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 June 3, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 73-87 of 87 actions from June 3, 2004
This enacted ordinance authorizes the U.S.
Authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over and across University Avenue between Curie Boulevard and Civic Center Boulevard under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance adds a framework for creating Neighborhood Conservation Districts in Philadelphia through separate ordinances and adopting design guidelines for each district.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Chapter providing for the creation of Neighborhood Conservation Districts; providing for the adoption of design guidelines for properties within such Districts; and requiring certificates of compliance to alter the exterior of a building within such a District or to demolish or construct a building within such a District so as to ensure compliance with the design guidelines; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill changes the amount a person generally must pay after receiving a notice of violation to admit the violation and avoid appearing before a Municipal Court judge.
Amending Section 1-112 of The Philadelphia Code ("Notices of Violation") by revising the amount generally required to be remitted in response to a notice of violation in order to waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge.
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This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 104 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, to be known as the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District ("District"); designating the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a...
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This adopted resolution approves the findings and recommendations of the Minority Business Development Subcommittee of the 21st Century Review Forum.
Adopting the findings and recommendations of the Minority Business Development Subcommittee of the 21st Century Review Forum.
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This adopted resolution approves the findings and recommendations of the Minority Business Development Subcommittee of the 21st Century Review Forum.
Adopting the findings and recommendations of the Minority Business Development Subcommittee of the 21st Century Review Forum.
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City Council adopted a resolution honoring the Committee of Seventy for its 100th anniversary and recognizing its work on fair elections and good government in Philadelphia.
Commending the Committee of Seventy on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary and proclaiming the week of June 6th, 2004, as Committee of Seventy Week.
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City Council adopted a resolution honoring the Committee of Seventy for its 100th anniversary and recognizing its work on fair elections and good government in Philadelphia.
Commending the Committee of Seventy on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary and proclaiming the week of June 6th, 2004, as Committee of Seventy Week.
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The adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia’s Director of Housing to apply for up to $1 million from Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development for revitalization efforts in residential and mixed-use areas near commercial districts.
Authorizing the Director of Housing, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application and, if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development for funding revitalization efforts in residential and mixed use areas in close proximity to a commercial district and to further enhance the downtown area by improving the viability of older neighborhoods.
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This adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia’s Commerce Director to apply for up to $1 million from Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development to support revitalization in neighborhood shopping districts.
Authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application and, if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development for funding business district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts.
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This lapsed bill would have created a 17-member Tax Reform Implementation Commission appointed by the Mayor, City Council, and the City Controller, along with city officials.
Establishing an Advisory Commission to recommend cost-effective means of implementing the recommendations of the Tax Reform Commission without detriment to City services.
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This adopted resolution approved the annual program statement and budget for spending Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds during Fiscal Year 2005.
Approving the annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2005.
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This lapsed bill would have added a North Central Educational Housing District in the Fifth Councilmanic District, bounded by Susquehanna Avenue, Girard Avenue, Ninth Street, and Eighteenth Street.
Amending Chapter 9-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Universities, Property Owners or Managers and Students," by amending the definition of "Educational Housing District" to include the North Central Educational Housing District bounded on the north by Susquehanna Avenue, on the south by Girard Avenue, on the east by Ninth Street, and on the west by Eighteenth Street, by enacting certain special provisions that apply only within the North Central Educational Housing District, and by making technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s real estate non-utilization tax rules for abandoned property and vacant lots.
Amending Chapter 19-2500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax," by clarifying and amending the tax on abandoned property and vacant lots; and by changing certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have created a 15-member Philadelphia Commission on Revenue Enhancement within the city’s Revenue Department, with all members appointed by the mayor.
Creating the Philadelphia Commission on Revenue Enhancement.
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