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
October 20, 2005
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings about reestablishing the Veterans’ Advisory Commission.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings on reestablishing the Veterans' Advisory Commission and its appointment of members thereof by revitalizing the Commission's mission and restructuring the Commission's funding.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the memory of Octavius V.
Honoring the memory of Octavius V. Catto.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to limit railroad trains and streetcars from blocking streets or certain off-street facilities for more than five minutes, with an exception for trains or cars in motion.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled the "Traffic Code," pertaining to railroad trains and the blocking of streets, and excessive idling and noise.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have added rules for transporting hazardous and other substances through Philadelphia and temporarily storing them in the city as part of that transportation.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter regulating the transportation of hazardous and other substances through the City of Philadelphia, and the temporary storage of such substances within the City incident to such transportation; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for metered accessible parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities and severely disabled veterans.
Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," by amending the provision relating to metered parking for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans, and making such amendment contingent on the enactment of an ordinance relating to the establishment of parking for motor-driven cycles and similar motor vehicles, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have barred Philadelphia from issuing a towing license to a company based in a state or local government that bars licenses for Philadelphia-based towing companies or does not, as a policy or practice, contract with them for towing services.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by providing that no license to engage in the business of towing vehicles shall be issued to a towing company whose business is located in any political subdivision or state that will not, as a matter of practice or policy, enter into contracts for towing services with any Philadelphia based towing companies; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
October 17, 2005
Meeting date
September 29, 2005
This enacted bill establishes one-way traffic regulations on two streets.
Regulating the direction of the movement of traffic on Ruth Way from Ashton Road to Meyer Place, and Meyer Place from Ruth Way to Ashton Road.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the revision of part of the City Plan to add Meyer Place and Ruth Way, along with two rights-of-way for drainage.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 395 by placing on the City Plan Meyer Place and Ruth Way and two (2) rights-of-way for drainage purposes, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Meyer Place and Ruth Way.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan to add Meetinghouse Drive, Springhouse Road, Applehouse Road, and Riverhouse Road, along with rights-of-way for drainage and a water main.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 395 by placing on the City Plan Meetinghouse Drive, Springhouse Road, Applehouse Road, and Riverhouse Road, a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, and a certain right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Meetinghouse Drive, Springhouse Road, Applehouse Road and Riverhouse Road.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes how amendments to an Institutional Development District plan are approved.
Amending Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning", by amending Chapter 14-1100, entitled "Institutional Development District", by modifying the conditions under which amendments to an Institutional Development District are approved by City Council, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s rules for city depositories to add Republic First Bank to the institutions where the City Treasurer may deposit city funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Republic First Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s rules for city fund depositories to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit city funds in Wachovia Bank, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Wachovia Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $200,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Public Property.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $741,980 within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Police Department and the Department of Public Property.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $350,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the District Attorney.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer $1 million within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Director of Finance
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $640,301 transfer in Fiscal Year 2006 grant funds from the Director of Finance’s provision for other grants to the Fire Department.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Fire Department.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.