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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the June 26, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 20 actions from June 26, 2002
This enacted bill authorizes the City of Philadelphia to acquire the parcels at 4815 Smick Street and 200 Fountain Street by purchase, condemnation, or other means.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or other means, that certain parcel of land commonly known as 4815 Smick street and 200 Fountain street and, upon completion of the City's acquisition of the parcel, incorporating the parcel into Germany Hill Park and placing the parcel under the jurisdiction of the Fairmount Park Commission under The Philadelphia Code, Title 15, Section 15-201.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance declares that it is desirable for the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to issue up to $46 million in tax-exempt 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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amends and restates the Philadelphia Gas Works Pension Plan for eligible employees who work directly in PGW operations.
Amending and restating the Ordinance approved July 12, 1968, as last amended effective January 1, 1999, relating to pension benefits for employees working on behalf of Philadelphia Gas Works by revising the Philadelphia Gas Works Pension Plan to incorporate amendments thereto, clarify the operation thereof, and add certain provisions as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $480,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2002 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 within the General Fund from the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission to the Register of Wills and the Sheriff.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $600,000 within the Fiscal Year 2002 Water Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 within the Water Fund from the Department of Revenue to the Department of Revenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Drexel University to install and maintain a granite sign, flagpoles, trees, lighting, irrigation, and underground utility conduits in the raised triangular public right-of-way near 32nd Street, Market Street, and Lancaster Avenue.
Authorizing Drexel University to construct and maintain various encroachments in, on and under the raised triangular area in the public right-of-way within the area bounded by Thirty-second street as it extends north of Market street, Market street and Lancaster avenue and to construct, use and maintain a conduit trench for water service and electric service under the north footway of Market street, Thirty-second street and the raised triangular area, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance declares that Philadelphia’s Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority may issue up to $240 million in revenue bonds to help fund renovation, expansion, equipment, land, planning, and related costs for facilities operated by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children’s Hospital Foundation, and The Children’s Seashore House.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Hospital Foundation and The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inc. for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with such institutions in certain renovation, improvement and expansion projects to such institutions buildings and facilities primarily at their campus located at Thirty-fourth street and Civic Center boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City street plan in the area bounded by New Hope Street, 29th Street, Tasker Street, and Vare Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 24-S and 25-S within an area bounded by New Hope street, Twenty-ninth street, Tasker street and Vare avenue, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Morris street from a point approximately four hundred ninety-six (496) feet east of Vare avenue to Thirty-first street, Morris street from Thirty-first street to a point approximately three hundred eighty-eight (388) feet west of Twenty-ninth street, and Thirty-first street from Morris street to Mifflin street; by placing on the City Plan Douglas street, Natrona street, Thirty-second street, Napa street, Thirty-first street, Corlies street, Thirtieth street, Hollywood street, Fernon street, Morris street, Moore street and Mifflin street; by revising the lines and grades of portions of, Thirtieth street and Mifflin street, and by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and sewer purposes, lying within the lines of ...
SIGNED
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The enacted bill authorized the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to apply for up to $40.5 million in Pennsylvania Capital Redevelopment Assistance grants for six projects: a Northeast Community Center, the Please Touch Museum, the Universal Commercial Center, University of Pennsylvania medical and veterinary facilities, and improvements to the 60th Street Commercial Corridor.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") to file an application with the Office of the Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Capital Redevelopment Assistance Program, in an aggregate amount not to exceed Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($40,500,000) to assist in the development of the Northeast Community Center, Please Touch Museum, Universal Commercial Center, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Treatment Center, University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, and the Sixtieth Street Commercial Corridor.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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...
SIGNED
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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.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance requires owners of piers and other waterfront structures along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers and nearby estuaries to arrange structural inspections and submit reports to the Department of Licenses and Inspections every three years and after major damage-causing events.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code"), Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-304.0 entitled "Exterior Structure" and by amending Section PM-307.0 entitled "Unsafe and Unfit Structures and Equipment" by adding provisions regulating the maintenance and inspection of piers and other waterfront structures, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance approves the sixth amendment to the East Poplar Urban Renewal Area redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan.
Amending an Ordinance approved December 24, 1959, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the East Poplar Urban Redevelopment Area, East Poplar Urban Renewal Area, by approving the sixth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the urban renewal plan, which provide, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of twelve (12) additional properties for semi-public institutional reuse for which condemnation is determined not be imminent and changing the proposed land use for 901-947 North Marshall street from commercial to semi-public institutional reuse; all as contained in the sixth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the sixth amendment to the urban renewal plan.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance approved the Redevelopment Authority’s plan to redevelop part of the West Parkside-Lancaster Urban Renewal Area, generally bounded by Parkside, Belmont, Girard, Lancaster, and Fifty-second Street.
Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of a portion of the West Parkside-Lancaster Redevelopment Area, West Parkside Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Parkside avenue on the north; Belmont avenue and Girard avenue on the east; Lancaster avenue on the south; and Fifty-second street and the Pennsylvania Central RR Line on the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements pursuant to the provisions of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and pol...
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance approved the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority’s proposal and urban renewal plan for the American Street Industrial Corridor in North Philadelphia, generally bounded by Lehigh Avenue, Berks Street, Montgomery Avenue, Second Street, Philip Street, Girard Avenue, Oxford Street, Jefferson Street, Germantown Avenue, Sixth Street, and Third Street.
Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Lehigh avenue, Berks street and Montgomery avenue on the north, by Second street and Philip street on the east, by Girard avenue, Oxford street and Jefferson street on the south and by Germantown avenue, Sixth street and Third street on the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and...
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes a $4.6 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 City Representative and the Director of Commerce.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to apply for and accept federal funding for community development, affordable housing, housing for people with AIDS, emergency shelters, and related programs.
Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to file an application with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), as required by Section 104 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383), as amended, including all understandings and assurances contained therein; and designating the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Development (Housing Director) as the authorized representatives of the City to act in connection with the application, to provide such additional information as may be required, and to accept the grant under certain terms and conditions; and, further, authorizing the Housing Director to file an application, including all understandings and assurances therein, with HUD to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program under Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-625), and to take any and all other action ne...
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance dissolves the Jump Street Tax Increment Financing District and creates the 1600 North Broad Tax Increment Financing District, covering the area generally bounded by Fifteenth Street, Cecil B.
Dissolving the Jump Street Tax Increment Financing District and creating the 1600 North Broad Tax Increment Financing District, being the area generally bounded by Fifteenth street on the west, Cecil B. Moore avenue on the north, Broad street on the east, and Oxford street on the south and approving the project plan of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for the redevelopment of the 1600 North Broad Tax Increment Financing District and making certain findings and declarations, all in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended, and authorizing the Director of Finance and other offices of the City to execute documents and do all things necessary to carry out the intent of this Ordinance.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.