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 March 15, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 48 actions from March 15, 2007
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Authorizing The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over and across Convention Avenue, connecting the UPHS Penn Tower Complex (One Convention Avenue) with the proposed Perlman Center for Advanced Medicine (3400 Civic Center Boulevard), under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication records Mayor John F.
March 14, 2007 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am herewith returning to you as disapproved Bill Number 060576-A, which would place before the electorate this May a ballot question asking whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to "urge the stopping of real estate tax assessment increases which would result from the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes' use of a new method of figuring tax assessments called 'Full Valuation'." Although non-binding, the ballot question as presented is misleading and urges the continuation of a system that is both unfair and confusing. In fact, the City needs a comprehensive real estate reassessment and an easy to understand method of calculating property taxes. As the Tax Reform Commission concluded based on 2002 data, Philadelphia has the most regressive system of assessments in our region and among comparable cities throughout the country -- that is, poorer homeowners are paying taxes based on m...
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 060545, 060934, 060956, 070003, 070004 and 070047, which were passed by Council on March 1, 2007, were signed by the Mayor on March 15, 2007.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 15 through April 22, 2007, as the annual remembrance of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust.
Recognizing the week of April 15 through April 22, 2007 as the Annual Remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs, Who Perished During The Holocaust.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 15 through April 22, 2007, as the annual remembrance of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust.
Recognizing the week of April 15 through April 22, 2007 as the Annual Remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs, Who Perished During The Holocaust.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 15 through April 22, 2007, as the annual remembrance of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust.
Recognizing the week of April 15 through April 22, 2007 as the Annual Remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs, Who Perished During The Holocaust.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution commemorated April 21, 2007, as National Youth Service Day in Philadelphia.
Commemorating April 21st 2007 as National Youth Service Day in Philadelphia and recognizing the host, Greater Philadelphia Cares, whose mission is to give positive direction to our young people and to make a positive difference in our communities.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution commemorated April 21, 2007, as National Youth Service Day in Philadelphia.
Commemorating April 21st 2007 as National Youth Service Day in Philadelphia and recognizing the host, Greater Philadelphia Cares, whose mission is to give positive direction to our young people and to make a positive difference in our communities.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution commemorated April 21, 2007, as National Youth Service Day in Philadelphia.
Commemorating April 21st 2007 as National Youth Service Day in Philadelphia and recognizing the host, Greater Philadelphia Cares, whose mission is to give positive direction to our young people and to make a positive difference in our communities.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have approved a final plan for the proposed Mt.
Approving a final plan for the proposed Mt. Airy Business Improvement District ("District"), and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules to take further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have approved a final plan for the proposed Mt.
Approving a final plan for the proposed Mt. Airy Business Improvement District ("District"), and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules to take further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution would have approved a final plan for the proposed Mt.
Approving a final plan for the proposed Mt. Airy Business Improvement District ("District"), and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules to take further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the Aramingo Diner and the Grigos family on the Port Richmond restaurant’s 50th anniversary in 2007.
Honoring the Aramingo Diner on its 50th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the Aramingo Diner and the Grigos family on the Port Richmond restaurant’s 50th anniversary in 2007.
Honoring the Aramingo Diner on its 50th Anniversary.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution honors the Aramingo Diner and the Grigos family on the Port Richmond restaurant’s 50th anniversary in 2007.
Honoring the Aramingo Diner on its 50th Anniversary.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance grants Asia Alnawasreh, who operates a newsstand at Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, permission to install and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Asia Alnawasreh, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Asia Alnawasreh, who operates a newsstand at Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, permission to install and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Asia Alnawasreh, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Chunho Won, the owner and operator of the newsstand at 18th and Market Streets, permission to install and maintain underground conduits across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Chunho Won owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 18th Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across 18th Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.