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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 22, 2004 meeting.

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Showing 1-18 of 50 actions from April 22, 2004

Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040271

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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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040266

This enacted ordinance amended the conditions for vacating a section of Wensley Street near the Delaware Expressway (I-95).

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020716) approved January 23, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Wensley Street from the southeasterly line of the Delaware Expressway (I-95) more or less, to a point approximately one hundred eighty-three (183) feet southeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040264

The enacted ordinance revises City Plan No.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for municipal and public utility purposes extending from Market Street southwestwardly to Thirty-third Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040209

This enacted bill establishes a “No Truck Parking or Stopping Anytime” regulation on the east side of the 10900 block of Dutton Road, from Comly Road to 375 feet south of Comly Road.

Establishing a "No Truck Parking" regulation on the 10900 block of Dutton Road.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040208

This enacted ordinance authorizes Homewood Suites Hotel and Stout Road Associates, owners of 4200 City Avenue, to construct and maintain a 12-story building addition and related footing that would extend into the north public footway of Stout Road east of City Avenue.

Authorizing Homewood Suites Hotel, Stout Road Associates, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, owners of the property 4200 City Avenue, their successors and assigns, to construct and maintain a building addition and footing into the public right-of-way of Stout Road east of City Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040188

This enacted ordinance authorizes TCG Delaware Valley, Inc., and its successors or assigns, to install, operate, maintain, replace, and remove telecommunications conduits and fiber-optic cables in and along the public rights-of-way of Caroline Road and Comly Road to connect to the property at 11601 Roosevelt Boulevard.

Granting permission to TCG Delaware Valley, Inc., a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove telecommunications service connections and fiber optic cables for telecommunications purposes along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way of Caroline Road and Comly Road; all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040158

The enacted ordinance amends a 2003 ordinance concerning the vacation of portions of Olive Street and Hutchinson Street and the reservation of a utility and drainage right-of-way.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020740) 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 Olive Street from Percy Street to Tenth Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Hutchinson Street from Olive Street to Brown Street and 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 Hutchinson Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040157

The enacted ordinance established the 436 Walnut Tax Increment Financing District in Center City and approved the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development’s redevelopment plan for the area.

Creating the 436 Walnut Tax Increment Financing District, being the area generally bounded by Walnut Street on the north, Fourth Street on the east, Fifth Street on the west, and Spruce Street on the south and approving the project plan of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for the redevelopment of the 436 Walnut Tax Increment Financing District and making certain findings and declarations, all in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended, and authorizing the Director of Finance and other offices of the City to execute documents and do all things necessary to carry out the intent of this Ordinance.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040151

This enacted amendment allows owners and tenants of 1523 and 1529 Spruce Street to sell goods on the sidewalk as an extension of their adjoining businesses, without the license requirement under Section 9-205.

Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by exempting sidewalk sales by owners and tenants of 1523 and 1529 Spruce Street, and permitting such activity under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040150

This enacted ordinance grants Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro permission to operate an open-air sidewalk cafe at the northwest corner of South 15th Street and Oregon Avenue.

Granting permission to Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro, owners of the property 2650 S. 15th Street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the northwest corner of S. 15th Street and Oregon Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040135

The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to City Plan No.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking and abandoning portions of a certain pedestrian walkway and right-of-way for gas main purposes lying between Fourth street and Fifth street, within the lines of former Commerce street (now known as Ben-Gurion Place), under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040112

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s newsstand rules to prohibit newsstands within the area bounded by Dyre Street, Cheltenham Avenue, Penn Street, and Frankford Avenue, including both sides of the streets and avenues around the area.

Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Newsstands," by prohibiting newsstands within the area bounded by Dyre Street, Cheltenham Avenue, Penn Street and Frankford Avenue, including both sides of the streets and avenues bounding this area, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Bill 040028

The enacted ordinance grants 900 S.

Granting permission to 900 S. Front Street, LLC, owner of the property 900 S. Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the southwest corner of Front and Christian Streets, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Resolution 040420

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 25 through May 1, 2004, as Philadelphia Contract Managers Week.

Recognizing April 25th through May 1st, 2004, as Philadelphia Contract Managers Week.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Resolution 040420

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 25 through May 1, 2004, as Philadelphia Contract Managers Week.

Recognizing April 25th through May 1st, 2004, as Philadelphia Contract Managers Week.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Resolution 040419

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Fox Chase Cancer Center’s hospital on its centennial anniversary.

Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Resolution 040419

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Fox Chase Cancer Center’s hospital on its centennial anniversary.

Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center.

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Council Action2004-04-22
Resolution 040418

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in the 18th, 28th, 37th, and 43rd 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 Eighteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh & 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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