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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 28, 2005 meeting.

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Showing 19-32 of 32 actions from April 28, 2005

Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050352

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Fourth and Thirty-eighth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

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 Fourth & Thirty-eighth 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.

ADOPTED

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050352

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Fourth and Thirty-eighth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

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 Fourth & Thirty-eighth 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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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050351

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring employees of the Philadelphia Prison System.

Declaring the week of May 2, 2005 through May 8, 2005 as Correctional Employees Week in the City of Philadelphia.

ADOPTED

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050351

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring employees of the Philadelphia Prison System.

Declaring the week of May 2, 2005 through May 8, 2005 as Correctional Employees Week in the City of Philadelphia.

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050350

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Eleventh and Twenty-second 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 Eleventh & Twenty-second 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.

ADOPTED

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050350

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Eleventh and Twenty-second 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 Eleventh & Twenty-second 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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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050347

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 36th, 40th, and 48th 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 Thirty-sixth, Fortieth & forty-eighth 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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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050347

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 36th, 40th, and 48th 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 Thirty-sixth, Fortieth & forty-eighth 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.

ADOPTED

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050349

This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings about the increase in rental properties in certain parts of Northeast Philadelphia.

Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings on the alarming increase in rental properties in certain sections of Northeast Philadelphia and to also explore the possibility of creating a Rental Housing Unit within the Department of Licenses and Inspections to ensure that all proper permits and licenses are being obtained by these owners.

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050348

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the memory of Johnny Sample, who died on April 26 at age 67.

Honoring the memory of Johnny Sample who died on April 26 at the Age of Sixty-Seven.

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Council Action2005-04-28
Resolution 050348

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the memory of Johnny Sample, who died on April 26 at age 67.

Honoring the memory of Johnny Sample who died on April 26 at the Age of Sixty-Seven.

ADOPTED BY STANDING VOTE

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Council Action2005-04-28
Bill 050008

This lapsed proposal would have reduced certain business privilege tax rates, including rates based on business receipts, net income, and alternative calculations for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.

Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates and making such reductions contingent on an increase in the parking tax.

RECESSED

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Council Action2005-04-28
Bill 050007

This lapsed bill would have increased Philadelphia’s tax on parking transactions from 15% to 20% beginning July 1, 2005.

Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for Fiscal Year 2006 and thereafter and making such rate contingent on certain decreases in business privilege tax rates.

RECESSED

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Council Action2005-04-28
Bill 040789

This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax rules to exclude receipts from the first three years of operation for certain new businesses.

Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," to provide for an exemption from the tax on gross receipts for certain new businesses, under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

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