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 May 24, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 54 actions from May 24, 2007
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill approving the budget for fiscal year 2008 for the expenditure of proceeds of certain bonds issued by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for the purpose of financing or refinancing the costs of a comprehensive program to improve and enhance the City's cultural and commercial corridors, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Community Development.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Office for Community Development, 222 N. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, to construct, own and maintain raised planter clusters atop the sidewalks of the 2400, 2500, and 2600 blocks of Kensington Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would create an eighth supplemental ordinance for Philadelphia airport revenue bonds.
Transmitting a bill constituting the Eighth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to issue and sell one or more series of Airport Revenue Bonds of the City of Philadelphia; designating the obligations to be refunded from certain proceeds of such Airport Revenue Bonds; setting forth the use of proceeds; determining the sufficiency of pledged Amounts Available for Debt Service; covenanting for the payment of interest and principal; authorizing the Bond Committee to take certain action with regard to the terms and conditions of the Airport Revenue Bonds and related agreements and the elections under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Director of Finance to take certain actions with regard to the sale of such Airport Revenue Bonds, the investment of the proceeds thereof and the City's continuing disclosu...
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development’s application for up to $1 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to assist with developing the Northern Home for Children.
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 One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to assist in the development of the Northern Home for Children and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions, accompaned by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.
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This communication, which is placed on file, transmits a proposed bill concerning development of Pleasant Playground.
Transmsitting 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 Pleasant Playground; and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.
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This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning the development of the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) office and kitchen facilities.
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 Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) office and kitchen facilities; and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Commerce.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 070259-A and Bill No. 060226-AA, which were passed by Council on May 10, 2007, were signed by the Mayor on May 23, 2007.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 070187, 070190, 070191, 070192, 070201, 070204, 070226, 070227, 070231, 070235, 070237 and 060433-A, which were passed by Council on May 3, 2007, were signed by the Myor on May 24, 2007.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots, buildings, and improvements to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Sixteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second, Thirty-Seventh and Forty-seventh Wards 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.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots, buildings, and improvements to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Sixteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second, Thirty-Seventh and Forty-seventh Wards 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.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Turner Construction Company as it celebrated 100 years of building in Philadelphia in 2007.
Honoring Turner Construction Company as it Celebrates 100 Years in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Turner Construction Company as it celebrated 100 years of building in Philadelphia in 2007.
Honoring Turner Construction Company as it Celebrates 100 Years in Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution calls on the Philadelphia Water Department and Philadelphia Gas Works to comply with laws requiring monthly water and gas bills to show the portion of customers’ charges tied to service costs that the utilities cannot or will not collect from other customers.
Calling upon the Water Department and the Philadelphia Gas Works ("PGW") to comply with Bill No. 040564 (effective July 1, 2004) and Bill No. 040565 (effective July 1, 2004), which require certain information to be included in water and gas bills, and authorizing Council to retain counsel to file lawsuits to compel compliance if the Water Department and PGW continue to ignore the provisions of those Bills.
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The adopted resolution calls on the Philadelphia Water Department and Philadelphia Gas Works to comply with laws requiring monthly water and gas bills to show the portion of customers’ charges tied to service costs that the utilities cannot or will not collect from other customers.
Calling upon the Water Department and the Philadelphia Gas Works ("PGW") to comply with Bill No. 040564 (effective July 1, 2004) and Bill No. 040565 (effective July 1, 2004), which require certain information to be included in water and gas bills, and authorizing Council to retain counsel to file lawsuits to compel compliance if the Water Department and PGW continue to ignore the provisions of those Bills.
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This lapsed resolution would have proposed amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to create an Office of the Inspector General and submit the amendment to city voters.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create the office of the Inspector General, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to study factors connected to violence and possible gang involvement among elementary school-age girls in Philadelphia’s public school system.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to conduct a sociological study to determine what factors and/or circumstances are leading to the ever increasing rise of violence by young elementary school age girls and their tendency to be members of gangs; and to make the findings from this study available to the appropriate City Council Committee in an attempt to identify factors that would lead to the prevention of gang formation and the reduction of violence among this young group of girls in the Philadelphia Public School System.
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This adopted resolution authorizes two City Council committees to hold joint hearings about Philadelphia’s creative economy.
Authorizing the Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs and the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold joint hearings regarding Philadelphia's Creative Economy, with a focus on young professionals (25 to 34), and to explore potential methods and strategies to retain this demographic for the future of Philadelphia's economic growth.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 30th and 36th Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
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 Thirtieth and Thirty-sixth Wards 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.
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