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 37-54 of 54 actions from May 24, 2007
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.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution designating May 20 through May 26, 2007, as National Public Works Week in Philadelphia.
Declaring May 20 through May 26, 2007 as National Public Works Week.
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City Council adopted a resolution designating May 20 through May 26, 2007, as National Public Works Week in Philadelphia.
Declaring May 20 through May 26, 2007 as National Public Works Week.
ADOPTED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Liberty Property Trust Philadelphia Limited Partnership IV, owner of the Comcast Center, to place six raised planters along the north sidewalk of John F.
Authorizing Liberty Property Trust Philadelphia Limited Partnership IV, Eight Penn Center, Suite 1100, 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, owner of the Comcast Center at 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for the placement of raised planters on John F. Kennedy Boulevard and the installation of stainless steel security bollards on Arch Street and N. 17th Street adjacent to the Comcast Center, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes changes to City Plan No.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Carlton Street from Twentieth Street eastwardly approximately 98'4" to a dead-end, by striking and abandoning certain rights-of-way for public utility purposes lying in the beds of former Carlton Street and former Uber Street, by striking and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes lying in the bed of former Wood Street, by relocating a certain portion of the curbline on Vine Street 8' in a southerly direction and by relocating a certain portion of the curbline on 20th Street 7' in a westerly direction, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes the East Falls Development Corporation to install a gateway entrance sign for the East Falls community at its property on Midvale Avenue.
Authorizing East Falls Development Corporation, 3654 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, owner of the property at 3800 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, for the installation of a gateway entrance sign for the East Falls community, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This lapsed proposal would have required tour guides who were paid to lead tours on Philadelphia public rights-of-way to obtain a city certificate.
Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," by adding a new section providing for the certification of tour guides; establishing requirements for such certification; and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s rules for sidewalk vendors in Center City to prohibit vending within 15 feet of any means of egress from a building.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by prohibiting vendors from within 15 feet of any emergency egress, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Kevin Alsbrook, owner of Bazini’s Café, to keep and use an existing deck that extends onto the public sidewalks of Lindley and Ogontz Avenues for the café’s outdoor seating.
Authorizing Kevin Alsbrook, 400 Gypsy Lane, Apartment 735, Philadelphia, PA 19129, owner of Bazini's Café and the property at 1800 Lindley Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141, his successors and assigns, to legalize an existing deck encroachment, which partially encroaches onto the public sidewalks of Lindley and Ogontz Avenues, for use as accessory outdoor seating for Bazini's Café.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance updates Philadelphia’s airport revenue bond rules to match new or amended use-and-lease agreements with scheduled airlines.
Constituting the Seventh Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Use and Lease Agreements, if any, with the Scheduled Airlines to provide for the use of the alternate definition of "Project Revenues" under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Use and Lease Agreements, if any, with the Scheduled Airlines to provide for the alternate definition of "Operating Expenses" under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; amending the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance to make changes therein to conform to the new Airline-Airport Use and Lease Agreements, if any; electing under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance to provide for the use of the alternate definition of "Project Revenues"; electing under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance to provide for the use of the alternate definiti...
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commerce Director to enter into use and lease agreements with airlines providing regular service at Philadelphia International Airport, including airlines that begin service in the future.
Authorizing the Director of Commerce to enter into Use and Lease Agreements between the City of Philadelphia and each of the airlines servicing Philadelphia International Airport, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance grants Alfredo Aguilar, doing business as Las Casuelas Café, permission to operate an open-air sidewalk café with five tables on the south side of Girard Avenue next to 426-428 West Girard Avenue.
Granting permission to Alfredo Aguilar, owner of the property 426-428 West Girard avenue, d/b/a Las Casuelas Café, to operate and maintain an open-air sidewalk café on the south footway of Girard avenue adjacent to 426-428 West Girard avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance establishes a “No Truck Parking Anytime” regulation on both sides of Robbins Avenue between Algard Street and Cottage Street.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Robbins Avenue, between Algard Street and Cottage Street, both sides.
SIGNED
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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.
SIGNED
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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.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance grants Nitin Desai, who owns and operates the newsstand at 18th and Arch Streets, 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 Nitin Desai owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of 18th Street and Arch Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across 18th Street and Arch Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance grants Ilker Ugar, owner of Divan Turkish Kitchen and the property at 918 S.
Granting Permission to Ilker Ugar, owner of Divan Turkish Kitchen and owner of the property 918 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk café on the southwest corner of S. 22nd and Carpenter Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance shifts $0.169 per $100 of assessed property value from the City real estate tax to the School District of Philadelphia, changing the rates to $3.305 for the City and $3.284 for the School District while keeping the combined rate unchanged.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the City, and Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the School District of Philadelphia, by shifting an additional portion of the real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia, without changing the overall combined rate of the City and School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
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