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
Unanimous actions actions from the March 14, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 20 actions from March 14, 2002
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020050Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by amending Section 14-1610, entitled "Old City Residential Area Special District Controls," by amending permitted uses and zoning controls, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Privileged Resolution 020178Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Women In Transition and applauding their successful history of empowering women in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Resolution 020177Authorizing 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 Fifth, Twenty-fifth and Thirty-first 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.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Resolution 020176Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Whitman Urban Renewal Area, also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses as 2454 South American street, 2514 South American street, 141 Durfor street, 241 Tree street, 508 McClellan street, 520 McClellan street & 2439 South Sheridan street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Community Ventures 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.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Resolution 020175Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in the area bounded generally by the eastern side of Tulip Street, the northern side of Allegheny Avenue, the western side of Amber Street, and the northern side of Venango Street, to be known as the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE) Neighborhood Improvement District ("District"), and for which PRIDE, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Resolution 020174Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation of the desirability of offering mile-based insurance to drivers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and directing the Committee to communicate its findings to the Mayor's Task Force on Automobile Insurance Rate Reduction and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Privileged Resolution 020173Recognizing May 9, 2002 as "WOMEN'S WAY DAY" in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Privileged Resolution 020172Honoring HIAS (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia on their 120th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Resolution 020171Authorizing the City Council Committee on Law and Government to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation of allegations that biological and chemical research was forced upon people incarcerated in the Philadelphia Prisons during the years 1949 to 1974.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Resolution 020170Authorizing 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 Thirt and Sixth 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.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020169Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 9-203 relating to Street Vendors and Section 9-205 relating to sidewalk sales, by prohibiting street and sidewalk vending on certain portions of Callowhill and Sixteenth streets and creating a special vendor district on certain portions of Callowhill street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020168Authorizing 801 Market Street Holdings, L.L.C., owners of the property 801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 to construct, own and maintain four concrete planters and three steel pipe bollards on the west footway of Eighth street adjacent to the property 801 Market street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020167Authorizing 801 Market Street Holdings, L.L.C., owners of the property 801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, to construct, use, own and maintain two private pedestrian light posts with underground appurtenances and conduit in, on and under the west footway of Eighth street adjacent to the property 801 Market street and one concrete-encased duct bank within the public right-of-way to supply electrical service to the property 801 Market street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020166-AEstablishing a neighborhood improvement district in the area bounded generally by the eastern side of Tulip Street, the northern side of Allegheny Avenue, the western side of Amber Street, and the northern side of Venango Street, to be known as the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE) Neighborhood Improvement District ("District"); designating PRIDE, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a final plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with PRIDE, Inc.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020165Authorizing the Managing Director, or her designee, to enter into an agreement on behalf of the City of Philadelphia with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through its Department of Public Welfare, for the City to administer a managed care program under the name HealthChoices Behavioral Health under which behavioral mental health services will be provided to Philadelphia residents who are eligible for Medical Assistance; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020164Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code"), Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-102.7 entitled "Penalties," to include provisions for the issuance of a Code Violation Notice (CVN) in a specific amount to persons who are licensed under this Section and fail to notify the Department of changes pursuant to the provisions of Section PM-102.6.3; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020163Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding Chapter 17-1100, entitled "Ban on Purchase of Motor Vehicle Fuels Containing MTBE," prohibiting the City from entering into contracts for the purchase of motor vehicle fuel containing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether ("MTBE") under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2002-03-14
Bill 020095Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1615 entitled "Main Street/Manayunk Special District Controls," by amending certain prohibited uses and the sunset provision, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.