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 April 15, 2004 meeting.
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This enacted bill designates Germantown Avenue between York Street and Butler Street as a neighborhood business district for sidewalk vendors, with up to 22 vendor sites.
Amending Sections 9-205 and 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to sidewalk sales and sidewalk vendors in neighborhood business districts, by adding a designated neighborhood business district on Germantown avenue, between York street and Butler street, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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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.
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The enacted ordinance adds a prohibition on knowingly possessing or placing weapons in school buildings, within 100 feet of covered elementary and secondary schools, or on transportation to and from those schools.
Amending Section 10-800 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety" by adding a new Section 10-833 entitled "Possession of Weapons on School Property" to prohibit the possession of weapons in and around educational institutions; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designation for a roughly 1,051-square-foot parcel near Fountain Street and the Manayunk Canal.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located in the vicinity of Fountain Street and the Manayunk Canal.
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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.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 040138, which was passed by Council on April 1, 2004, was signed by the Mayor on April 7, 2004.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning certain contracts and related transactions for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation, and transmission of natural and other gas entered into by the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Transmitting a bill approving certain contracts and transactions arising thereunder for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation and/or transmission of natural and other gas entered into by the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, subject to certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the President and CEO of the Philadelphia Gas Works.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the golden yellow flag with three red stripes as the official flag chosen by the Vietnamese-American community in Philadelphia.
Recognizing that the Vietnamese-American Community in Philadelphia chooses to have the golden yellow flag with three red stripes recognized as the official flag of their community.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the golden yellow flag with three red stripes as the official flag chosen by the Vietnamese-American community in Philadelphia.
Recognizing that the Vietnamese-American Community in Philadelphia chooses to have the golden yellow flag with three red stripes recognized as the official flag of their community.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer specified City-owned properties, including vacant lots and buildings, 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, deed conveying conditional fee simple title to a certain City-owned lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifth, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second & Forty-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 property for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer specified City-owned properties, including vacant lots and buildings, 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, deed conveying conditional fee simple title to a certain City-owned lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifth, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second & Forty-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 property for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April as Community College Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April as Community College Month in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April as Community College Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April as Community College Month in Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution honors Community College of Philadelphia seniors Yamilat Salcedo and Kert Emperado for their nominations to the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team.
Honoring Yamilat Salcedo and Kert Emperado on their nomination to the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team.
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The adopted resolution honors Community College of Philadelphia seniors Yamilat Salcedo and Kert Emperado for their nominations to the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team.
Honoring Yamilat Salcedo and Kert Emperado on their nomination to the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team.
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This adopted resolution calls on the 108th U.S.
Calling on and urging the 108th United States Congress, the Senatorial and Congressional representatives of the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to move forthwith to enact, for the President of the United States to sign, legislation that would reauthorize, strengthen and make permanent the current ten year federal ban on military-style assault weapons that is set to expire in September 2004.
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This adopted resolution calls on the 108th U.S.
Calling on and urging the 108th United States Congress, the Senatorial and Congressional representatives of the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to move forthwith to enact, for the President of the United States to sign, legislation that would reauthorize, strengthen and make permanent the current ten year federal ban on military-style assault weapons that is set to expire in September 2004.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of the vacant, City-owned property at 2000 E.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deed conveying conditional fee simple title to a certain City-owned lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-fifth 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 property for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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