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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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Council actions

Unanimous actions actions from the December 20, 2001 meeting.

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Showing 1-10 of 10 actions from December 20, 2001

Unanimous2001-12-20
Resolution 010758

Adopted legislation authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 1437 North American Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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 Eighteenth Ward 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.

Unanimous2001-12-20
Resolution 010757

This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of the vacant, City-owned property at 2317 Amber Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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 Thirty-first Ward 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.

Unanimous2001-12-20
Resolution 010756

The adopted resolution authorizes the Council President to appoint a City Council Housing and Economic Development Task Force made up of representatives from community groups, financial and banking institutions, businesses, academic institutions, real estate and development professionals, economists, planners, and public officials.

Authorizing the Council President to appoint a City Council Housing and Economic Development Task Force.

Introduced·Pass

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

Unanimous2001-12-20
Privileged Resolution 010754

Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution honoring Louis Applebaum upon his retirement as the City’s Procurement Commissioner on January 11, 2002.

Honoring Louis Applebaum on his retirement from the City of Philadelphia.

Introduced·Pass

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

Unanimous2001-12-20
Privileged Resolution 010753

This enacted resolution honors Merrill Reese for completing 25 years as the Philadelphia Eagles’ play-by-play announcer.

Honoring Merrill Reese on twenty-five years of play-by-play for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Introduced·Pass

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

Unanimous2001-12-20
Resolution 010751

This adopted resolution authorized Philadelphia City Council to hire outside lawyers to sue Pennsylvania state officials, members of a School Reform Commission, Edison Schools, Inc., and other parties.

Authorizing the City Council, under the direction and supervision of Committee on Law and Government, to hire outside counsel to bring a lawsuit on its behalf against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Governor of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Education, the members of any Board or Commission appointed pursuant to Act 46, Edison Schools, Inc., and all other appropriate parties, to reverse and nullify any action of the Commonwealth to appoint a so-called "School Reform Commission" to take over the School District of Philadelphia or to contract with Edison, or any other educational management company for its services, until and unless such action is approved by the Council and the voters of Philadelphia pursuant to the provisions of law.

Introduced·Pass

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

Unanimous2001-12-20
Privileged Resolution 010750

City Council honored Jane Golden and Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program for receiving the 2001 Coming Up Taller Award and for its ongoing work with Philadelphia youth.

Honoring Jane Golden and the City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program (MAP) for its recent receipt of the 2001 Coming Up Taller Award sponsored by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and its continued commitment to the youth of our City.

Introduced·Pass

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

Unanimous2001-12-20
Privileged Resolution 010749

The enacted resolution honors Folasade A.

Honoring Folasade A. Olanipekun, the City Treasurer.

Introduced·Pass

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

Unanimous2001-12-20
Resolution 010748

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Thirty-sixth Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

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 Thirty-sixth Ward 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.

Unanimous2001-12-20
Resolution 010747

The adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 2316 Dickinson Street, a City-owned property in the Thirty-sixth Ward, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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 Thirty-sixth Ward 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.