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 May 20, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 33 actions from May 20, 2004
The enacted bill authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer, at no cost, ownership of the City-owned property at 815 Spring Garden Street—including its buildings and improvements—to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate at 815 Spring Garden Street, generally under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that vacate Fairhill Street between Wingohocking Street and Annsbury Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 205 in the vicinity of Fairhill Street and Annsbury Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Nirlesh C.
Granting permission to Nirlesh C. Desai and C&N Newsstand, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Sixteenth street and John F. Kennedy boulevard, to construct, use and maintain a conduit for fiber optic facilities in and under the north footway of John F. Kennedy boulevard, the west footway of Sixteenth street and the south footway of Cuthbert street, for the purpose of supplying telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure changes Philadelphia rules for keeping farm animals, including chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, and cows.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity, by generally prohibiting the keeping of certain farm animals, including certain poultry and livestock, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill requires the Philadelphia Water Department to include information with every monthly customer bill showing the portion attributable to water service provided to other customers that the Department has determined it cannot or will not collect payment for.
Requiring the Philadelphia Water Department to include with all monthly billing statements to customers information regarding the portion of the customer's bill attributable to the cost of service provided or to be provided to other customers for which the Department has determined it cannot or will not be able to collect payment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires Philadelphia Gas Works to include information with every monthly customer bill showing the portion of the bill linked to gas service provided to customers whose payments PGW has determined it cannot or will not collect.
Requiring the Philadelphia Gas Works to include with all monthly billing statements to customers information regarding the portion of the customer's bill attributable to the cost of service provided or to be provided to other customers for which the company has determined it cannot or will not be able to collect payment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that remove and vacate Penn Street between Ellen Street and Shackamaxon Street.
Authorizing the revisions of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 271 and 146 in the vicinity of Penn Street and Shackamaxon Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the installation and maintenance of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Front Street and Elfreths Alley, following PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Front Street and Elfreths Alley.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan around 20th Street between Olney Avenue and Belfield Avenue, including moving portions of the street’s curbs and building line and reserving a 10-foot utility right-of-way.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades of an area of City Plan No. 178 bounded by Olney Avenue, Belfield Avenue, Ogontz Avenue and Wister Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill affirms that Twentieth Street, between Belfield Avenue and Olney Avenue, is regulated for northbound-only traffic.
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Twentieth Street, from Belfield Avenue to Olney Avenue, northbound.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends the Philadelphia Gas Works Pension Plan for employees working on behalf of Philadelphia Gas Works.
Amending the Ordinance approved July 12, 1968, as last amended and restated effective June 26, 2002, relating to pension benefits for employees working on behalf of Philadelphia Gas Works by revising the Philadelphia Gas Works Pension Plan to incorporate amendments thereto, clarify the operation thereof, and add certain provisions as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorized a trial program allowing the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to approve certain contracts for Philadelphia Gas Works to purchase, store, distribute, transport, and transmit natural and other gas without seeking separate approval for each contract.
Authorizing a trial program under which advance approval is given to the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to enter into certain contracts and transactions arising thereunder for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation and/or transmission of natural and other gas on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan near Hunting Park Avenue and Kensington Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 222 in the vicinity of Hunting Park avenue and Kensington avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to purchase a 27,914-square-foot parcel on the grounds of Mayfair Elementary School from the School District of Philadelphia and lease it to the Mayfair Community Development Corporation for 25 years.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase from the School District of Philadelphia a certain parcel of land located on the grounds of the Mayfair Elementary School, 3001 Princeton Avenue, and to lease that parcel to the Mayfair Community Development Corporation, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, City-owned land and its buildings at 3033–63 East Ontario Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate at 3033-63 East Ontario Street, generally under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to purchase tracts at 1601 and 1603 South 49th Street for up to $50,000, plus settlement and other incidental costs.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to purchase certain tracts of land situate at 1601 and 1603 South Forty-ninth street, for consideration not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City street plan in the area bounded by Forty-sixth Street, Forty-seventh Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Westminster Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 107 bounded by Forty-sixth Street, Forty-seventh Street, Fairmount Avenue and Westminster Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance names the Mantua Recreation Center at 34th Street and Haverford Avenue the “James Lee Wright Recreation Center.” It honors James Lee Wright, described in the ordinance as a community leader who contributed to the Mantua area and the broader community.
Naming and designating the Mantua Recreation Center located at 34th Street and Haverford Avenue as the "James Lee Wright Recreation Center."
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.