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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the June 14, 2001 meeting.
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Showing 109-126 of 146 actions from June 14, 2001
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire specified lots and any buildings within the area bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 28th Street, Oakdale Street, and 29th Street for public library purposes.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to purchase in lieu of condemnation, or to select and appropriate, certain lots or parcels of ground within the area bounded by Lehigh avenue, Twenty-eighth street, Oakdale street, and Twenty-ninth street, for public library purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill declares it desirable for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to issue up to $35 million in revenue bonds to help finance a Community College of Philadelphia Business and Industry/Technology Center.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City of Philadelphia served by the Community College of Philadelphia for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to provide certain financial assistance to the Community College of Philadelphia for the undertaking of a project involving the acquisition, development and construction of an approximately 97,600 gross square-foot Business and Industry/Technology Center for use by the Community College of Philadelphia.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the U.S.
Authorizing the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, to construct and maintain various precast concrete planters on the south footway of Arch street and the west footway of Seventh street adjacent to the Federal Detentions Center, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance grants Global Crossing Local Services, Inc., and its successors permission to use existing conduit and fiber and to construct, operate, maintain, replace, and remove telecommunications conduits in specified Philadelphia streets and public rights-of-way serving five properties.
Granting permission to Global Crossing Local Services, Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain, operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system under certain public rights-of-way and City streets, and or to place such telecommunications system within existing duct facilities holding a legal grant pursuant to other City ordinances, and to lease telecommunications systems or portions of a telecommunications system holding a legal grant pursuant to other City ordinances; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan by vacating portions of Latimer Street and Schell Street and adding a relocated section of Latimer Street between Darien Street and Schell Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Latimer street from Darien street to Schell street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Schell street from Latimer street to a point approximately thirty-nine (39) feet southwardly therefrom, and by placing on the City Plan a relocated Latimer street from Darien street to Schell street, under certain terms and conditions including the dedication to the City, free and clear of any encumbrances of the bed of relocated Latimer street.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill revises the City’s official street plans near the Schuylkill Valley Nature Center.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 296 and 240 in the vicinity of the Schuylkill Valley Nature Center by striking from the City Plan various unpaved and unopened streets and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance grants Kent R.
Granting permission to Kent R. Miller, and to his successors and assigns, to construct, use, own and maintain a private sanitary sewer main within the right-of-way of the Unit block of East Sunset avenue to provide service to 4 East Sunset avenue; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to vacate portions of Byberry and Bensalem Road and Burling Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.
Authorizing the vacating of Byberry and Bensalem road from Southampton-Byberry road to the Philadelphia and Bucks County Line and the vacating of Burling avenue from the Roosevelt boulevard to a dead end approximately three thousand nine hundred (3,900) feet southeast of the Roosevelt boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning rules for G-2 Industrial Districts by removing several automobile-related uses from the list of uses allowed there.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-508, entitled "G-2" Industrial District, by deleting certain uses from the list of uses that are permitted in the "G-2" Industrial District, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $3.25 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2002 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance grants PF.Net, Inc., and its successors permission to build, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a telecommunications system in or along specified Philadelphia streets and public rights-of-way, including parts of Market Street, Cobbs Creek Parkway, Walnut Street, 23rd Street, Lombard Street, and 27th Street.
Granting permission to PF.Net, Inc., its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, 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 Verizon-PA, PECO Energy Company, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, CSX Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Consolidated Rail Corporation Shared Assets, AT&T or other entities holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinances; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Brinker International, doing business as Maggiano’s, to build and maintain a canopy, revolving door, lights, awnings, and a removable railing extending onto or over the sidewalks along Filbert and Twelfth Streets at 1201–1239 Filbert Street.
Authorizing Brinker International, Inc., d/b/a Maggiano's, a tenant of the property 1201-1239 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, to construct and maintain various encroachments projecting onto and over the north footway of Filbert street and the west footway of Twelfth street, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance renamed the Northwest Regional Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia at Chelten Avenue and Greene Street as the Joseph E.
Authorizing and directing the change of the Northwest Regional Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at Chelten avenue and Greene street to "The Joseph E. Coleman Regional Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia."
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Frankford avenue, Linden avenue, the I-95 Expressway on ramp and Torresdale avenue.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance adds rules for handling waste from construction and demolition.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ("The Philadelphia Building and Construction Occupancy Code") by amending Section B-3302.0 entitled "Construction Documents and Special Permits" by adding provisions for the dumping of waste materials, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended an earlier authorization for Filbert Street Associates, L.P.
Amending Section 4 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 990534) approved November 19, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Filbert Street Associates, L.P. 150 North Broad street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1424, owner of the property bounded by Twelfth street, Thirteenth street, Filbert street and Cuthbert street, to construct and maintain various building footings under the abutting footways of Filbert street and Cuthbert street; all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended the 1999 authorization for Filbert Street Associates, L.P.
Amending Section 4 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 990766) approved December 30, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Filbert Street Associates, L.P. 150 North Broad street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1424, owner of the property bounded by Twelfth street, Thirteenth street, Filbert street and Cuthbert street, to construct, own and maintain a bridge over Cuthbert street between Twelfth street and Thirteenth street, under certain terms and conditions;" by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance permits Nathan Ross and Samuel Lynagh, owners of New Wave Café at 782-784 South Third Street, to operate a sidewalk café with four tables on the west side of the street.
Granting permission to Nathan Ross and Samuel Lynagh, owners of New Wave Café, located at 782-784 South Third street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the west footway of South Third street adjacent to 782-784 South Third street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.