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 May 9, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 21 actions from May 9, 2002
This enacted resolution honors and commends Coach Bill Fox, Jr.
Honoring Bill Fox, Jr.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings 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 First, Fifth, Thirty-first and Thirty-ninth 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Twenty-first and Forty-fourth Wards 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 Twenty-first and Forty-fourth 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.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution honoring Arline Jolles Lotman, Esq., on the thirtieth anniversary of her accomplishments as the first executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on the Status of Women.
Honoring Arline Jolles Lotman, Esq. on the Thirtieth Anniversary of Her Accomplishments as the First Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on the Status of Women
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted privileged resolution mourns the death of the Honorable Harvey N.
Mourning the death and honoring the memory of the Honorable Harvey N. Schmidt.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution honors and commends the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on its 75th anniversary and recognizes its service to Philadelphia and the region.
Honoring the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution records City Council’s continued support for the proposed $311 million Army Corps of Engineers project to deepen the Delaware River channel from 40 feet to 45 feet.
Requesting that the Army Corps of Engineers' continue the proposed $311,000,000 deepening project for the Delaware River.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia’s Commerce Director to apply for a Pennsylvania grant to prevent and eliminate blight and support economic revitalization, business assistance, and entrepreneurship in the American Street and Hunting Park West areas.
Authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to file an application and, if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight and to support comprehensive economic development programs in the American Street and Hunting Park West.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council enacted a resolution honoring and commending Mr.
Honoring Mr. Charles L. Blockson.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council enacted a resolution honoring G.
Honoring G. Craig Schelter after serving 34 years in executive leadership positions at both the City Planning Commission and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and wishing him well on his new endeavors.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment, with conditions under Chapter 16-400 of the Philadelphia Code.
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 Thirtieth and Thirty-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.
This lapsed bill would have declared it desirable for the Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority to issue up to $46 million in tax-exempt hospital revenue bonds for Temple University Hospital.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by Temple University Hospital in the vicinity of 3401 North Broad street, for the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (the "Authority") to undertake a project whereby the Authority will finance the costs of the development and construction of a multi-level ambulatory health care building and other hospital improvements and related costs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance approves amendments to the Model Cities urban renewal and relocation plans.
Amending an Ordinance approved December 15, 1969, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, by approving the twenty-ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal, the twenty-first amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twentieth amendment to the relocation plan, which provide, inter alia, for changes in the eastern boundary of the urban renewal area and excluding therefrom the boundaries of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area; the additional land acquisition of approximately nineteen (19) properties for residential and related uses; provision of certain relocation services, as required by law; declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project, all as contained in the twenty-ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the twenty-first amendment to the ur...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to amend the City’s lease with Far Northeast Senior Citizens, Inc.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a further amendment to a lease between the City and the Far Northeast Senior Citizens, Inc. for the use of certain property located on the northeast corner of Byberry-Southampton road and Townsend road, to provide for an extension of the City's responsibility for the payment of charges and fees for public utilities, sewer rents, water rents, water charges, and heating charges, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance approved the twelfth amendments to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the South Central Urban Renewal Area.
Amending an Ordinance approved December 14, 1971, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of South Central Urban Renewal Area, by approving the twelfth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the twelfth amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provide, inter alia, for certain additional land acquisition of one (1) property for commercial and related reuses and one (1) property for residential and related reuses and declaring that condemnation is imminent with respect to the Project; all as contained in the twelfth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the twelfth amendment to the urban renewal plan.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease a parcel at 1211-13 Bainbridge Street from Bainbridge Properties, L.L.C., on behalf of the City.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease with Bainbridge Properties, L.L.C., a Pennsylvania limited liability company, to lease from Bainbridge Properties, L.L.C., a certain parcel of ground located at 1211-13 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure requires structures in the Educational Use Group that are owned or operated by entities receiving substantial City funding to obtain a special inspection certificate each year before they can be occupied, with inspections covering fire, safety, electrical, lead paint, water quality, and other property-related hazards.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building and Occupancy Code"), by requiring that special certificates of inspection must be issued in connection with structures in Use Group E, the Educational Use Group, on an annual basis in order for such structures to be occupied, establishing certain reporting requirements regarding the inspections performed in connection with applications for such certificates, and making certain lead paint requirements applicable to such structures, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, two City-owned parcels with buildings near Nineteenth Street and Allegheny Avenue to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID).
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to two certain tracts of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the vicinity of Nineteenth street and Allegheny avenue, subject generally to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation; and further authorizing PAID, notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement, to convey such land for a nominal consideration; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.