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 November 21, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 109 actions from November 21, 2002
This communication from Mayor John F.
Council President Verna and members of City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you and the people of Philadelphia this morning about the tremendous opportunities and critical challenges facing our City. Mayors normally address Council in this way only when the City budget is proposed in January. So, I want to thank you for this opportunity today. For much of the last decade, we benefited from the longest period of economic expansion in our nation's history. But today, America finds itself in the grips of a recession, intensified by the new threat called terrorism. This recession has thrown federal, state and local budgets across our country out of balance. Just last week, Mayor Bloomberg of New York unveiled a drastic plan of service cuts and increased tax rates to close a projected $7.4 billion deficit. Mayor Williams of Washington, D.C. is raising taxes by $122 million and reducing spending by $203 million. Virtually every major ci...
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Budget Director.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Budget Director.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Budget Director.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication transmitted a resolution concerning the proposed sale of about three acres known as Parcel E-18 in the Eastwick Urban Renewal Area—Stage “A” Industrial.
Transmitting a resolution approving the action of the Boards of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to sell Parcel E-18, in the Eastwick Urban Renewal Area - Stage "A" Industrial, containing approximately three acres to Carusone Construction, Inc, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the President of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant properties in several Philadelphia wards 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 Fifteen, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant properties in several Philadelphia wards 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 Fifteen, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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 adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant properties in several Philadelphia wards 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 Fifteen, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted resolution honors Cisco Systems, Inc.
Honoring Cisco Systems, Inc. for investing in our public school children through the development and implementation of the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution honors Cisco Systems, Inc.
Honoring Cisco Systems, Inc. for investing in our public school children through the development and implementation of the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Philadelphia.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted resolution honors Cisco Systems, Inc.
Honoring Cisco Systems, Inc. for investing in our public school children through the development and implementation of the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings about the future development of the Penn’s Landing waterfront.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings on the future development of the Penn's Landing waterfront.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings about the future development of the Penn’s Landing waterfront.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings on the future development of the Penn's Landing waterfront.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about Philadelphia Gas Works’ Senior Citizen Discount program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to convene public hearings to take public testimony from the City Administration, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) management, the general public and other interested parties in order to develop recommendations including legislative strategies for modifying PGW's Senior Citizen Discount program in light of Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, which abolishes the Senior Citizen Discount for Senior Citizen customers of PGW effective September 1, 2003.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about Philadelphia Gas Works’ Senior Citizen Discount program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to convene public hearings to take public testimony from the City Administration, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) management, the general public and other interested parties in order to develop recommendations including legislative strategies for modifying PGW's Senior Citizen Discount program in light of Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, which abolishes the Senior Citizen Discount for Senior Citizen customers of PGW effective September 1, 2003.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution urges the City of Philadelphia to affirm and support child-care workers’ right to join the United Child Care Union.
Urging the City of Philadelphia to affirm and support the right of child-care workers to join the United Child Care Union.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution urges the City of Philadelphia to affirm and support child-care workers’ right to join the United Child Care Union.
Urging the City of Philadelphia to affirm and support the right of child-care workers to join the United Child Care Union.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution urges the City of Philadelphia to affirm and support child-care workers’ right to join the United Child Care Union.
Urging the City of Philadelphia to affirm and support the right of child-care workers to join the United Child Care Union.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.