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 November 15, 2007 meeting.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the official city plan and vacate Reese Street between Kater Street and Bainbridge Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 97 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Reese Street from Kater Street to Bainbridge Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the official city plan and vacate Reese Street between Kater Street and Bainbridge Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 97 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Reese Street from Kater Street to Bainbridge Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends a 2007 ordinance involving Ashwin B.
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 060937) approved February 22, 2007, entitled "Granting permission to Ashwin B. Patel and Rams Newsstand, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Tenth and Chestnut Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of Tenth and Chestnut Streets, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand," by deleting Section 5 it in its entirety.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends a 2007 ordinance involving Ashwin B.
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 060937) approved February 22, 2007, entitled "Granting permission to Ashwin B. Patel and Rams Newsstand, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Tenth and Chestnut Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of Tenth and Chestnut Streets, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand," by deleting Section 5 it in its entirety.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill deletes Section 5 from a 2007 ordinance that allowed Aruna Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand at Ninth and Chestnut Streets, to construct and maintain fiber-optic conduits under and across the northeast corner.
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 060935) approved February 22, 2007, entitled "Granting permission to Aruna Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets, for the purpose of supplying telephone service to said newsstand," by deleting Section 5 it in its entirety.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill deletes Section 5 from a 2007 ordinance that allowed Aruna Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand at Ninth and Chestnut Streets, to construct and maintain fiber-optic conduits under and across the northeast corner.
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 060935) approved February 22, 2007, entitled "Granting permission to Aruna Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets, for the purpose of supplying telephone service to said newsstand," by deleting Section 5 it in its entirety.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia officials to enter agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority for the expansion, renovation, financing, operation, and management of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Authorizing the Director of Finance, Commissioner of Public Property and other officials of the City to execute either directly or through the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development various agreements, instruments of conveyance and other transactional documents by and among the City, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority related to the development, construction, financing, operation and management of an expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center and including the defeasance of outstanding Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority bonds, the release of the lien of the Trust Indenture dated as of December 15, 1989, as amended and supplemented, relating to such bonds, the termination of the existing Lease and Service Agreement, the sale of the existing Convention Center building and improvements to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or its designee and the exe...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia officials to enter agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority for the expansion, renovation, financing, operation, and management of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Authorizing the Director of Finance, Commissioner of Public Property and other officials of the City to execute either directly or through the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development various agreements, instruments of conveyance and other transactional documents by and among the City, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority related to the development, construction, financing, operation and management of an expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center and including the defeasance of outstanding Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority bonds, the release of the lien of the Trust Indenture dated as of December 15, 1989, as amended and supplemented, relating to such bonds, the termination of the existing Lease and Service Agreement, the sale of the existing Convention Center building and improvements to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or its designee and the exe...
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The vetoed bill would have revised the City Plan to add a 15-foot-wide drainage right-of-way along the northwest side of Bustleton Avenue, from Scotchbrook Drive to a point about 671 feet northeast.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 361 and 367 by placing on the City Plan a fifteen feet wide right-of-way for drainage purposes adjacent to the northwesterly side of Bustleton Avenue and extending from Scotchbrook Drive to a point approximately six-hundred seventy-one feet northeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The vetoed bill would have revised the City Plan to add a 15-foot-wide drainage right-of-way along the northwest side of Bustleton Avenue, from Scotchbrook Drive to a point about 671 feet northeast.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 361 and 367 by placing on the City Plan a fifteen feet wide right-of-way for drainage purposes adjacent to the northwesterly side of Bustleton Avenue and extending from Scotchbrook Drive to a point approximately six-hundred seventy-one feet northeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes LaSalle University to construct, own, and maintain an overhead pedestrian bridge across the 5600 block of East Wister Street, connecting its Main Campus with Germantown Hospital.
Authorizing LaSalle University to construct, own and maintain, an overhead pedestrian bridge crossing the 5600 block of E. Wister Street connecting the Main Campus with Germantown Hospital, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes LaSalle University to construct, own, and maintain an overhead pedestrian bridge across the 5600 block of East Wister Street, connecting its Main Campus with Germantown Hospital.
Authorizing LaSalle University to construct, own and maintain, an overhead pedestrian bridge crossing the 5600 block of E. Wister Street connecting the Main Campus with Germantown Hospital, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Evangelismos of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church to legalize and maintain an existing entrance at 6501-05 Bustleton Avenue.
Authorizing Evangelismos of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church to legalize the construction, operation and maintenance of an existing raised platform entrance which consists of two exterior stairs, a handicapped entrance ramp and a raised platform landing providing ingress/egress from the church located on the eastern part of 6501-05 Bustleton Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Evangelismos of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church to legalize and maintain an existing entrance at 6501-05 Bustleton Avenue.
Authorizing Evangelismos of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church to legalize the construction, operation and maintenance of an existing raised platform entrance which consists of two exterior stairs, a handicapped entrance ramp and a raised platform landing providing ingress/egress from the church located on the eastern part of 6501-05 Bustleton Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance extended the deadline for meeting the conditions tied to the 2002 authorization to vacate the legally open portions of Jackson Street between Pearson Street and Aubrey Street.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020430) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 312 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Jackson Street from Pearson Street to Aubrey Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance extended the deadline for meeting the conditions tied to the 2002 authorization to vacate the legally open portions of Jackson Street between Pearson Street and Aubrey Street.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020430) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 312 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Jackson Street from Pearson Street to Aubrey Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The vetoed bill would have revised the City Plan to remove and vacate the western 32-foot-wide and variable-width portion of Island Avenue between Penrose Avenue and Escort Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 387 and 402 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the westerly thirty-two feet wide and variable width portion of Island Avenue from a point approximately nine-hundred one feet south of Penrose Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred two feet south of Escort Street and by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of the portion of Island Avenue being stricken from the City Plan by authority of this Ordinance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The vetoed bill would have revised the City Plan to remove and vacate the western 32-foot-wide and variable-width portion of Island Avenue between Penrose Avenue and Escort Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 387 and 402 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the westerly thirty-two feet wide and variable width portion of Island Avenue from a point approximately nine-hundred one feet south of Penrose Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred two feet south of Escort Street and by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of the portion of Island Avenue being stricken from the City Plan by authority of this Ordinance.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.