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.
Action types
Council actions
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting dates
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Meeting date
October 21, 2004
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-third 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth & Twenty-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.
The adopted resolution urges the Mayor to complete the appointments needed to fill vacant positions on the Police Advisory Commission, including seven City Council designees and two City Council alternates.
Urging the Mayor to fulfill his responsibility under Executive Order 8-93, and fill the vacant positions of the Police Advisory Commission including the seven City Council designees and two City Council alternates.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors Philadelphia-based artist Henry Bermudez, a Venezuelan painter, on the occasion of the Qbix Art and Design Gallery featuring his work.
Honoring the Philadelphia based artist, Henry Bermudez, world renown Venezuelan painter, on the occasion of the Qbix Art and Design Gallery featuring Mr. Bermudez's work.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
October 14, 2004
This enacted ordinance prohibits anyone from selling or transferring etching acid in Philadelphia.
Amending Section 9-618 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sale of Spray Paint Containers, Indelible Markers and Etching Acid," by prohibiting the sale of etching acid, providing for penalties, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended a 2002 ordinance concerning changes to the City street plan, including street vacations and revisions to street lines and grades in the area covered by City Plan No.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020252) approved May 29, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 13-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Lawrence street from Wharton street to Titan street and Leithgow street from Wharton street to Titan street; by revising the lines and grades of Reese street from Reed street to Wharton street and Titan street from Fifth street to Fourth street; by placing on the City Plan Earp street from Fifth street to relocated Leithgow street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating certain portions of Earp street from Fourth street to Fifth street; by revising the lines and grades of Lawrence and Leithgow streets from Reed street to former Earp street, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication free and clear of all encumbrances the beds of the proposed Earp street not previously dedicated and the unopened portions of Reese street, Lawrence street and ...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law prohibits anyone from selling or otherwise transferring a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle weighing under 125 pounds if it cannot legally be registered in Pennsylvania or pass a required safety inspection at the time of sale.
Amending Title 9 The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a section to prohibit the sale of certain motor vehicles; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted City Council resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for their contributions to entertaining and inspiring Philadelphia and broader audiences.
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, and Thanking, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for their invaluable contributions to entertaining and inspiring the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States of America- and the World-on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution authorizing it to retain lawyers to file a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania law provision that exempts state-licensed gaming facilities from the City’s zoning laws.
Authorizing City Council to retain counsel to challenge the validity of the provision of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (4 Pa.C.S. §1506) that would exempt state licensed gaming facilities from the City's zoning laws.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized the City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings about why subcontractors involved in building Lincoln Financial Field reportedly remain owed millions of dollars.
Authorizing the Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings to investigate the reasons for millions of dollars in outstanding payments to sub-contractors who took part in the construction of Lincoln Financial Field and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings about the Recreation Department’s proposal to close, transfer, or “winterize” recreation facilities across Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings to investigate the status of the Recreation Department's proposal to close, transfer and "winterize" recreation facilities across the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 5819 Hadfield 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Finance to hold hearings about whether nonprofits, community groups, and block captains could use stages, show mobiles, and sound systems for community events for a nominal fee.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to conduct hearings on the possibility of non-profits, community groups and block captains, the ability to use stages, show mobiles and sound systems for community events at a nominal fee.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have created special zoning controls for specified residentially zoned properties in Yorktown.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section 14-1627, entitled "Yorktown Special District Controls"; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited distributors from placing commercial or non-commercial handbills on private property unless they handed or transmitted them directly to an occupant.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by amending the provisions of Section 10-723.2 to prohibit the door-to-door distribution of handbills unless they are handed directly to an occupant; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
October 7, 2004
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Authorizing the extension of the term of the Center City District pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act until 2025; approving the plan, estimated costs and proposed method of assessment and charges of the Center City District for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the central business district of the City of Philadelphia for 2005-2009; and approving estimated costs for debt service through 2025; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $4 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2005 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the General Fund from the Council to the Director of Finance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to build and the Fox Chase-Rockledge Business Association to maintain a roughly four-by-five-foot “Welcome to Fox Chase” sign in the traffic island between Hasbrook and Oxford Avenues.
Authorizing The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct, and the Fox Chase-Rockledge Business Association to maintain, a Welcome to Fox Chase sign in the Fox Chase Traffic Island located between Hasbrook and Oxford Avenues, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to permit sidewalk cafes on both sides of Ninth Street between Christian Street and Federal Street.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Ninth street, both sides, between Christian street and Federal street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.