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 November 18, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 24 actions from November 18, 2004
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Jefferson Street, Twentieth Street, Oxford Street, and Nineteenth Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 121 within an area bounded by Jefferson Street, Twentieth Street, Oxford Street and Nineteenth Street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Opal Street from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street and Garnet Street from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street; by placing on the City Plan Uber Street from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes one-way eastbound traffic on Morse Street between Uber Street and 19th Street.
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Morse Street, from Uber Street to 19th street, eastbound.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Vesuvio Restaurant & Bar at 736-38 South 8th Street to construct, own, and maintain a vestibule, canopy, masonry fence wall, and seven-table open-air sidewalk café at South 8th and Fitzwater Streets.
Authorizing Vesuvio Restaurant & Bar, 736-38 South 8th Street, Philadelphia PA. 19147, to construct, own and maintain building encroachments consisting of a vestibule, rigid frame canopy, masonry fence wall and an open-air sidewalk café located on the southwest corner of South 8th and Fitzwater Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s payroll deduction rules to allow City employees to authorize deductions from their paychecks to purchase long-term care and other voluntary insurance benefits through Financial Integrity Resources Management, LLC.
Amending Section 19-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Payroll Deductions," by permitting employees to authorize payroll deductions to purchase long term care and other voluntary insurance benefits through Financial Integrity Resources Management, LLC, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changes how much must be paid in response to code violation notices under Philadelphia’s Building Construction and Occupancy Code: instead of fixed amounts in these sections, the payment follows the amount set in Section 1-112 unless another amount is specified.
Amending Title 4, Subcode "A," Section A-506, entitled "Code Violation Notices (CVN)," by providing for a new amount to be remitted in response to a code violation notice with respect to violations of The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code; and amending Title 4, Subcode "PM," Section PM-312, entitled "Overhanging or Encroaching Trees," to make conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure repeals the existing rules on temporary signs and replaces them with rules covering signs such as banners, posters, stickers, and advertising flags.
Repealing Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Posting of Temporary Signs" and adopting a new Chapter 10-1200, entitled "Posting of Signs."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $11.7 million in Fiscal Year 2004 General Fund appropriations from the Mayor’s office and the Sinking Fund Commission to various city departments, commissions, the First Judicial District, and a contribution to the School District.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the memory and celebrating the life of Ambassador Thomas M.
Honoring the memory and celebrating the life of Ambassador Thomas M. Foglietta.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council approved a redevelopment contract and disposition plan for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 469 also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 149-153 Laurel street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Onion Flats, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington - Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 64 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 2136 East Susquehanna avenue; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with James Gorman and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 1909 East Huntingdon Street, a City-owned property, 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 Thirty-first 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 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings about residential and commercial development in Philadelphia, including waterfront development.
Authorizing Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings to investigate residential and commercial development in Philadelphia, including waterfront development and the Building Industry Association of Philadelphia's recommendations to encourage new construction in the City.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 2170 East Gordon Street 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 Thirty-first 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 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.
This adopted resolution calls on the Mayor to treat PGW’s $18 million Fiscal Year 2004 payment as a debt owed to the City unless Council approves waiving it by ordinance, and to seek Council approval before reducing or waiving future PGW payments.
Calling upon the Mayor to submit to Council a proposed ordinance setting forth Council's approval of the waiver of the $18 million due to the City from the Philadelphia Gas Works ("PGW") for Fiscal Year 2004 if the Mayor wishes to waive that payment; further calling upon the Mayor to provide Council with assurances that no future payments due the City from PGW will be waived or reduced without Council approval by ordinance; and, if the Mayor refuses to take such actions, authorizing Council to retain counsel to file suit to challenge the Mayor's unilateral waiver of payments due the City from PGW without Council's approval by ordinance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about business assistance and services provided through the Commerce Department and the Mayor’s Business Action Team.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine and investigate the City's provision of assistance and services to businesses through the Commerce Department and the Mayor's Business Action Team.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring the 28th anniversary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and welcoming the organization to Philadelphia for its annual conference.
Honoring the 28th Anniversary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution approves a redevelopment contract and disposition supplement for the property at 911 South Forty-Ninth Street in the West Philadelphia Redevelopment Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the West Philadelphia Redevelopment Area identified by house number and street address as 911 South Forty-ninth street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with The Partnership CDC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution approves a redevelopment contract and property-disposition plan for six parcels in the 44th and Aspen and West Mill Creek urban renewal areas, located near North 46th Street, Westminster Avenue, and June Street.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the 44th and Aspen Urban Renewal Area designated as Parcel Nos. 25, 26, 27 & 28 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 25 as 867-869 North Forty-sixth street, for Parcel No. 26 as 853 North Forty-sixth street, for Parcel No. 27 as 4647-4651 Westminster avenue and for Parcel No. 28 as 4611 Westminster avenue and a portion of the West Mill Creek Addition Urban Renewal Area designated as Parcel Nos. 1 & 2 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 1 as 862-866 North Forty-sixth street and for Parcel No. 2 as 889-897 June street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Philadelphia Housing Authority and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and dispositio...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.