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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Other actions actions from the October 30, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 18 actions from October 30, 2003
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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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The enacted ordinance increased the annual salaries of Philadelphia’s elected officials, including members of City Council, the mayor, city controller, sheriff, clerk of quarter sessions, register of wills, and city commissioners, with different effective dates for the City Controller.
Amending Chapter 20-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation," by increasing the salaries of elected City officials and amending the provisions for annual cost of living salary adjustments, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECONSIDERED
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The enacted ordinance increased the annual salaries of Philadelphia’s elected officials, including members of City Council, the mayor, city controller, sheriff, clerk of quarter sessions, register of wills, and city commissioners, with different effective dates for the City Controller.
Amending Chapter 20-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation," by increasing the salaries of elected City officials and amending the provisions for annual cost of living salary adjustments, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2004 Capital Budget to add general provisions that were left out because of a printing error.
Amending Bill No. 030003 (approved June 5, 2003), entitled "An Ordinance to adopt a Fiscal 2004 Capital Budget," by providing for certain terms and conditions relating to the 2004 capital budget.
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The enacted measure makes permanent and expands a tax-credit program for businesses that contribute $100,000 per year in cash to a qualifying community development corporation for 10 consecutive years.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by making permanent and expanding the pilot program under which a credit against business privilege taxes is given to certain businesses that contribute monies to community development corporations undertaking economic development activities within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted law sets limits on what licensed towing companies may charge for removing illegally parked vehicles from parking lots, private property, and driveways: up to $150 for the tow and up to $25 per day for storage, with storage capped at $175.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code ("Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions"), by amending Section 9-605 ("Towing") to establish specific limits to the amounts that may be charged for towing illegally parked vehicles from parking lots, private property and driveways; and to make certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to investigate how effectively and efficiently the Philadelphia Housing Authority, working with the City, provides public housing resources and services to low- and moderate-income residents.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the delivery of public housing resources and services to the low and moderate income residents of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Housing Authority in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, and the available legislative remedies for inadequacies that may be found, including, but not limited to, the reallocation of City-controlled and/or appropriated housing funds to other agencies, and authorizing the Chairperson of the Law and Government 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.
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