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 February 26, 2004 meeting.
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This adopted resolution honors and thanks Jon Bon Jovi, Craig A.
Honoring, Commending, and Thanking Jon Bon Jovi and Craig A. Spencer, Co-Chairmen and Majority Owners, and Ron Jaworski, Team President for their Pride, Confidence, and Commitment in bringing the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team to the City of Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Sixteenth, Twentieth, and Thirty-seventh Wards 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, Twentieth & 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 City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Sixteenth, Twentieth, and Thirty-seventh Wards 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, Twentieth & 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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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Second and Thirty-first Wards 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 Second & Thirty-first 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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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Second and Thirty-first Wards 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 Second & Thirty-first 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 City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold public hearings on Philadelphia’s high unemployment and its effects on families, businesses, commerce, and the city’s population.
Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold public hearings to examine and investigate the high number of unemployed people in Philadelphia and the effects this has on their families, the viability of business, commerce and the City's declining population base and to recommend policies, programs and practices that are intended to help reverse this trend.
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The lapsed resolution would have proposed changing Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter so voters citywide would elect the Council President and the number of other at-large Councilmembers would decrease from seven to six.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the election of the Council President by the voters at large (and reducing the number of other at large Councilmembers from seven to six), the filling of vacancies in the offices of Mayor and Council President, specifying the Council President's powers and duties, and permitting Councilmembers and an Acting Mayor to be candidates for certain other City offices without first resigning their positions, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring March 26 through March 28, the final weekend in March, as Generation Next Weekend.
Declaring the final weekend in March, March 26 through March 28, as Generation Next Weekend.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring March 26 through March 28, the final weekend in March, as Generation Next Weekend.
Declaring the final weekend in March, March 26 through March 28, as Generation Next Weekend.
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This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human Services committees to hold hearings on a Philadelphia Food Marketing Task Force report.
Authorizing the City Council Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings regarding the report developed by the Philadelphia Food Marketing Task Force as a result of hearings held on April 16, 2002 on Resolution 020133 and to explore opportunities for developing programs and policies to help attract supermarkets to improve access to food nutrition and jobs in Philadelphia's neighborhoods.
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The adopted resolution recognized February 25, 2004, as Reparations Awareness Day.
Recognizing February 25, 2004 as Reparations Awareness Day and urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 40 and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to pass H.B. 765, both entitled the "Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act."
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The adopted resolution recognized February 25, 2004, as Reparations Awareness Day.
Recognizing February 25, 2004 as Reparations Awareness Day and urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 40 and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to pass H.B. 765, both entitled the "Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act."
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City Council adopted a resolution approving an amendment to the Redevelopment Authority’s contract for the Tioga Urban Renewal Area.
Approving an amendment to the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of an additional portion of the Tioga Urban Renewal Area, by including an additional property designated as Parcel No. 8 also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 2857 North Garnet street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the amended redevelopment contract with The Allegheny west Foundation and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the amended redevelopment contract.
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City Council adopted a resolution approving an amendment to the Redevelopment Authority’s contract for the Tioga Urban Renewal Area.
Approving an amendment to the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of an additional portion of the Tioga Urban Renewal Area, by including an additional property designated as Parcel No. 8 also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 2857 North Garnet street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the amended redevelopment contract with The Allegheny west Foundation and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the amended redevelopment contract.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about safety at Philadelphia’s public libraries.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate the safety of Philadelphia's public libraries in order to determine the most cost-effective and least intrusive means to maintain an open atmosphere while assuring the safety for the users and employees.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Nineteenth and Forty-third Wards 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 Nineteenth & 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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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Nineteenth and Forty-third Wards 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 Nineteenth & 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 conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant properties 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-eighth and Nineteenth 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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