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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November 10, 2005
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Fifteenth and Thirty-second Wards 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 Fifteenth & Thirty-second 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 authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and properties in several Philadelphia wards to the 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 Fifteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh & Forty-third 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 urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to amend Act 46 so Philadelphia could adjust the School District’s share of the real estate tax and the city’s use and occupancy tax rates.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to amend Act 46 to allow the City of Philadelphia to alter the tax rate for the Philadelphia School District's portion of the real estate tax and the City's use and occupancy tax, only to the extent that would maintain the District's current revenue derived from these sources.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted resolution commending the American Cancer Society for the 29th Annual Great American Smokeout, held on November 17, 2005, with Philadelphia as the host city.
Commending the American Cancer Society on the occasion of the 29th Annual Great American Smokeout.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution congratulates participants in the American Cancer Society’s Youth Tobacco-Free Leadership Institute.
Congratulating the participants in the Youth Tobacco-Free Leadership Institute.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 5957 Ludlow Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Third 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 and commending Samuel L.
Honoring Samuel L. Evans on the occasion of his 103rd Birthday.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have established westbound-only traffic movement on Hamilton Street between 15th Street and 16th Street.
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Hamilton Street, from 15th street to 16th street westbound.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited parking on the north side of Hamilton Street between 15th Street and 16th Street.
Establishing a no parking regulation on Hamilton street between 15th street and 16th street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Board of Revision of Taxes to mail every real estate taxpayer annual information about the current and upcoming tax years.
Amending Section 19-1304 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes," by requiring the Board to notify all real estate taxpayers each year of certain real estate tax information, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for 2007 and later years.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for tax years 2007 and thereafter that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed how the School District of Philadelphia’s real property tax rate was set for 2007 and later years.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by specifying a rate for tax years 2007 and thereafter that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax calculation to use an average of a property’s assessed values from the current and four prior years, helping reduce the effect of rapid increases in property values.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of several years of assessed values, so as to smooth out the effect of rapid increases in property values, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed how Philadelphia’s school real estate tax base was calculated by using a five-year average of property assessments instead of relying only on the most recent assessment, helping smooth the effect of rapid increases in property values.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of several years of assessed values, so as to smooth out the effect of rapid increases in property values, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates for businesses, reducing certain taxes on annual receipts and net income.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax by reducing certain tax rates on business receipts for specified tax years.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rules to reduce certain tax rates on business receipts and net income for specified tax years.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s zoning rules for demolished, destroyed, or condemned nonconforming structures.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-104, entitled "Non-Conforming Structures and Uses," by amending provisions relating to the reconstruction of non-conforming structures, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.