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 26, 2005 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 55 actions from May 26, 2005
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s rules for outdoor advertising signs, including license requirements, fees, sign-owner information, and tax compliance.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, section 9-602, entitled "Outdoor Advertising," by amending the requirements for obtaining and the conditions for issuance of licenses, including the applicable fees; imposing safety requirements; increasing penalties; providing certain reporting requirements; amending certain definitions; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s campaign-finance rules for candidates for Mayor, District Attorney, City Controller, Register of Wills, Sheriff, Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court, City Commissioner, and City Council.
Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by amending the provisions relating to campaign contributions and expenditures, relating to, including but not limited to, the District Attorney, City Controller, Register of Wills, Sheriff, Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court and City Commissioner.
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This lapsed bill would have permitted three traffic lanes on Walnut Street between 40th Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway, in addition to parking lanes on both sides.
Permitting three traffic lanes on Walnut Street, between 40th Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway, and requiring that the lane markers on Walnut Street be changed to reflect this change.
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The enacted ordinance dissolves the 1600 North Broad Tax Increment Financing District and creates the Avenue North Tax Increment Financing District for about 3.29 acres at 1600–36 North Broad Street, bounded generally by Cecil B.
Dissolving the 1600 North Broad Tax Increment Financing District and creating the Avenue North Tax Increment Financing District, being the approximately three-acre site at 1600-36 North Broad Street generally bounded by Cecil B. Moore Avenue on the north, Broad Street on the east, Oxford Street on the south, and Carlisle Street on the west, all in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended, and authorizing the Director of Finance and other offices of the City to execute documents and do all things necessary to carry out the intent of this Ordinance.
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This enacted ordinance creates a Philadelphia minimum wage standard requiring the City and certain employers connected to City contracts, leases, concessions, franchises, or financial assistance to pay covered employees at least 150% of the higher federal or state minimum wage, excluding benefits.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by enacting a new Chapter 17-1100, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard," requiring a new minimum wage standard within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill dissolves the Networks Tax Increment Financing District, an area bounded generally by Sixteenth Street, Spring Garden Street, Hamilton Street, and Fifteenth Street.
Dissolving the Networks Tax Increment Financing District, being the area generally bounded by Sixteenth Street on the west, Spring Garden Street on the north, Hamilton Street on the south, and Fifteenth Street on the east, in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended.
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The enacted bill amended a 2002 ordinance concerning the vacation of Cedar Park Avenue between Sixty-ninth Avenue and Haines Street and the creation of rights-of-way for drainage, water mains, and gas mains.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020349) approved September 6, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 242 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Cedar Park avenue from Sixty-ninth avenue to Haines street and by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
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The adopted resolution approved the Mayor’s revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2006 through 2010, along with proposed changes for fiscal year 2005.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2006 through 2010, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2005, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement to sublease from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority portions of a building located at One South Penn Square, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmits a proposed bill that would allow the Water Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with the owners and successors of properties at 1500 South Front Street.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Water Commissioner on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement with the owners of the properties and their successors at 1500 South Front Street for the grant of an "L" shaped right-of-way to the City through the property from Front Street to Dickinson Street for drainage, sewer and water main purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 120 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Harlan Street, Stewart Street and Nassau Street, each from 21st Street to 22nd Street, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the beds of Stewart Street and Nassau Street being stricken under authority of this ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmits a proposed bill concerning the paving of Uber Street under certain terms and conditions.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the paving of Uber Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to extend the term of a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority for space that The City of Philadelphia subleases from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of 111 S. 15th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning City-owned land near 3061 Island Avenue, including its buildings and improvements.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying, for nominal consideration, fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land located in the vicinity of 3061 Island Avenue, with the buildings and improvements thereon, for further conveyance at fair market value.
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This communication concerns a proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Zoning Maps.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Rittenhouse Street, 17th Street, Manning Street and 18th Street.
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This communication, which has been placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning a possible City lease or sublease of part of One Parkway Building at 1515 Arch Street to CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a sublease and/or lease agreement under which the City will sublease and/or lease to CBS Broadcasting, Inc., a certain portion of the building commonly known as One Parkway Building, located at 1515 Arch Street, for the purpose of installing, constructing, erecting, operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing thereon and therein a tower and related wiring, cabling, equipment and appurtenances for use in connection with the broadcast of television and/or radio signals and the broadcast and reception of microwave and radio signals to and from a facility to be constructed on land located at the northwest corner of 15th and Arch Streets, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning a fifth supplement to Philadelphia’s airport revenue bond ordinance.
Transmitting a bill constituting the Fifth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to issue Airport Revenue Bonds, of the City of Philadelphia, in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) exclusive of certain items, and in the event the Airport Revenue Bonds are issued with such items, authorizing an increase in the aggregate principal amount of such Airport Revenue Bonds, so issued, by the amount of such items; setting forth the use of proceeds; determining the sufficiency of pledged Amounts Available for Debt Service; covenanting for the payment of interest and principal; authorizing the Bond Committee to take certain action with regard to the terms and conditions of the Airport Revenue Bonds and related agreements and the elections under the Amended and Restated General Airport Re...
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by relocating the westerly curb line and house line of Fifteenth Street between Arch Street and Cherry Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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