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 September 18, 2008 meeting.
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This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development’s possible transfer of property near Sixty-First Street and Eastwick Avenue to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and PAID, to convey fee simple title to a certain property located in the vicinity of Sixty-First Street and Eastwick Avenue to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, for a total consideration of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend the City Code’s business license rules for food service establishments.
Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending Section 19-2602 thereof, entitled "Licenses," to add a new subsection requiring licensees operating a food service establishment to cooperate in the reporting and investigation of violent crimes in or near the establishment, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080080-A, 080249, 080250 and 080466, which were passed by Council on July 15, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on August 4, 2008.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080494 and 080526, which were passed by Council on June 19, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on June 27, 2008.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080031, 080077, 080425, 080426, 080427, 080428, 080429, 080430, 080431, 080432, 080434, 080436, 080437, 080467, 080469, 080487, 080488, 080489, 080491, 080492, 080493, 080496, 080497, 080498-A, 080500, 080501, 080502, 080503, 080504, 080523, 080525, 080540 and 080541, which were passed by Council on June 19, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on July 2, 2008.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080169, 080424-A and 080486, which were passed by Council on June 19, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on August 4, 2008.
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Adopted, this resolution recognizes, honors, and celebrates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish settlers in America on October 1, 1608.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 400th Anniversary Of The First Polish Settlers In America, Who Arrived On October 1, 1608.
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Adopted, this resolution recognizes, honors, and celebrates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish settlers in America on October 1, 1608.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 400th Anniversary Of The First Polish Settlers In America, Who Arrived On October 1, 1608.
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating September 2008 as Deaf History and Awareness Month.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating September of 2008 As Deaf History and Awareness Month.
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating September 2008 as Deaf History and Awareness Month.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating September of 2008 As Deaf History and Awareness Month.
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The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Public Safety and Technology and Information Systems committees to hold joint public hearings about the July 22, 2008 failure of Philadelphia’s 800 MHz digital radio system.
Authorizing a Joint Hearing for both City Council's Committee on Public Safety and City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Systems to hold public hearings to: investigate and determine the cause of the failure of the City of Philadelphia's 62 million dollar 800 Megahertz Digital Radio System (MDRS) which occurred at 9:30 PM on Tuesday July, 22, 2008; to receive communication and instruction from the City Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia on the status of the City's legal remedies against Motorola Corporation as a result of this latest failure; to hear the Managing Director's conclusions as to the cause of these failures and her recommendations, and timeline, to correct these failures, and to identify whether or not additional funds need to be budgeted to finally solve this serious breech of public safety, and in furtherance of such investigation authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full ext...
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This adopted resolution reminds Philadelphia residents that September is MRSA Awareness Month in the city.
Reminding Philadelphians That The Month Of September Is MRSA Awareness Month In The City Of Philadelphia And Urging Parents, Students, And Teachers To Be Vigilant Of The Signs And Symptoms Of This Deadly Disease
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This adopted resolution reminds Philadelphia residents that September is MRSA Awareness Month in the city.
Reminding Philadelphians That The Month Of September Is MRSA Awareness Month In The City Of Philadelphia And Urging Parents, Students, And Teachers To Be Vigilant Of The Signs And Symptoms Of This Deadly Disease
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in the 25th and 31st 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 Twenty-fifth, and Thirty-first 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 City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in the 25th and 31st 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 Twenty-fifth, and Thirty-first 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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The adopted resolution honors Jacob Lawrence’s “Hiroshima” series and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Honoring the Jacob Lawrence's series Hiroshima and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as it continues to grow and provide the rare combination of a world-class museum and an extraordinary faculty known for its commitment to students and for the stature and quality of it's artistic work.
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The adopted resolution honors Jacob Lawrence’s “Hiroshima” series and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Honoring the Jacob Lawrence's series Hiroshima and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as it continues to grow and provide the rare combination of a world-class museum and an extraordinary faculty known for its commitment to students and for the stature and quality of it's artistic work.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating William Randolph “Sonny” Hill for being named a 2008 co-recipient of the Mannie Jackson—Basketball’s Human Spirit Award from the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating William Randolph "Sonny" Hill, on the occasion of his being named a 2008 co-recipient of Mannie Jackson - Basketball's Human Spirit Award of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
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