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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Unanimous actions actions from the June 15, 2000 meeting.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of four City-owned properties—6022 Market Street, 5854 Willows Avenue, 11 South 44th Street, and 225 South 60th 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 and Twenty-seventh 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.
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Approving the redevelopment contract(s) and disposition supplement(s) of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington - Fishtown Urban Renewal Area pursuant to a pilot program of the Redevelopment Authority which provides for the sale and development of vacant lots for residential and related reuses to community residents; authorizing the disposition of twenty three properties designated as Parcel Nos. 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 through 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43 also sometimes identified by house number and street address as follows: for Parcel No. 15 as 2323-2327 East Cabot street; for Parcel No. 16 as 2307 Coral street; for Parcel No. 18 as 2536 Emerald street; for Parcel No. 19 as 1232 East Fletcher street; for Parcel No. 20 as 1317-1323 Frankford avenue; for Parcel No. 22 as 2207-2209 Frankford avenue; for Parcel No. 23 as 2162 East Gordon street; for Parcel No. 24 as 2164 East Gordon street;...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approves a redevelopment contract for 2140 Ellsworth Street in the Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area, Unit No. 1, identified by house number and street address as 2140 Ellsworth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Loretta Byard and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council approved a redevelopment contract and disposition supplement for three properties at 1026 South Colorado Street and 1437 and 1441 South Hicks Street.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia which includes, inter alia, the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the South Central Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 175 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 1026 South Colorado street and a portion of the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area designated as Parcel Nos. 32 and 33 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address for Parcel No. 32 as 1437 South Hicks street and for Parcel No. 33 as 1441 South Hicks street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with South Philadelphia Habitat for Humanity and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council approved a revised master plan for the former U.S.
Approving the revision to the "RC-6" Residential Planned Development District Master Plan for the former U.S. Naval Home.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized two City Council committees to hold hearings about available public land and possible public and private financing for skateboarding parks.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Property and Public Works and the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings to investigate the availability of public land and potential public and private financing for recreation areas for use as skateboarding parks.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rules for stock options.
Amending Chapter 19-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages And Net Profits," by exempting certain stock options from the tax, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that vacate Melon Street between Ridge Avenue and Thirteenth Street, vacate Park Avenue between Wallace Street and Melon Street, and abandon a drainage and water-main right-of-way near Broad Street and Thirteenth Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon street from Ridge avenue to Thirteenth street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Park avenue from Wallace street to Melon street, and by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce to convey all or part of about 98 acres of City-owned property near Red Lion Road and The Roosevelt Boulevard to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), from time to time, all or any portion of certain City-owned real estate in the vicinity of Red Lion road and The Roosevelt boulevard, under certain terms and conditions subject to the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement among the City, PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance declares that it is desirable for the Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority to issue up to $55 million in revenue bonds for a Wills Eye Hospital project.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people of the area served by Wills Eye Hospital to have a project for Wills Eye Hospital financed through The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Girard Avenue, Hancock Street, Wildey Street, Germantown Avenue, New Market Street, Laurel Street, and Second Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 of an area bounded by Girard avenue, Hancock street, Wildey street, Germantown avenue, New Market street, Laurel street and Second street by striking from the City Plan and vacating Germantown avenue from Second street to Wildey street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Hancock street from Pollard street to Germantown avenue; by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes; by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes; and by placing on the City Plan certain rights-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Keystone Properties, LP, the owner of Gallery II at 1001 Market Street, to construct and maintain a sign, two flagpoles with flags, and four window canopies extending over the north sidewalk of the 1000 block of Market Street.
Authorizing Keystone Properties, LP, to construct and maintain various encroachments above and over the north footway of the 1000 block of Market street adjacent to the Gallery II, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Reading Terminal Market Corporation to construct and maintain 20 electrified aluminum icon signs attached to the market’s façades and extending over the public footways of Arch, Twelfth, and Filbert Streets.
Authorizing Reading Terminal Market Corporation, 51 North Twelfth street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, tenant of the Reading Terminal Market, to construct and maintain various electrified aluminum icon signs anchored into the façade of the Reading Terminal Market and extending over the public rights of way of Arch street, Twelfth street and Filbert street; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Wolf Street Partners, L.P., the owner of 2400 South Weccacoe Street, to construct and maintain eight-foot chain-link fences along portions of the public footways on Weccacoe Street and Wolf Street, while leaving about 10 feet of clear walkway.
Authorizing Wolf Street Partners, L.P., owners of the property 2400 South Weccacoe street, Philadelphia, PA 19148, to construct and maintain a fence on the west footway of Weccacoe street and the south footway of Wolf street adjacent to the property 2400 Weccacoe street, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Sunesys, Inc., and its successors and assigns permission to build, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a telecommunications system in specified Philadelphia streets, public rights-of-way, and some existing utility facilities.
Granting permission to Sunesys, Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way and City streets and/or to place such telecommunications system within the existing facilities owned by Bell Atlantic-PA, PECO Energy Company, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, CSX Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Consolidated Rail Corporation Shared Assets, or other entity holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinances; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to move portions of the west curb line and house line of Independence Mall East eastward between Race Street and a point about 353 feet south.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by relocating a portion of the westerly side of Independence Mall East a certain distance eastwardly, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Conectiv Communications, Inc., and its successors permission to build, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a telecommunications system in specified Philadelphia streets and public rights-of-way, including use of some existing utility facilities with the owners’ consent.
Granting permission to Conectiv Communications, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way and City streets, and to place such telecommunications system within the existing facilities owned by Bell Atlantic-PA, PECO Energy Company, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, CSX Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Consolidated Rail Corporation Shared Assets, or other entity holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinances, subject to such owner's consent; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment prohibits people and vendors from displaying or selling goods on sidewalks within the area bounded by Wissahickon Avenue, the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension, Scotts Lane, Ridge Avenue, the Schuylkill River, the Wissahickon Creek, and School House Lane.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, related to Sidewalk Sales by adding a new provision prohibiting sidewalk sales in the area bounded by and within Wissahickon avenue from School House lane to the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension, the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension from Wissahickon avenue to Scotts lane, Scotts lane from the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension to Ridge avenue, Ridge avenue from Scotts lane to the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension, the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension from Ridge avenue to the Schuylkill River, the Schuylkill River from the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension to the Wissahickon Creek, the Wissahickon Creek from the Schuylkill River to Ridge avenue, Ridge avenue from the Wissahickon Creek to School House lane, and School House lane from Ridge avenue to Wissahickon avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.