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 31, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 38 actions from May 31, 2007
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 745 South Chadwick Street and 1413 Reed Street 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 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 approving the Redevelopment Authority’s contract and disposition plan for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 106 and also sometimes identified by house address and street address as 1419 South Mole street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with David W. Feldman and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution approving the Redevelopment Authority’s contract and disposition plan for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 106 and also sometimes identified by house address and street address as 1419 South Mole street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with David W. Feldman and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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The adopted resolution calls for flags at all City-owned facilities to be flown at half-mast until all U.S.
Urging that Flags at all City Owned Facilities be Flown Half-Mast Until all U.S. Troops Come Home from Iraq.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution proclaiming June 21–24, 2007, as Newspaper Columnist Days in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming June 21-24, 2007 as Newspaper Columnist Days in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution proclaiming June 21–24, 2007, as Newspaper Columnist Days in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming June 21-24, 2007 as Newspaper Columnist Days in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Chair of City Council’s Committee on the Environment to convene a Sustainability Task Force.
Authorizing the Committee on the Environment to convene a Sustainability Task Force.
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This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia zoning designation for about 238.3 acres of land in or near Benjamin Rush State Park, in the 66th Ward.
Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located in or in the vicinity of Benjamin Rush State Park.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on whether Philadelphia’s community emergency notification system, known as Reverse 911, could be upgraded and expanded.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings to examine and evaluate the feasibility of upgrading and expanding the City's community emergency notification system, otherwise known as Reverse 911.
RECESSED
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The enacted measure creates a three-member Malt and Brewed Beverage Hearing Board within the Department of Licenses and Inspections to handle City approval requests for permits to sell beer and malt beverages for off-premises consumption.
Amending Chapter 9-2900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Take-Out Sale Of Malt And Brewed Beverages," by creating the Malt and Brewed Beverage Hearing Board and revising the fee and procedures for the request for City approval of a permit to sell malt or brewed beverages for off-premises consumption, and amending Section 20-304 of The Philadelphia Code, to provide for the compensation of the Hearing Board; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill approves the third amendment to the redevelopment and urban renewal plans for the Tioga Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the Third amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Tioga Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Hunting Park avenue on the north, Broad street, Germantown avenue, Venango street, Fifteenth street, Allegheny avenue and Germantown avenue on the east, Glenwood avenue and Lehigh avenue on the south and Twenty-third street, Allegheny avenue and Twenty-Third street on the west, including the Third amendment to the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of nineteen (19) properties for residential and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law; and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
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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 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 bill amended Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization Code.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on real estate in the city for school district purposes.
Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2008, beginning July 1, 2007.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2008.
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This enacted bill adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget, totaling $2,135,520,000, for capital projects during July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
To adopt a Fiscal 2008 Capital Budget.
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