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
Actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote.
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Meeting date
June 21, 2017
This enacted bill authorizes WT Restaurant Holdings, LLC, to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 743 South 4th Street, extending into the sidewalks along Fitzwater Street and South 4th Street while leaving five feet of clear walkway.
Authorizing WT Restaurant Holdings, LLC., ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 743 South 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes B1 Holdings to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 767 South 9th Street, extending along parts of South 9th Street and Catharine Street.
Authorizing B1 Holdings, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 767 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes 2732 Donna's Bar Inc.
Authorizing 2732 Donna's Bar Inc, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 2732 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance approves a four-year lease for Philadelphia Gas Works, operated and managed by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, to rent space at 212-214 W.
Approving a Lease Agreement between Philadelphia Gas Works by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, solely in its capacity as operator and manager of the City-owned Philadelphia Gas Works, and Germantown Realty Investment Group, LP for certain premises located at 212-214 W. Chelten Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance allows Ericke and Katrina Taggart to keep and maintain an existing deck and fence that extend into the public footways near 5200 C Street, subject to specified size and clearance limits.
Legalizing an existing deck and fence encroachment at 5200 C Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to continue issuing and selling Gas Works revenue notes, up to $150 million outstanding at one time, to finance or refinance Philadelphia Gas Works inventory, customer receivables, and related costs.
Authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of Philadelphia of Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes and providing for their execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas Works as security, adopting a rate covenant and directing the imposition and collection of rates and charges sufficient to comply therewith, prescribing the conditions precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a resolution passed by the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes, providing for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment of a sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing for amendments and modifications.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance approved Philadelphia Gas Works’ Fiscal Year 2018 capital budget, allowing up to $114.409 million for capital projects during September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018.
Approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions, and acknowledging receipt of the Revised Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2019 through 2023.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue and sell up to $300 million in Gas Works revenue bonds and up to $120 million in Gas Works revenue notes at any one time, including bonds or notes used to refinance earlier borrowing.
Constituting the Fourteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the "1998 General Ordinance"); authorizing the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the "City") to sell, either at public or private sale, one or more series of Gas Works Revenue Bonds (the "Bonds") and Gas Works Revenue Bonds to refund such Bonds, and one or more series of Gas Works Revenue Notes (the "Notes") and Gas Works Revenue Bonds or Notes to refund such Notes; to pay the costs of certain capital projects and other Project Costs; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement for any Series of the Bonds or Series of Notes; making certain determinations and covenants relating to Gas Works Revenues and the payment of interest and principal; and authorizing covenants and actions in order that the Bonds and Notes shall not be arbitrage bonds; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill restores the Home Rule Charter exemption from City Council review for certain contracts between the City and the Support Center for Child Advocates.
Amending Section 17-2102 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Council Review of Contracts with Certain Entities," to restore the exemption from Council review provided in the Home Rule Charter for certain contracts between the City and the Support Center for Child Advocates, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s Hero Awards program to increase the potential award for the surviving spouse or life partner, dependent children, or dependent parents of a firefighter, police officer, or prosecution detective killed while performing a heroic deed involving a special hazard or risk.
Amending Section 21-105 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hero Awards," by increasing the amount that may be awarded to family members of firefighters, police officers, and prosecution detectives killed in the course of performing heroic deeds, and by making certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018, appropriating money from the General Fund and other funds to city departments, boards, commissions, and programs.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2018.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council enacted a Fiscal 2018 Capital Budget totaling $2,641,616,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018.
To adopt a Fiscal 2018 Capital Budget.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted legislation adopts a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2018 through 2023.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2018-2023 inclusive.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Meeting date
June 20, 2017
This lapsed resolution would have called for a City Council hearing on Philadelphia’s “middle neighborhoods”—areas with generally affordable housing and a quality of life that may be vulnerable to decline.
Calling for a hearing on Philadelphia's "middle neighborhoods," which are neighborhoods where housing is typically affordable and where quality of life - measured by access to high quality public amenities and advantageous employment, crime rates, and school performance - is sufficiently good that new home buyers are willing to play the odds and choose these neighborhoods over others in hopes they will improve rather than decline, and to explore potential intergovernmental policy solutions to stabilize and support these neighborhoods.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution would have called for a City Council hearing on Philadelphia’s “middle neighborhoods”—areas with generally affordable housing and a quality of life that may be vulnerable to decline.
Calling for a hearing on Philadelphia's "middle neighborhoods," which are neighborhoods where housing is typically affordable and where quality of life - measured by access to high quality public amenities and advantageous employment, crime rates, and school performance - is sufficiently good that new home buyers are willing to play the odds and choose these neighborhoods over others in hopes they will improve rather than decline, and to explore potential intergovernmental policy solutions to stabilize and support these neighborhoods.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have called for a City Council hearing on Philadelphia’s “middle neighborhoods”—areas with generally affordable housing and a quality of life that may be vulnerable to decline.
Calling for a hearing on Philadelphia's "middle neighborhoods," which are neighborhoods where housing is typically affordable and where quality of life - measured by access to high quality public amenities and advantageous employment, crime rates, and school performance - is sufficiently good that new home buyers are willing to play the odds and choose these neighborhoods over others in hopes they will improve rather than decline, and to explore potential intergovernmental policy solutions to stabilize and support these neighborhoods.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council hearings into the sale of tax-delinquent properties that the Philadelphia Land Bank had approved for workforce housing, side yards, and community gardens.
Authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to investigate the recent sale of tax delinquent properties approved for acquisition by the Philadelphia Land Bank for workforce housing, side yards, and community gardens, to assess Land Bank strategies to better support balanced and equitable neighborhood growth, and to explore a moratorium on all lien and sheriff sales of tax delinquent properties.
Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council hearings into the sale of tax-delinquent properties that the Philadelphia Land Bank had approved for workforce housing, side yards, and community gardens.
Authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to investigate the recent sale of tax delinquent properties approved for acquisition by the Philadelphia Land Bank for workforce housing, side yards, and community gardens, to assess Land Bank strategies to better support balanced and equitable neighborhood growth, and to explore a moratorium on all lien and sheriff sales of tax delinquent properties.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.