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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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Actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote.

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September 20, 2018

Unanimous2018-09-20
Resolution 180828

City Council adopted a resolution authorizing its Committee on Children and Youth to hold public hearings about the prevalence of child hunger in Philadelphia.

Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth to hold public hearings examining the prevalence of child hunger in Philadelphia and evaluating the efficacy of existing programs addressing child hunger.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2018-09-20
Resolution 180827

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the Le Chapeau Project and its artists for a one-day art gallery in Philadelphia.

Recognizing Le Chapeau Project and its artists on the occasion of their one-day art gallery showcasing international artists and challenging the negative narrative surrounding immigrants and individuals from Africa, Asia and the Americas.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Resolution 180827

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the Le Chapeau Project and its artists for a one-day art gallery in Philadelphia.

Recognizing Le Chapeau Project and its artists on the occasion of their one-day art gallery showcasing international artists and challenging the negative narrative surrounding immigrants and individuals from Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180826

The enacted ordinance authorizes PECO Energy Company to construct, own, and maintain nonstandard bollards along the north side of Rodman Street near 900-22 Lombard Street.

Authorizing PECO Energy Company ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain proposed nonstandard bollards encroachment at 900-22 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180825

This enacted ordinance authorizes Fishtown Brewpub to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1101 Frankford Avenue, along East Wildey Street.

Authorizing Fishtown Brewpub, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1101 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180824

This enacted ordinance authorizes James Mahon to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 2546 E.

Authorizing James Mahon ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 2546 E. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180823

This enacted ordinance authorizes Anthony Daloia to construct, own, and maintain an exterior stairway that would extend about three feet into the public footway on East Huntingdon Street near 2573 Tulip Street.

Authorizing Anthony Daloia ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain a proposed exterior stairway encroachment at 2573 Tulip Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180822

This lapsed bill would have increased the fine for violating Philadelphia’s traffic regulations from $10 to $300, plus prosecution costs.

Amending Chapter 12-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations," by increasing the associated penalty for violating this Chapter.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180821

This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) by making employees first hired or appointed on or after January 1, 2019, who are not represented by a union, ineligible to participate.

Amending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," with respect to eligibility of new employees, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180819

The enacted ordinance legalizes Mark Sherman’s existing raised concrete patio at 3749-51 Midvale Avenue, which extends about eight feet into the west footway of Midvale Avenue.

Legalizing an existing patio encroachment at 3749-51 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180817

This enacted bill establishes parking time limits on sections of 16th Street and Aspen Street.

Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: 16th street and Oxford street; Aspen street and 25th street; Aspen street and 23rd street; Aspen street and 24th street.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180816

This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking limits on specified sections of Thompson, Crease, Hancock, Marlborough, Belgrade, Girard, and Day streets.

Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Thompson street and Crease street; Crease street and Girard avenue; Hancock street and Girard avenue; Marlborough street and Wildey street; Belgrade street and Crease street; Girard avenue and Frankford avenue; Day street and Thompson street.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180815-A

This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking limits on portions of Brown, 28th, 23rd, Mt.

Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: 20th street and Brown street; Bouvier street and Montgomery avenue; 28th street and Cecil B. Moore avenue; 23rd street and Parrish street; Mt. Vernon street and 11th street; Harper street and 29th street; Brown street and 23rd street.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2018-09-20
Bill 180814

This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for sidewalk vendors in neighborhood business districts.

Amending Section 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts," by adding a designated vendor location in the University City District; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2018-09-20
Resolution 180784

This adopted resolution also names St.

Also naming St. Albans Street between 7th and 8th Streets as "Eddie Lang Way".

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2018-09-20
Resolution 180775

This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to pass Senate Bill 501.

Urging the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to pass Senate Bill 501, which would require the relinquishment of all guns within 24 hours by individuals who are the subject of Protection from Abuse orders, shorten the time defendants convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence must surrender their guns from 60 days to 48 hours, and prohibit allowing friends and family members outside of abusers' households to store firearms surrendered by these individuals.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2018-09-20
Resolution 180769

This adopted resolution appoints Joshu Harris to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank.

Appointing Joshu Harris to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2018-09-20
Resolution 180768

This adopted resolution urges Congress to reauthorize the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

Urging Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which helps to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.