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.
Action types
Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the January 22, 2004 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 19-36 of 49 actions from January 22, 2004
Unanimous2004-01-22
Bill 040007To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Street, Barnett Street, Levick Street, The Delaware River, Cottman Avenue and New State Road.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Bill 040006Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code by amending Section 9-205 (Sidewalk Sales), by prohibiting vending on certain portions of Chester Avenue, Kingsessing Avenue, 53rd Street and 54th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040050Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Washington Square West Urban Renewal Area, Unit No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040049Honoring Judge Nelson A.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040048Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review annual community reinvestment goals submitted by City depository banks and the role of City depository banks in leveraging private investment from the proposed $500 million Economic Development Capital Fund, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040047Commemorating the work of the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040046Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to investigate the proposed closure of the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet) and the devastating impact that such a closure would have on the patients and employees of MCP, the East Falls community, and the City of Philadelphia; and further authorizing the Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas as may be necessary 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.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040045Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 104 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, to be known as the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, and for which Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040044Honoring and Recognizing Men United for a Better Philadelphia on the Occasion of its Second Anniversary and for Marking December 2003 as the Month of Peace.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040043Authorizing 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 Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth & Forty-ninth 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.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040042Calling on the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Secretary of Banking and the General Assembly to carefully scrutinize the conduct of tax preparers in connection with Refund Anticipation Loans ("RALs"), and to take appropriate action to ensure that these business practices are consistent with State law.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040041Designating February as American Heart Month and recognizing Women of Heart/Go Red for Women in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040040Mourning the loss of Tug McGraw.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040039Authorizing 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth & Thirty-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·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040038Honoring the Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and proclaiming January 2004 Financial Aid Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040037Authorizing 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 Fortieth 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.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040036Authorizing 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 Sixth and Twenty-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.
Unanimous2004-01-22
Resolution 040035Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight and Committee on Public Safety to hold joint hearings to investigate the alarmingly high number of incidents in which our school children are struck by vehicles on their way to and from school.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.