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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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Council actions

Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the October 30, 2003 meeting.

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Showing 1-18 of 101 actions from October 30, 2003

Council Action2003-10-30
COMMUNICATION 030729

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the construction of a sewer and appurtenant work, required to alleviate unsanitary conditions, in a portion of McCallum Street.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2003-10-30
COMMUNICATION 030728

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a resolution finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Finance.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2003-10-30
COMMUNICATION 030727

This communication records Mayor John F.

October 28, 2003 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am herewith returning to you as disapproved Bill Number 030641, which was passed by Council on October 16, 2003, and which would provide pay raises of approximately 15 percent to elected officials. While I value and respect the work of elected officials, I believe providing raises of such magnitude is inappropriate and sends the wrong message to our constituents and employees who will be asked to make sacrifices to help ensure that we maintain fiscal stability over the next four years. Further, in order to curtail our costs, we have implemented a hiring freeze, we have withheld pay raises to civil service exempt employees who earn more than $50,000, and have committed to significantly reducing our workforce. Our union represented employees are getting pay raises of either three percent or 3.5 percent this year and our FY04-FY08 Five-Year Plan assumes no pay increases after FY05. ...

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2003-10-30
COMMUNICATION 030726

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 030557, 030561 and 030611, which were passed by Council on October 16, 2003, were signed by the Mayor on October 30, 2003.

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Procedural2003-10-30
Resolution 030725

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots or properties in Philadelphia’s 37th and 43rd Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

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-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

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Council Action2003-10-30
Resolution 030725

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots or properties in Philadelphia’s 37th and 43rd Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

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-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.

Council Action2003-10-30
Resolution 030725

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots or properties in Philadelphia’s 37th and 43rd Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

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-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.

Unanimous2003-10-30
Privileged Resolution 030724

This enacted resolution recognizes the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund, which awards scholarships to Hispanic law students.

Recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund as it celebrates its Sixteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet on November 21, 2003 and honors the original seventeen founding members of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania on the Twentieth Anniversary of its founding.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2003-10-30
Privileged Resolution 030724

This enacted resolution recognizes the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund, which awards scholarships to Hispanic law students.

Recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund as it celebrates its Sixteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet on November 21, 2003 and honors the original seventeen founding members of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania on the Twentieth Anniversary of its founding.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2003-10-30
Privileged Resolution 030724

This enacted resolution recognizes the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund, which awards scholarships to Hispanic law students.

Recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund as it celebrates its Sixteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet on November 21, 2003 and honors the original seventeen founding members of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania on the Twentieth Anniversary of its founding.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2003-10-30
Privileged Resolution 030723

The enacted resolution recognized October 27, 2003, through November 25, 2003, as the Month of Ramadan.

Recognizing October 27, 2003 through November 25, 2003 as the Month of Ramadan.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2003-10-30
Privileged Resolution 030723

The enacted resolution recognized October 27, 2003, through November 25, 2003, as the Month of Ramadan.

Recognizing October 27, 2003 through November 25, 2003 as the Month of Ramadan.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2003-10-30
Privileged Resolution 030723

The enacted resolution recognized October 27, 2003, through November 25, 2003, as the Month of Ramadan.

Recognizing October 27, 2003 through November 25, 2003 as the Month of Ramadan.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2003-10-30
Resolution 030722

The adopted resolution finds that a negotiated private sale of Philadelphia General Obligation Bonds is in the city's best financial interest.

Finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2003-10-30
Resolution 030722

The adopted resolution finds that a negotiated private sale of Philadelphia General Obligation Bonds is in the city's best financial interest.

Finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2003-10-30
Resolution 030722

The adopted resolution finds that a negotiated private sale of Philadelphia General Obligation Bonds is in the city's best financial interest.

Finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2003-10-30
Bill 030721

This enacted bill approves the second amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the Jefferson Square area, generally bounded by Washington Avenue, South Fourth Street, Dickinson Street, and South Sixth Street.

Approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Jefferson Square Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue on the north, South Fourth street on the east, Dickinson street on the south and South Sixth street on the west, including the second amendment to the urban renewal plan and the first amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately twenty five (25) properties for residential and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2003-10-30
Bill 030721

This enacted bill approves the second amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the Jefferson Square area, generally bounded by Washington Avenue, South Fourth Street, Dickinson Street, and South Sixth Street.

Approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Jefferson Square Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue on the north, South Fourth street on the east, Dickinson street on the south and South Sixth street on the west, including the second amendment to the urban renewal plan and the first amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately twenty five (25) properties for residential and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.

Referred

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.