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 13, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from March 13, 2003
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s 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 Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Thiryt-third, Thirty-seventh, Forty-third and Forty-seventh 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 asks the City Administration to amend Civil Service Regulation 31.30 for City employees called to active duty in the National Guard or Reserve Components.
Calling upon the City of Philadelphia to amend Civil Service Regulation 31.30 concerning special benefits for City employees called to active duty in the National Guard and Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to require witnesses to attend and documents to be provided for its investigation of the City’s “Live Stop” program.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation authorized by Resolution No. 020525 (adopted September 12, 2002), entitled "Resolution authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on the City's 'Live Stop' program and to investigate its impact on high automobile insurance premiums in the City."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution called on Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare to continue the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) until all federally appropriated funds for the 2002–2003 program year were spent.
Calling on Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare to continue the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) until all of its federally appropriated money is spent this year on helping low-income residents with their home heating needs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution urges GlaxoSmithKline to resume delivering prescription drugs to Canadian-based mail-order pharmacies, which Philadelphians use to obtain medications.
Urging the GlaxoSmithKline Corporation to resume prescription drug deliveries to Canadian-based mail-order pharmacies.
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 lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 38th Ward 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 Thirty-eighth Ward 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 enacted privileged resolution honors sisters Lestine Adderley, 13, and Robin Adderley, 11, for helping family members escape a fire that destroyed their home on March 2, 2003.
Honoring and acknowledging the recent heroic exploits of two sisters, thirteen-year-old Lestine Adderley and eleven-year-old Robin Adderley for their quick and decisive thinking during a fire which destroyed their home.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution honors and commends Jack T.
Honoring Jack T. Franklin.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of 725 South Fifteenth Street, including its buildings and improvements, 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 Thirtieth Ward 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 declared April 26, 2003, “YouthRules!
Declaring April 26, 2003 as "Youthrules! Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution congratulates the St.
Congratulating the St. Joseph's Prep Basketball Team for winning the 2003 Philadelphia Catholic League Championship on March 8, 2003.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized a $1 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2003 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the General Fund - Council -- Contributions, Indemnities and Taxes -- American Foundation for Negro Affairs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the Old City Residential Area Special District.
Amending Section 14-1610 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Old City Residential Area Special District Controls," by providing that telemarketing is a prohibited use within the District, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance declares that it is desirable for the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to issue up to $75 million in taxable or tax-exempt 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, Inc. (the "Hospital"), a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s Zoning Maps for land in the area bounded by Forty-eighth Street, Brown Street, Forty-fourth Street, and Fairmount Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Forty-eighth street, Brown street, Forty-fourth street and Fairmount avenue.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.