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 May 5, 2005 meeting.
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This adopted resolution approved Philadelphia’s annual program statement and budget for spending Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds in Fiscal Year 2006.
Approving the annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2006.
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This adopted resolution calls on the Board of Pensions and Retirement to administer the City pension system according to Bill No.
Calling upon the Board of Pensions and Retirement ("Pension Board") to administer the pension and retirement system in accordance with Bill No. 040326, which eliminated the "income offset" provisions for disabled City pensioners, and, if the Pension Board refuses to follow the provisions of Bill No. 040326, authorizing Council to retain counsel to file a lawsuit to compel the Pension Board to do so.
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This adopted resolution calls on the Board of Pensions and Retirement to administer the City pension system according to Bill No.
Calling upon the Board of Pensions and Retirement ("Pension Board") to administer the pension and retirement system in accordance with Bill No. 040326, which eliminated the "income offset" provisions for disabled City pensioners, and, if the Pension Board refuses to follow the provisions of Bill No. 040326, authorizing Council to retain counsel to file a lawsuit to compel the Pension Board to do so.
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This lapsed bill would have repealed a 2005 ordinance authorizing lease agreements and related financing for renovations and expansion of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Central Library.
Repealing an Ordinance, approved by the Mayor on January 25, 2005 (Bill No. 041041), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), to enter into a Ground Lease Agreement (the "Library Ground Lease") with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") providing for the leasing by the City to PAID of certain parcels of land and the improvements thereon owned or to be acquired by the City, and further authorizing said officers to enter into a Prime Lease (the "Library Prime Lease") between PAID and the City providing for the subleasing by PAID to the City of all or a portion of such land and certain improvements to be renovated and constructed thereon, including renovations to the existing Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, a library facility expanding the current Central Library and accessory and related amenities, improvements and infrastructure ("...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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