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 March 8, 2007 meeting.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning redevelopment of the 9th & Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area, generally bounded by Washington Avenue, Darien Street, Federal Street, and properties along Ninth Street.
Transmitting a bill approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the 9th & Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue on the north, Darien street to the east, Federal street to the south and the rear of properties fronting on the west side of Ninth street to the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and policies promulgated with respect thereto; declaring that certain expressly d...
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning an application by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for up to $500,000 in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to assist with development of the Lutheran Settlement House.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") to file an application with the Office of the Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, in an aggregate amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to assist in the development of the Lutheran Settlement House; and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would authorize the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to apply for up to $2.1 million from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") to file an application with the Office of the Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000) to assist in the development of the Jewish Employment and Vocational Services (JEVS), the Jewish Community Center of Philadelphia, and the Pilgrim Gardens Retirement Community; and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 060849, 060852, 060894, 060929, 060930, 060931, 060932, 060933, 060935, 060937, 060938, 060941, 060960 and 070045, which were passed by Council on February 22, 2007, were signed by the Mayor on March 7, 2007.
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This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks Dr.
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr. John J. Mulhern, For His Fifteen Years of Extraordinary Commitment In Training Leaders For All Levels Of Public Service At The University Of Pennsylvania Fels Institute Of Government.
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This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks Dr.
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr. John J. Mulhern, For His Fifteen Years of Extraordinary Commitment In Training Leaders For All Levels Of Public Service At The University Of Pennsylvania Fels Institute Of Government.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to hold hearings about disabled veterans living in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, especially veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/ or handicapped veterans, especially Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, are living in the Delaware Valley, and Philadelphia in particular; to identify and determine how best to assist these veterans in the receipt of needed medical and/or rehabilitative care; and to further determine ways that we can help the disabled war veteran get back into the mainstream of society; and determine whether or not these disabled veterans would seek to have the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility in the Delaware Valley as a means to facilitate the rapid recovery of our service disabled veterans.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about the progress of SEPTA’s Market Elevated Reconstruction Project.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings to investigate and determine the progress of the Market Elevated Reconstruction Project and to further investigate and determine whether SEPTA cannot do more to alleviate the displacement and financial desolation suffered by many of the small business owners and residents who are directly impacted by this project and the Philadelphia Community at large; and to investigate and determine what SEPTA has done, as a neighbor for the neighborhoods adjacent to this project and to determine why SEPTA cannot be more responsive to the complaints of this Community and the larger Philadelphia Community during the course of this reconstruction project.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to send its findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators Arlen Specter and Robert Casey Jr.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to forward it's findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr., for their use and application in addressing the pressing need in the Delaware Valley for a certified rehabilitation medical facility.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to send its findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators Arlen Specter and Robert Casey Jr.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to forward it's findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr., for their use and application in addressing the pressing need in the Delaware Valley for a certified rehabilitation medical facility.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to urge Pennsylvania’s U.S.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to urge Pennsylvania's Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr. to call upon the United State Senate's Committee On Veteran's Affairs to immediately hold hearings in Philadelphia to address the gross injustices and indignities suffered by the disabled veterans of the Delaware Valley; and to investigate and determine the feasibility of having the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility that would be certified by the United States Congress as the regional rehabilitation provider in the Delaware Valley.
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The adopted resolution urges Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to enact House Bill 118, which would lower Philadelphia’s mandatory school age from eight to six.
Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No. 118 which lowers the mandatory school age in Philadelphia from eight (8) to six (6).
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The adopted resolution urges Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to enact House Bill 118, which would lower Philadelphia’s mandatory school age from eight to six.
Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No. 118 which lowers the mandatory school age in Philadelphia from eight (8) to six (6).
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her appointment as chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her appointment as chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
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This adopted resolution calls for City Council hearings on Philadelphia’s Art in City Hall and 1% for Art programs.
Calling for Hearings on the Art in City Hall and the 1% for Art Programs to Explore how these Programs can be Made to Better Serve the Citizens of Philadelphia.
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This adopted resolution calls for City Council hearings on Philadelphia’s Art in City Hall and 1% for Art programs.
Calling for Hearings on the Art in City Hall and the 1% for Art Programs to Explore how these Programs can be Made to Better Serve the Citizens of Philadelphia.
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This adopted resolution urges President Bush and the U.S.
Urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to Take Immediate and Decisive Action to Remediate the Poor Living Conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other Military Hospitals.
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