public right-of-way.
Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," to establish licensing and other requirements regarding the placement of bicycles and other small vehicles in the public right-of-way for the purpose of rental of such vehicles; authorizing the adoption of regulations in connection with such a licensing program; and amending Chapter 12-800 of the Code, entitled "Bicycle Regulations and Penalties," to establish parking and related rules for bicycles and other small vehicles, including those used in connection with such licenses; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule and a tow-away zone on Black Lake Place from McNulty Road to the road’s southern terminus.
Establishing no truck parking and tow-away regulations on Black Lake Place from McNulty Road to its terminus further southwardly therefrom.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Saint Lazarus Bar to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 102 W.
Authorizing Saint Lazarus Bar ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 102 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Louie Louie Restaurant LLC to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3611 Walnut Street, while leaving at least nine feet of clear sidewalk space.
Authorizing Louie Louie Restaurant LLC., ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This withdrawn bill would have imposed a construction impact tax of $1 for every $100 of construction or improvement costs on certain projects requiring building permits, paid by property owners.
Providing for a payment to the City upon the construction of certain real estate, and directing Council to appropriate revenues from such payments to the Department of Planning and Development - Division of Housing and Community Development, in order to support equitable neighborhood development by constructing affordable housing, including units for sale or rent, and by providing assistance to Philadelphians who desire to become homeowners, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed Philadelphia’s Housing Trust Fund to be divided into separate sub-funds for recording-fee revenue and construction impact tax revenue.
Amending Chapter 21-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Housing Trust Fund," to authorize the establishment of separate sub-funds to receive, respectively, revenues attributable to recording fees and revenues attributable to certain payments required upon construction of certain real estate; to provide for and authorize the manner in which such revenues may be appropriated and spent; and to designate the agency within City government responsible for administering the Housing Trust Fund; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure created a process for preparing Administrative Environmental Assessments for pending City Council ordinances when a Council member requests one.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by creating a new Chapter 21-2600, entitled "Environmental Impact Statements," to provide for the preparation of such statements in connection with Council legislation; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019, appropriating money from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, health, and other funds.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2019.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget, totaling $2,776,104,000, for the capital fiscal year from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
To adopt a Fiscal 2019 Capital Budget.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The City Council adopted a capital program covering Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2019-2024 inclusive.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax payment rules for businesses.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Business Privilege Taxes,' by eliminating for new businesses the requirement to make an estimated payment when filing a return for their first tax year of business operations and allowing the estimated payment in succeeding years to be made in quarterly installments, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
May 24, 2018
This adopted resolution endorses completing 180 additional miles of Circuit Trails in the nine-county Greater Philadelphia region by 2025, with the goal of reaching 500 total miles.
Supporting the concept of the nine-county region of Circuit Trails, working toward the completion of 500 miles of Trails in the Greater Philadelphia Region by 2025.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee of the Whole to explore the geographic scope of Philadelphia’s 10-year real estate tax abatement.
Authorizing the City Council Committee of the Whole to explore the geographic scope of the 10-year real estate tax abatement.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee on Finance to hold a public hearing after Horsey, Buckner & Heffler, LLP completed its audit of the City’s consolidated cash account.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Finance to conduct a full and comprehensive investigatory public hearing to review the corrective audit of the consolidated cash account as well as the accompanying corrective action plan upon completion of the audit performed by the firm Horsey, Buckner & Heffler, LLP.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Lynn Fields Harris upon her retirement as Executive Director of Center in the Park.
Recognizing and honoring Lynn Fields Harris, on the occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of Center in the Park, for her decades of service to the City of Philadelphia and older Philadelphians.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer ownership of 2304-06 Emerald Street in the 7th Councilmanic District.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2304-06 Emerald Street located in the 7th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approved Sonny Popowsky’s reappointment to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board, with a term ending July 1, 2023.
Approving the reappointment of Sonny Popowsky to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.