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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 December 15, 2005 meeting.

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Showing 37-54 of 70 actions from December 15, 2005

Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051223

This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning part of City Plan No.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson Street and Heston Street, each from 52nd Street to Paxon Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Paxon Street from Jefferson Street to Columbia Avenue; and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for gas main purposes, water main purposes and drainage purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by this ordinance, if necessary, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051222

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Parkside Avenue, 50th Street, a railroad right-of-way, 52nd Street, Columbia Avenue and 51st Street, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.

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Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051221

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development’s possible sale of a roughly 22-acre property between Fiftieth and Fifty-second Streets, south of Parkside Avenue, to the West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution for $400,000.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID), notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), and the PAID, to convey fee simple title to a certain property containing approximately twenty-two acres located between Fiftieth and Fifty-second Streets south of Parkside Avenue, for a consideration of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000), to the West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.

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Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051220

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a resolution 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 American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel no. 7 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street adress as 1231 North Third Street including 1230 Germantown avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with CRL2 Associates, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority.

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Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051219

This communication advises City Council that the mayor returned unsigned Bill No.

Honorable Anna C. Verna Council President Room 494 City Hall Philadelphia, PA 19107 Re: Bill No. 050831-A Dear Council President Verna: Transmitting a message adivisng Council that I am returning unsigned Bill No. 050831-A that changes the conditions under which amendments to an Institutional Development District (IDD) are approved by City Council. Currently, most City universities and many hospitals have IDD designation, including for example, the University of Pennsylvania, Templue University, LaSalle University, Drexel University, Roxborough Hospital and Community College. Under Bill 050831-A changes to an IDD plan are no longer deemed approved if City Council fails to act wi6thin 45 days to approve, disapprove, amend or defer action on any proposed change. Instead, any change must be affirmatively approved by Council ordinance. The Bill, however, does not apply to IDD's in the 3rd Council District. I have two concerns. First, the City needs an efficient and...

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Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051218

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 051093, which was passed by Council on December 8, 2005, was signed by the Mayor on December 15, 2005.

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Council Action2005-12-15
COMMUNICATION 051217

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 050748, 051024, 050613, 040769, 050014, 050830, 050829, 050747, 050746, 050741, 050740, 050745 and 050615, which were passed by Council on December 1, 2005, were signed by the Mayor on December 15, 2005.

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051216

This adopted resolution rejected the hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproved Buffalo Bill’s Charcoal Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 3505 Lancaster Avenue.

Rejecting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Buffalo Bill's Charcoal Inc 3505 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051216

This adopted resolution rejected the hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproved Buffalo Bill’s Charcoal Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 3505 Lancaster Avenue.

Rejecting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Buffalo Bill's Charcoal Inc 3505 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051215

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution accepting a hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproving Rocks SUI Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for off-premises consumption at 5178 Parkside Avenue.

Accepting the hearing examiner's recommendation and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Rocks SUI Inc 5178 Parkside Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051215

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution accepting a hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproving Rocks SUI Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for off-premises consumption at 5178 Parkside Avenue.

Accepting the hearing examiner's recommendation and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Rocks SUI Inc 5178 Parkside Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051214

This adopted resolution approves, with conditions, New Wave Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 2620 E Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia.

Accepting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and approving with conditions the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: New Wave Inc 2620 E Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051214

This adopted resolution approves, with conditions, New Wave Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 2620 E Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia.

Accepting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and approving with conditions the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: New Wave Inc 2620 E Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051213

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 15th, 16th, 29th, and 32nd 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 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-ninth & Thirty-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 Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051213

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 15th, 16th, 29th, and 32nd 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 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-ninth & Thirty-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 Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051212

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Police Officer Rudy Muller for rescuing his grandmother and five other residents from a burning senior-citizen residence on Thanksgiving Day 2005.

Recognizing Police Officer Rudy Muller for his courage and heroism.

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051212

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Police Officer Rudy Muller for rescuing his grandmother and five other residents from a burning senior-citizen residence on Thanksgiving Day 2005.

Recognizing Police Officer Rudy Muller for his courage and heroism.

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Council Action2005-12-15
Resolution 051211

The adopted resolution commits Philadelphia City Council to supporting local, state, and federal policies that promote flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Supporting the development and purchase of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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