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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the December 22, 2005 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 43 actions from December 22, 2005
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council to retain outside lawyers to begin legal proceedings on behalf of Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council to retain outside counsel to commence legal proceedings on behalf of the City of Philadelphia seeking action that would provide reasonable remedies for lethal conditions of escalating gun-related violence and trafficking in our City and further provide an increased level of public safety and protection for our citizens.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council to retain outside lawyers to begin legal proceedings on behalf of Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council to retain outside counsel to commence legal proceedings on behalf of the City of Philadelphia seeking action that would provide reasonable remedies for lethal conditions of escalating gun-related violence and trafficking in our City and further provide an increased level of public safety and protection for our citizens.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to continue issuing Gas Works revenue notes, up to $150 million outstanding at one time, to finance or refinance Philadelphia Gas Works inventory and customer receivables.
Authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of Philadelphia of Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes and providing for their execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas Works as security, adopting a rate covenant and directing the imposition and collection of rates and charges sufficient to comply therewith, prescribing the conditions precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a resolution passed by the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes, providing for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment of a sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing for amendments and modifications.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $385 million in Gas Works revenue bonds to refinance or redeem certain outstanding Gas Works bonds, pay financing and other project costs, and establish related credit and interest-rate arrangements.
Constituting the Seventh Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the "1998 General Ordinance"); authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to sell, either at public or private sale, Gas Works Revenue Bonds, Sixth Series (1998 Ordinance), of the City of Philadelphia, in two or more subseries (the "Sixth Series Bonds") to be issued to pay the cost of refunding or redeeming all or a portion of certain outstanding Gas Works Revenue Bonds and other Project Costs, as hereinafter more particularly described; and authorizing the application of proceeds of the Sixth Series Bonds for such purpose; authorizing the City to obtain Credit Facilities in the forms of credit enhancement and liquidity for the Sixth Series Bonds; authorizing the City to enter into one or more Qualified Swap Agreements with respect to all or a portion of the Sixth Series Bonds; determining the sufficiency of Gas Works Revenues; covenant...
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill authorizes changes to the agreement governing the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) so the City can extend temporary financing repayment periods from 72 to up to 96 months.
Authorizing an amendment of the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation Agreement to extend the repayment period for temporary financing that the City may provide the Philadelphia Gas Works under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing the extension of the repayment date of a $45 million temporary advance previously made by the City pursuant to such Agreement.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $2 million in Fiscal Year 2006 General Fund appropriations from Finance Department employee benefits to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorizes Temple University Health System, Inc.
Authorizing Temple University Health System, Inc. and Hunting Fox Associates III, L.P. to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over and across Stokley Street, southeast of West Hunting Park Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance extended and modified a trial program allowing the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to enter into contracts on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works for purchasing, storing, distributing, transporting, and transmitting natural gas.
Authorizing the extension of and modifications to the trial program authorized by Bill No. 040558 under which advance approval is given to the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to enter into certain contracts and transactions arising thereunder for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation and/or transmission of natural and other gas on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, subject to certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorized the Finance Director to transfer $84,773 within the Water Fund for Fiscal Year 2005.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the Water Fund from the Water Department to the Water Department.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $1,635,604 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2005 Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the Aviation Fund from the Director of Finance to the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to allow lots designated “C-4” Commercial in the area bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Vine Street, Water Street, and Summer Street to have buildings with a gross floor area of up to 700% of the lot’s area.
Amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-4' Commercial and 'C-5' Commercial Districts," by increasing the permitted floor area of lots designated "C-4" in an area of land bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Vine Street, Water Street and Summer Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to add Florist Street to the official City Plan between specified points on 2nd and 3rd Streets.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by placing on the City Plan Florist Street from a point on 2nd Street approximately 131' north of the north side of Race Street to a point on 3rd Street approximately 157' north of the north side of Race Street, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the bed of Florist Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the removal of Sanger Street, from Tacony Street to the Delaware River pierhead line, from the City Plan.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040505) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 270 and 258 of Sanger Street from Tacony Street to the westerly Pierhead Line of the Delaware River, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill amended the authorization for Tabula Rasa Café at 944 North 2nd Street to operate an open-air sidewalk café.
Amending Section 5 of an Ordinance (Bill No.050468) approved June 16, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance granting permission to Marie Bontigao, owner of Tabula Rasa Café, tenant of the property located at 944 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk café on the northwest corner of North 2nd Street and Laurel Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove Domino Lane between Henry Avenue and Hagner Street from City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 299 by striking from the City Plan Domino Lane from Henry Avenue to Hagner Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted measure establishes a no-parking and tow-away zone for semi-trailers and truck tractors at all times in the area bounded by Vine Street, Haverford Avenue, 54th Street, and 60th Street, including both sides of those streets.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away zone regulation for an area bounded by and within Vine street to Haverford avenue, Fifty-fourth street to Sixtieth street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance changes the deadline for meeting the conditions attached to a 2002 authorization involving the vacation of Brill Street and part of Harbison Avenue, and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage, water, and gas mains.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020429) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 258 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Brill Street from Torresdale Avenue to Harbison Avenue, by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangular section of Harbison Avenue and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions."
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would allow the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to convey ownership of approximately 22 acres 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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Other recorded action without a published tally.