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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Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the April 1, 2004 meeting.
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This enacted bill authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to enter into a contract to construct public sewers and related work on Opal Street between Dauphin Street and York Street.
Authorizing the construction of sewers and appurtenant work in portions of Opal Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted legislation authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to enter into a contract to construct public sewers and related work on Garnet Street from Dauphin Street to York Street.
Authorizing the construction of sewers and appurtenant work in portions of Garnet Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Ratilal Patel, owner of a newsstand at 15th and Ranstead Streets, permission to install and maintain underground electrical and telephone conduits connecting the newsstand to existing PECO and Verizon facilities.
Granting permission to Ratilal Patel, owner of the newsstand at the southwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Ranstead Street, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the public rights of way for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove and vacate Perth Street between Jefferson and Oxford Streets and widen Franklin Street by 44 feet on its western side between those streets.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 119 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Perth Street and widening Franklin Street, both from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended a 2003 ordinance concerning the vacation of Warnock Street from Wallace Street to Melon Street and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage, water main, and public utility purposes.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020741) approved January 23, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Warnock Street from Wallace Street to Melon Street; by reserving and placing on the City plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes within the bed of Warnock Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Samuel Rappaport Ltd., also known as Samson Asset Management, to construct, own, and maintain raised planters on public sidewalks next to nine of its Center City properties.
Authorizing Samuel Rappaport Ltd., a.k.a. Samson Asset Management, 722 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain raised planters on the public footways for nine (9) properties in Center City, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized $37,138,725 in Fiscal Year 2004 transfers from the General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $7,178,898 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2004 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Human Services - Office of Emergency Shelter Services.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of Philadelphia, to lease portions of a building at 4500 South Broad Street from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Lease Agreement to lease from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development portions of a building located at 4500 South Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $76,251,010 through general-obligation bonds for capital purposes, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day fo...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill approves changes to the 45th & Sansom Urban Renewal Area, expanding its northern boundary from Chestnut Street to Market Street between 44th and Farragut Streets.
Approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the 45th & Sansom Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Market street on the north, South Forty-fourth street on the east, Walnut street on the south and Farragut 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 expansion of the northern boundary of the urban renewal area from Chestnut street to Market street between Forty-fourth street and Farragut street, for the additional land acquisition of approximately fourteen (14) properties for commercial 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.
This enacted bill changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by the Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, I-95 Expressway, and Rhawn Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by the Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, I-95 Expressway and Rhawn Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended the Philadelphia Code to designate a Pending Public Acquisition District.
Amending Section 14-1200 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Pending Public Acquisition District," by designating a Pending Public Acquisition District in the area bounded on the east by North Thirteenth Street, on the north by Race Street, on the west by North Broad Street and on the south by Arch Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution proclaiming April 18–24, 2004, as Medical Laboratory Professionals Week in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming April 18-24, 2004 as Medical Laboratory Professionals Week in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating Philip Beauchemin, the Overbrook High School Mock-Trial Team, and their supporters.
Honoring and congratulating Philip Beauchemin, the Overbrook High School Mock- Trial Team members and their supporters for Overbrook High School's second victory in the Pennsylvania Mock-Trial Championships.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted recommendations from the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition’s Small Business Lending Task Force.
Adopting the recommendations of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition's Small Business Lending Task Force, including the three-year, $47 million Small Business Targeted Area Growth Initiative, as a key element of the $500 million Economic Development Investment Fund to increase small business lending by $100 million annually to targeted areas.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution opposing Philadelphia Gas Works’ petition to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to create a cash receipts reconciliation clause.
Memorializing City Council's opposition to the Petition of the Philadelphia Gas Works ("PGW") to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PUC") to establish a cash receipts reconciliation clause ("CRRC") and further authorizing the President to transmit copies of this Resolution to the PUC.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and improved properties in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Thirty-seventh Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment, subject to conditions under Chapter 16-400 of the Philadelphia Code.
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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth & 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.