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 December 14, 2006 meeting.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings focused mainly on testimony from Philadelphia youth and young adults about gun-related and other violent crime.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings focusing primarily on testimony of Philadelphia youth and young adults regarding gun related and violent crime in our communities, so as to include their experiences and views in developing plans, actions and policy to reduce or eliminate these occurrences and their horrific impact on our young citizens and communities.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about the findings and recommendations of the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Children’s Behavioral Health.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the findings and recommendations of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Children's Behavioral Health.
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The adopted resolution requests that the Mayor return Bill No.
Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 060797, entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Thompson Street, Alresford Street, Salmon Street and Juniata Street" for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
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The adopted resolution requests that the Mayor return Bill No.
Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 060797, entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Thompson Street, Alresford Street, Salmon Street and Juniata Street" for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
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This adopted resolution amends a 2006 resolution by correcting the address of City-owned properties on E.
Amending Resolution No. 060324 (adopted April 27, 2006), 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 Forty-fifth Ward 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, by amending Section 1 by correcting an address.
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This adopted resolution amends a 2006 resolution by correcting the address of City-owned properties on E.
Amending Resolution No. 060324 (adopted April 27, 2006), 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 Forty-fifth Ward 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, by amending Section 1 by correcting an address.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Legislative Oversight and Streets and Services committees to hold joint public hearings.
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Streets and Services to hold joint public hearings to investigate the progress made by the Streets Commissioner in establishing a program for the coordination of construction activities in the right of way and to investigate the feasibility of instituting a fee for permits for street and right-of-way closures.
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The adopted resolution appoints Leonard Cid to serve on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Appointing Leonard Cid to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT END OF CALENDAR
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The adopted resolution appoints Leonard Cid to serve on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Appointing Leonard Cid to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
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The adopted resolution appoints Shelley Simms Reed as a Class A member of the Board of Directors of the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia.
Appointing Shelley Simms Reed to the Board of Directors of the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia.
FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT END OF CALENDAR
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The adopted resolution appoints Shelley Simms Reed as a Class A member of the Board of Directors of the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia.
Appointing Shelley Simms Reed to the Board of Directors of the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia.
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The enacted ordinance grants Muhammad R.
Granting permission to Muhammad R. Shaukat, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue, to construct, use and maintain overhead electrical and telecommunications lines from an existing utility pole over and across the public right-of-way, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
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The enacted bill authorizes an automated red-light enforcement system at the intersection of Mascher Street and Roosevelt Boulevard.
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations," by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement systems at the intersection of Mascher Street at Roosevelt Boulevard, and by reducing to sixty days the phase-in period during which only warnings are issued, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $15.25 million within the City’s Fiscal Year 2006 Water Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
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This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $1,585,622 within the Fiscal Year 2006 Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Aviation Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
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The enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $20,905,878 in Fiscal Year 2006 General Fund appropriations among City offices, departments, boards, and commissions.
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.
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The enacted bill authorizes the President of the Fairmount Park Commission to enter into a ground lease and license agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art corporation.
Authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission to execute a ground lease and license agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art corporation ("Corporation") under which the Corporation would (1) construct a parking garage and related improvements in East Fairmount Park in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to primarily serve patrons of the Museum, (2) construct and operate a sculpture garden above the garage, (3) pay all costs to construct, operate, maintain, repair, replace and improve the garage, sculpture garden, and related improvements, (4) construct a new surface parking lot in East Fairmount Park, and (5) make other improvements for the benefit of the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted measure adds rules to Philadelphia’s contracts and procurement code defining Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and requiring the Finance Director to separately consider DBEs by ownership or location, as well as professional-services and public-works contracts, in the annual disparity study and participation goals.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter defining and detailing the categories of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and of City contracts that must be considered separately by the Finance Director in conducting the Annual Disparity Study and devising the Annual Participation Goals as required by Section 6-109 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, and specifying additional matters that must be included in the Finance Director's annual report required by that Section; all under certain terms and conditions.
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