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
Procedural actions actions from the May 21, 2009 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 30 actions from May 21, 2009
Approving the City's Substantial Amendment to the Year 34 Consolidated Plan (FY 2009) and application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for $14,046,629 in additional Community Development Block Grant funding for economic development and housing activities pursuant to funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to certain parcels of land, with the improvements thereon, located at 2216-2240 North 9th Street, located on the west side of North 9th Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "General Acute Care Hospital Assessment," by adding an assessment upon the Net Operating Revenue of certain specified hospitals located in the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Executive Director of Fairmount Park to enter into a lease agreement between the City of Philadelphia as landlord and the Center City District as tenant for a certain parcel of land bounded by 18th Street, Logan Square, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Vine Street, commonly referred to as Sister Cities Plaza, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapters 10-611 and 12-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Sidewalk Behavior" and "Bicycle Regulations and Penalties," to authorize the Department of Streets to designate sidewalks on which bicycle riding is permissible, providing for penalties, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Executive Director of Fairmount Park Commission, the Recreation Commissioner, the Public Property Commissioner, and the Director of Commerce to execute an amendment to the lease dated November 1, 1993, between the City and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), authorized by Bill Number 505 of 1993, and under which PAID entered into a sublease with the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the paving of Fourth Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street and Westmoreland Street from Lawrence Street to Fourth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement to lease to the Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia a certain parcel of land and improvements located at 328 W.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey certain tracts of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 1402-1412 West Erie Avenue, located on the south side of West Erie Avenue, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for nominal consideration, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Vernon Road, from Cheltenham avenue to Michener avenue, both sides.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Director of Housing, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program; and for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant; and to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing Adam Ritter, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 2201 Christian Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Conservation with the Philadelphia County Recorder of Deeds on that certain deed conveying a parcel of land to the City of Philadelphia dated June 17, 1897 and recorded on June 18, 1897 in deed book WMG, Number 192, Page 155, for conservation of a tidal wetland located within Bartram's Garden, a park and botanical garden located at 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development all or part of a certain irregularly shaped parcel of land and any improvements thereon situate in an area generally located south of Pattison Avenue and east of I-95, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commerce Director to file an application with the Commonwealth's Department of Community and Economic Development under the Main Street Program in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Million Three Hundred and Six Thousand Dollars ($1,306,000) to support the City's various Main Street programs; and authorizing the City to enter into one or more agreements with DCED in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commerce Director to file an application with the Commonwealth's Department of Community and Economic Development under the Main Street Program in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Million Three Hundred and Six Thousand Dollars ($1,306,000) to support the City's various Main Street programs; and authorizing the City to enter into one or more agreements with DCED in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commerce Director to file an application with the Commonwealth's Department of Community and Economic Development under the Main Street Program in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Million Three Hundred and Six Thousand Dollars ($1,306,000) to support the City's various Main Street programs; and authorizing the City to enter into one or more agreements with DCED in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.