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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Other actions actions from the November 15, 2000 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from November 15, 2000
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Public Health & Human Services and Public Safety committees to hold a joint hearing on the quality of drinking water in School District of Philadelphia buildings.
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Public Health & Human Services and Public Safety to hold an immediate joint committee hearing to investigate the quality levels of drinking water the City's school children and teachers are exposed to throughout the School District of Philadelphia in order to ensure the children and the general public are safe from any toxic threat to their health.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorizes the Water Commissioner to enter agreements with the owners and successors of the private street known as Paleski Road to grant the City a right-of-way for water mains.
To authorize the Water Commissioner on behalf of the City to enter into agreements with the owners of the properties and their successors of a "L" shaped private street known as "Paleski Road" that begins southeasterly of Schuylkill Nature Center's Property, approximately 489 feet southeasterly of Hagy's Mill road, thence in a southeasterly direction for approximately 137 feet and continuing in a southwesterly direction for approximately 635 feet for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for water main purposes.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to obtain a right-of-way through 8480 Hagy's Mill Road and partly along private Paleski Road.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to select and appropriate a certain right-of-way through 8480 Hagy's Mill road for construction, reconstruction, alteration, connection, operation, maintenance, and inspection of water facilities, partly along and within the bed of Paleski road, a private street, from Hagy's Mill road to approximately 489 feet southwesterly of Hagy's Mill road.
SIGNED
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The enacted bill authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to contract for construction of public water mains and related work in a right-of-way along portions of Paleski Road and on City property known as Manatawna Farms in Roxborough.
Authorizing the construction of water mains and appurtenant work in a right-of-way partially in and along portions of a private street known as Paleski road and along the southwesterly boundary of Manatawna Farms in the Roxborough area of the City.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance increased Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 General Fund appropriation by $45 million, from about $2.83 billion to about $2.88 billion.
Amending an ordinance approved April 11, 2000 (Bill No. 000005), adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2001, by making, in accordance with Section 2-301(a) of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, certain additional appropriations needed to meet the unanticipated emergency created by a cash flow crisis at the Philadelphia Gas Works.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance changes the location of a planned dead-end turnaround on Chang Street from the easterly side to the westerly side.
Amending Section 1 (b) of an Ordinance (Bill No. 000374) approved August 11, 2000, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 121 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Chang street, and by placing a dead end turn around at the terminus of Chang street, all under certain terms and conditions."
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance amended a 1999 ordinance concerning the vacation of part of Jefferson Street and abandonment of a drainage right-of-way.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 990368) approved July 1, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson street from Fiftieth street to a dead end turnaround northwestwardly therefrom and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
SIGNED
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The enacted measure amended the agreement governing the Philadelphia Gas Works to allow the City to provide temporary advances of up to $45 million.
Authorizing the amendment of the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation Agreement to provide for a temporary change in the amount of temporary financing that the City may provide to the Philadelphia Gas Works under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing the temporary advance of up to $45,000,000 to the Philadelphia Gas Works pursuant to that Agreement under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended a 1999 authorization to abandon a former Annin Street right-of-way for gas-main and public-utility purposes.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 990366) approved July 1, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 17-S and abandoning of a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes and public utility purposes within the lines of former Annin street extending from a fifty (50) feet wide right-of-way (former Twenty-eighth street) to Twenty-ninth street; under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
SIGNED
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This enacted regulation prohibits parking motor homes on both sides of Bennington Street between Pike Street and Luzerne Street.
Establishing a no motor home parking regulation on Bennington street, Pike street to Luzerne street, both sides.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Kate Osuala, owner of 1301 South Fifty-seventh Street, to construct, use, and maintain a one-story garage addition extending up to three feet over the south footway of Thomas Street next to the property.
Authorizing Kate Osuala, owner of the property located at 1301 South Fifty-seventh street, Philadelphia, PA 19143, to construct, use and maintain a one (1) story garage addition on and over the south footway of Thomas street adjacent to the property 1301 South Fifty-seventh street; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended a 1998 ordinance involving the placement of portions of Parrish, Brown, Marvine, Warnock, and Reno streets on the City Plan, along with conditions including dedicating the street beds to the City.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 970818) approved April 13, 1998, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by placing on the City Plan Parrish street from Ninth street to Twelfth street, Brown street from Tenth street to Twelfth street, Marvine street from Fairmount avenue to Brown street, Warnock street from Fairmount avenue to a dead-end turnaround north of Brown street and Reno place from Percy street westwardly to a dead-end turnaround, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of the streets being placed on the City Plan by this Ordinance," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amended a 1998 ordinance covering street changes in the area bounded by Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Master, and Jefferson Streets, including changes involving Sharswood, Harlan, and Gratz Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980443) approved June 25, 1998, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 120 of the area bounded by Eighteenth street, Nineteenth street, Master street and Jefferson street by striking from the City Plan and vacating Sharswood street from Eighteenth street to Nineteenth street, widening Harlan street on the northerly side, relocating the southerly curb line of Harlan street, and placing on the City Plan Gratz street from Jefferson street to Harlan street, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the bed of Gratz street, and the northerly fifteen (15) foot widened portion of Harlan street," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill adds both sides of Green Street between Tenth and Eleventh Streets to Philadelphia’s designated towing zones.
Amending Section 12-2409 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing Zone Locations and Hours," by adding as a towing zone location the north and south sides of Green street, between Tenth street and Eleventh street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes changes to the official street plan for Erie Avenue between Second Street and Sedgley Avenue.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 157, 158 and 226 by relocating the southerly curb line of Erie avenue between Second street and Sedgley avenue, relocating a portion of the southerly curb line of Erie avenue at the southeast corner of Second street and Erie avenue, and relocating a portion of the northerly curb line of Erie avenue at the northeast corner of Second street and Erie avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.