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 February 13, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from February 13, 2003
This enacted privileged resolution recognizes and congratulates Beneficial Savings Bank on its 150th anniversary.
Recognizing and congratulating Beneficial Savings Bank upon celebrating its 150th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant properties 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 First, Fifth, Thirty-first, Thirty-ninth and Forty-fifth 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 enacted privileged resolution honors the Philadelphia Museum of Art for its “Degas and the Dance” exhibition, held from February 12 through May 11, 2003.
Honoring the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the occasion of the Degas and the Dance exhibition.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution proposes amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow City Council to create, by ordinance, bid preferences for businesses located in or doing business in Philadelphia when the City awards public contracts.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish that a bid preference can be allowed in the awarding of public contracts to Philadelphia firms, and that the extent and nature of the bid preference shall be provided by ordinance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution honors Brenda Frazier-Clemons, Esquire, for her service as Chief Legislative Aide to 9th District Councilwoman Marian B.
Honoring Brenda Frazier-Clemons, Esquire.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on Mayor John F.
Calling upon Mayor John F. Street to urgently convene a conference of City Council and the Philadelphia Congressional delegation, including our two U.S. Senators, to ask Attorney General John Ashcroft to grant Temporary Protective Status to 3,000 to 5,000 Indonesian refugees living in Philadelphia and to authorize the Council Committee on Law & Government to hold hearings to investigate the problems faced by this group in obtaining legal status as citizens, and to authorize the Chairperson of the Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas or other process as the Chairperson deems necessary or appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution declared February 14, 2003, as “Firefighters Recognition Day” in Philadelphia.
Declaring February 14, 2003 as "Firefighters Recognition Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs to be installed and maintained at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Brown Street in accordance with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Thirteenth street and Brown street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning code for certain residential districts, including R-3, R-8, R-9A, R-17, and R-20.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-200 entitled "Residential Districts," by amending use regulations in certain Residential Districts, and by making certain technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Water Commissioner to enter agreements with the owners and successors of properties along the private portion of Blakiston Lane between Frankford Avenue and its dead end.
To Authorize the Water Commissioner on behalf of the City to enter into agreements with the owners of the properties and their successors of a private street known as Blakiston lane from Frankford avenue to a dead-end approximately 358 feet northeasterly of Frankford avenue for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for drainage, sewer and water main purposes.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance approves participation by The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia in financing up to $7.5 million for renovations and new operating-room and other equipment at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and affiliated facilities.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. (the "Hospital") and its affiliates for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with the Hospital in the refinancing or restructuring of certain outstanding indebtedness of the Hospital and its affiliates and the acquisition and construction of capital improvements to the facilities of the Hospital and its affiliates.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure placed a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment on the November 4, 2003 ballot.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish that a bid preference can be allowed in the awarding of public contracts to Philadelphia firms, and that the extent and nature of the bid preference shall be provided by ordinance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance would give Philadelphia businesses a five percent preference when competing for certain City contracts, if they meet requirements for operating, licensing, and employing people in Philadelphia.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Section 17-109, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," providing for the establishment of a bidding preference on City contracts for Philadelphia businesses, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to borrow through general-obligation bonds for capital projects, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day for holding the election for obtaining such consent and providing for the arrangements for holding such election.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorized the City's Commissioner of Public Property to accept ownership of a vacant lot at Eleventh and Venango streets from the School District of Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept from the School District of Philadelphia conveyance of title to a certain parcel of land located at Eleventh and Venango streets, formerly the site of Richard Wright Elementary School, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.