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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May 24, 2018
The enacted ordinance authorizes changing the City Plan to remove and vacate the legally open portion of Montour Street between Adams Avenue and Foulkrod Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 250 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Montour Street from Adams Avenue to Foulkrod Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a “No Truck Parking Anytime” restriction on both sides of Rising Sun Avenue between Adams Avenue and E.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Rising Sun Avenue between Adams Avenue and E. Godfrey Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized 7254 Castor Inc., doing business as Buccann, to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 7254 Castor Avenue under specified conditions.
Authorizing 7254 Castor Inc. d/b/a Buccann ("Applicant") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 7254 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code to expand Plan 16 to certain employees represented by Lodge 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police who work for the Sheriff’s Office or Register of Wills, and to allow certain employees to elect Plan 16.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to expand "Plan 16" to include certain employees, to change contribution rates for certain employees and the City, to amend various provisions relating to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), and to make technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited health care establishments, including pharmacies and other locations where pharmaceutical drugs are sold, from selling tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and unapproved nicotine delivery products.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to prohibit the sale of tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and unapproved nicotine delivery products at establishments where health care services are provided, including where pharmaceutical drugs are sold; amending definitions and enforcement provisions related to retail permits for the sale of cigarettes and tobacco; and providing for penalties for certain sales of cigarettes, tobacco and electronic smoking devices and unapproved nicotine delivery products; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance exempts owners and tenants from certain Center City sidewalk-vending and sidewalk-sale requirements when they sell only fresh fruits and vegetables on the sidewalk next to their property.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," and Section 9-205, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," to exempt sales of fresh fruits and vegetables on the abutting sidewalk of a property by the owner or tenant of that property from the requirements of Sections 9-204 and 9-205, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s water and sewer rules to allow private water and sewer services to be constructed for units in planned communities and condominiums, subject to specified terms and conditions.
Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by amending Section 13-306, entitled "Water Pipe Laid by Property Owners," and by amending Section 13-406, entitled "Sewers Constructed by Property Owners," by revising certain provisions to allow for private water and sewer services to be constructed to serve units in planned communities and condominiums; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $181 million through general-obligation bonds for capital purposes, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes eastbound one-way traffic on Filbert Street between North 38th Street and North 37th Street.
Establishing a one-way regulation on Filbert Street, from North 38th Street to North 37th Street, eastbound.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes no-parking areas on parts of Mantua Avenue, North 37th Street, and Ogden Street to support the Mantua Greenway mixed-use trail.
Establishing parking regulations along Mantua Avenue, North 37th Street, and Ogden Street to enable the installation of the Mantua Avenue Greenway.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance approves the 42nd amendment to the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, including the 34th amendment to its urban renewal plan.
Approving the forty-second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the thirty-fourth amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provides, inter alia, for changes that would make it consistent with the North Philadelphia Redevelopment Area Plan and generally consistent with the most recent Comprehensive Plan approved by the City Planning Commission of the City of Philadelphia.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties in the area bounded by Bustleton Avenue, Solly Avenue, Eastwood Avenue, and Stanwood Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Bustleton Avenue, Solly Avenue, Eastwood Avenue and Stanwood Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance makes technical changes to Philadelphia’s senior-citizen low-income property tax provisions.
Amending Title 19, Chapter 2900, of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Senior Citizen Low Income Special Tax Provisions," to make certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance updates Philadelphia’s realty transfer tax code by replacing gendered terms such as “husband and wife” with gender-neutral terms such as “spouses.” It applies to the section listing property transfers that are excluded from the tax, including transfers between spouses, certain former spouses, family members, and life partners.
Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Tax," by amending Section 19-1405, entitled "Excluded Transactions," by replacing gendered marital signifiers.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Ridge Avenue, extended Gorgas Lane, Henry Avenue, Valley Avenue, and Domino Lane.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Ridge Avenue, Gorgas Lane (extended), Henry Avenue, Valley Avenue, and Domino Lane.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance approves the fifteenth amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the Cecil B.
Approving the fifteenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Cecil B. Moore Avenue Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Fifteenth street on the east, Jefferson street on the south, Nineteenth street on the west and Montgomery avenue on the north, including the fifteenth amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provides, inter alia, for changes that would make it consistent with the North Philadelphia Redevelopment Area Plan and generally consistent with the City of Philadelphia's Philadelphia2035 Comprehensive Plan.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s fair criminal record screening rules to prohibit City agencies and private employers from asking about or taking adverse action based on an applicant’s juvenile records during employment or licensing.
Amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," by adding a section providing for prohibition on consideration of or inquiry about an applicant's juvenile records at any stage of the employment or licensing process, and adding definitions; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties within the area bounded by Girard Avenue, Broad Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Corinthian Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Girard Avenue, Broad Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Corinthian Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.