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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Showing 1-18 of 26 actions from March 8, 2007
Council Action2007-03-08
COMMUNICATION 070185Transmitting 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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Council Action2007-03-08
COMMUNICATION 070184Transmitting 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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Council Action2007-03-08
COMMUNICATION 070183Transmitting 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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Council Action2007-03-08
COMMUNICATION 070182Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070181Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070181Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070180Authorizing 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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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070179Authorizing 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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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070178Authorizing 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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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070178Authorizing 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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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070177Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to urge Pennsylvania's Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070176Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070176Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070175Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070175Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070174Calling 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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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070174Calling 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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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070173Urging President Bush and the U.S.
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