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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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September 8, 2016

Council Action2016-09-08
Resolution 160725

This adopted resolution recognizes and congratulates the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen.

Recognizing and Congratulating the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2016-09-08
Resolution 160725

This adopted resolution recognizes and congratulates the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen.

Recognizing and Congratulating the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen.

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

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160724

This enacted ordinance prohibits truck parking at any time on both sides of Gorgas Lane between Anderson Street and Crittenden Street.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Gorgas Lane, between Anderson Street and Crittenden Street, both sides.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160723

This enacted ordinance establishes a “No Truck Parking Anytime” restriction on both sides of Vernon Road between Anderson Street and Crittenden Street.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Vernon Road, between Anderson Street and Crittenden Street, both sides.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160722

This enacted ordinance establishes West Carpenter Lane as a one-way street westbound between Greene Street and Sherman Street.

Establishing a one-way regulation on Carpenter Lane, from Greene Street to Sherman Street, westbound.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160721

This enacted ordinance prohibits truck parking at any time on both sides of Gorsten Street between Gorgas Lane and Vernon Road.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Gorsten Street, between Gorgas Lane and Vernon Road, both sides.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160720

This lapsed bill would have prohibited restrictive covenants or other usage restrictions on property in areas defined as food deserts from preventing the property’s use as a large grocery store or supermarket.

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to add a new chapter limiting the use of a restrictive covenant or usage restriction that prohibits a purchaser of property from using the property as a grocery store, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160719

The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s dumpster rules by prohibiting licenses for dumpsters in the public right-of-way in certain locations.

Amending Section 10-722 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Dumpsters," to limit the locations where dumpsters may be licensed in the public right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160717

The enacted ordinance extends until December 31, 2017, the deadline for Michael Betancourt, for AION Partners, to enter an agreement and meet its requirements to legalize structural encroachments at One South Broad Street.

Amending Section 5 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 150413) approved June 30, 2015, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Michael Betancourt for AION Partners, to construct, own, and maintain structural encroachments at One South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160716

This enacted ordinance changes zoning rules for ground-floor uses in Philadelphia’s CMX-2 and CMX-2.5 commercial districts.

Amending Chapter 14-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Regulations," by modifying certain standards for ground floor uses in the CMX-2 and CMX-2.5 districts.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160715

This enacted bill changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Front Street, Amber Street, Lehigh Avenue, and Emerald Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Front Street, Amber Street, Lehigh Avenue, and Emerald Street.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160714

This enacted bill establishes one- and two-hour parking limits, with specified days and hours, on sections of Brown, 12th, Annin, 11th, Jackson, and Gaul Streets at the listed intersections.

Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Brown street and Front street; 12th street and Tasker street; Annin street and 11th street; 12th street and Wolf street; 11th street and McKean street; Jackson street and 10th street; Gaul street and Dauphin street.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160713

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for building service contracts to require covered building service employees—such as cleaners, guards, janitors, maintenance workers, and others—to receive prevailing wages and working conditions.

Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to provide that building service employees performing labor under certain building service contracts, receive the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions; and to provide for certain exemptions or exclusions, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160712

This lapsed bill would have required Philadelphia to give the Philadelphia Land Bank advance notice before selling real estate tax liens on properties in Affordable Housing Opportunity Zones and Workforce Housing Opportunity Zones.

Amending Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," by requiring the City to give the Land Bank prior notice of certain tax lien sales including the opportunity to acquire certain tax liens offered for sale, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160711

This enacted ordinance authorizes the property owner at 3847 Terrace Street to install and maintain an open-air sidewalk café in two sections, with up to two tables and four chairs in each section on Terrace and Salaignac Streets.

Authorizing Property Owner ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café in two parts, at 3847 Terrace Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160710

This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning code to change required parking amounts in certain residential, commercial, and industrial districts.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending parking requirements in certain districts, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160709-A

This enacted ordinance changed Philadelphia’s local bidding preference rules for procurement contracts, including requirements for businesses seeking local-business certification or recertification and rules governing relationships between prime contractors and subcontractors.

Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by further providing with respect to the Local Bidding Preference, including but not limited to provisions concerning penalties, requirements necessary for certification and re-certification, and further providing for the relationship between prime contractors and subcontractors, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-09-08
Bill 160708-AAA

The enacted ordinance adds a group of specified Philadelphia parcels to an Additional Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone under the city code.

Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," by providing for additional Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zones, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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