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 November 15, 2007 meeting.
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The adopted resolution amended Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2008 budget for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds.
Amending Resolution No. 070405, approving the annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2008.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to approve HB 1722, which would establish the REACH Program.
Calling Upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly to Approve HB 1722 Establishing the REACH Program--Reliable Educational Assistance for College Hopefuls--Allowing Pennsylvania High School Students that Perform Well in High School to Attend State Universities Tuition-Free.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to approve HB 1722, which would establish the REACH Program.
Calling Upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly to Approve HB 1722 Establishing the REACH Program--Reliable Educational Assistance for College Hopefuls--Allowing Pennsylvania High School Students that Perform Well in High School to Attend State Universities Tuition-Free.
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and congratulating Ron Cohen for more than 40 years of service as a School District of Philadelphia teacher and football coach.
Recognizing and Congratulating Ron Cohen for more than Forty Years of Service to the School District of Philadelphia as a School Teacher and Football Coach including more than Twenty Distinguished Years as Head Coach of the George Washington High School Football Team.
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and congratulating Ron Cohen for more than 40 years of service as a School District of Philadelphia teacher and football coach.
Recognizing and Congratulating Ron Cohen for more than Forty Years of Service to the School District of Philadelphia as a School Teacher and Football Coach including more than Twenty Distinguished Years as Head Coach of the George Washington High School Football Team.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s joint Committees on Public Safety and Public Property to hold public hearings about alternative Philadelphia properties for the Philadelphia Prison Department’s training facility.
Authorizing the joint Committees on Public Safety and Public Property to hold public hearings to examine alternative sights in the City of Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Prison Department to operate a training facility.
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This enacted ordinance grants Bradresh Shah, who operates the newsstand at Sixteenth and Market Streets, permission to construct, use, and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Bradresh Shah, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Sixteenth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Sixteenth Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
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This enacted bill amends Philadelphia's rules for farmers' markets to add Aviator Park as a permissible location.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as a permissible location Aviator Park, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have authorized changes to the City Plan affecting parts of Mansion Street, Fowler Street, and Cinnaminson Street, including removing certain street segments, widening part of Cinnaminson Street, and creating a cul-de-sac.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 231 and 275 by striking from the City Plan Mansion Street and Fowler Street each from Cinnaminson Street to Lemonte Street and Cinnaminson Street from a point approximately 182' southwest of Silverwood Street to a point approximately 30' southwestwardly therefrom; by widening Cinnaminson Street 4' and a variable width on the northwesterly side thereof from a property line in the vicinity of Mansion Street (to be stricken by this Ordinance) to a point approximately 700' northeastwardly therefrom and by placing a cul-de-sac at the resultant dead-end of Cinnaminson Street under certain terms and conditions including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances of the widened portion of Cinnaminson Street and the area of the portion of the cul-de-sac lying outside Cinnaminson Street as currently placed on the City Plan.
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This enacted bill authorizes the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, own, and maintain several overhanging structures extending into the public right-of-way over the east side of North Broad Street between Arch and Race Streets and the south side of Race Street between North Broad and 12th Streets.
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its agents, successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain encroachments into the right-of-way of the east side of North Broad Street between Arch and Race Streets and the south side of Race Street between North Broad and 12th Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Rimas Properties to construct, own, and maintain a raised entrance plaza extending about five feet onto the public sidewalk at 1352 South Street.
Authorizing Rimas Properties to construct, own and maintain, a raised entrance plaza encroachment at 1352 South Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes a traffic signal for vehicles traveling east and west on Cheltenham Avenue at its intersection with Walnut Lane.
Authorizing the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Cheltenham Avenue and Walnut Lane.
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This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Authorizing Brandywine Cira South, L.P., owner and developer for the Cira Centre South, bounded by Walnut Street, 30th Street, Chestnut Street and Schuylkill Avenue, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments to be installed in conjunction with a mixed-use development, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vending in the area bounded by 60th Street, Elmwood Avenue, 67th Street, and Kingsessing Avenue.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending within an area bounded by 60th Street, Elmwood Avenue, 67th Street and Kingsessing Avenue, on both sides.
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The enacted ordinance grants Surenvra Shah, who operates the newsstand at the southeast corner of 19th 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 Surenvra Shah, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of Nineteenth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southeast corner of Nineteenth Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
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This enacted ordinance grants Rekha Patel, who operates a newsstand at Juniper and Market Streets, permission to install and maintain underground conduits in the public right-of-way for electrical and telephone service.
Granting permission to Rekha Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of Juniper Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southeast corner of Juniper Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
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This enacted bill establishes a no-parking-anytime rule on the west side of Butler Street between Aramingo Avenue and Sepviva Street.
Establishing a no parking anytime regulation on the west side of Butler Street, between Aramingo Avenue and Sepviva Street.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the City Plan and vacate the legally open portions of Witte Street between Westmoreland Street and Ontario Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 188 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Witte Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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