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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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Other actions actions from the May 8, 2003 meeting.
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This communication concerns Bill No.
May 8, 2003 TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am returning herewith as requested by your Resolution adopted May 8, 2003, Bill No. 030016, entitled: "An Ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the composition of the Board of Pensions and Retirement, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. Respectfully submitted, John F. Street, Esquire Mayor - City of Philadelphia
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Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Sublease Agreement to lease from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority portions of the building located at 1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, also known as 2 Penn Center, for use by the City and affiliated agencies as office space, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication, placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill that would allow the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, City-owned land and its buildings at the southeast corner of Thirty-first and Oakford Streets to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Transmitting a bill 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 a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate at the southeast corner of Thirty-first and Oakford Streets, generally under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 307 and 308 by relocating certain portions of the curb lines of Chestnut Street from Independence Mall East to Eighteenth Street, the intersection of Fifteenth Street and South Penn Square, the intersection of Fifteenth Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, the intersection of Juniper Street and Commerce Street and certain portions of the curb lines of Market Street and Front Street to Independence Mall East.
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This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning a City project carried out with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property of the City of Philadelphia, on behalf of the City and in cooperation with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, to undertake a Project to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Philadelphia; authorizing and approving (i) the Project, (ii) the entering into, execution and delivery of a Lease between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, (iii) the issuance by the Philadelphia Municipal Authority of bonds in one or more series, to pay the costs of the Project, (iv) the assignment of the Lease by the Philadelphia Municipal Authority to a trustee, and (v) the obligation of the City of Philadelphia to pay rent under the Lease when due; authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into the Lease with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority; authorizing the Director of Finance and other officers of the City of Philade...
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This communication, placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning the refunding of outstanding 1993 revenue bonds tied to the Philadelphia MR Project and the issuance of new bonds for that purpose by The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia.
Transmitting a bill declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of citizens of the City of Philadelphia that The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia undertake a project involving the current refunding of the Authority's Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series of 1993 (Philadelphia MR Project) that remain outstanding, and to issue and sell Revenue Refunding Bonds for the purpose of financing such refunding project; authorizing the Authority to undertake the refunding project; authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a supplemental lease with the Authority providing for such refunding project; providing for the terms of such supplemental lease; covenanting to be bound by the terms of the supplemental lease, providing that the rental payments thereunder do not exceed revenues derived by the City from the operation of the MR Facilities; covenanting to make appropriations in each fiscal year of the Ci...
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning a project for Drexel University College of Medicine, which operates medical education programs and campuses in Philadelphia.
Transmitting a bill declaring it desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by Philadelphia Health & Education Corporation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which operates a graduate school of medicine under the authority of Drexel University and provides medical education under the name "Drexel University College of Medicine," and which operates facilities at its Center City Hahnemann campus and its Queen Lane campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to undertake a project for Drexel University College of Medicine, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Finance.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on portions of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Dilworth Street from Wolf Street to Ritner Street; by striking from the City Plan Ritner Street from Dilworth Street to Weccacoe Avenue; by vacating Martin Street from Weccacoe Avenue to a point approximately two hundred eighty-one (281) feet southwestwardly therefrom, and by vacating Greenville Street from Weccacoe Avenue to Dilworth Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned vacant lots and properties in specified Philadelphia wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost, with conditions on the titles.
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, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second and Thirty-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.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned vacant lots and properties in specified Philadelphia wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost, with conditions on the titles.
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, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second and Thirty-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.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Thirty-first 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-first 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.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Thirty-first 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-first 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.
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The adopted resolution asks the Pennsylvania General Assembly to restore at least $75.3 million in state support for Pennsylvania’s public libraries in the fiscal year 2004 budget, matching the fiscal year 2003 level.
Requesting the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation to restore to the Commonwealth's budget for fiscal year 2004 full support for the public libraries of the Commonwealth, amounting to at least $75.3 million, the level for fiscal year 2003.
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The adopted resolution asks the Pennsylvania General Assembly to restore at least $75.3 million in state support for Pennsylvania’s public libraries in the fiscal year 2004 budget, matching the fiscal year 2003 level.
Requesting the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation to restore to the Commonwealth's budget for fiscal year 2004 full support for the public libraries of the Commonwealth, amounting to at least $75.3 million, the level for fiscal year 2003.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Thirty-sixth Ward, without payment, 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-sixth 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.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Thirty-sixth Ward, without payment, 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-sixth 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.
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Philadelphia City Council honored Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky for receiving the 2003 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
Honoring Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky for receiving the 2003 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
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Philadelphia City Council honored Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky for receiving the 2003 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
Honoring Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky for receiving the 2003 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
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