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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 13, 2010 meeting.

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Showing 19-31 of 31 actions from May 13, 2010

Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100248

The enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-anytime restriction on both sides of McMenamy Street between Cottage Street and Jackson Street.

Establishing a no parking anytime regulation on McMenamy Street, between Cottage Street and Jackson Street, both sides.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100226

This enacted ordinance extended until June 21, 2012, the deadline for meeting conditions attached to an earlier authorization to revise City Plan lines and grades near Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Creek, and Adams Avenue.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040511) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 in the area bounded by Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Creek, and Adams Avenue, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100221

This enacted ordinance extends until February 16, 2012, the deadline for meeting conditions tied to a 2006 ordinance concerning changes to the City Plan and the proposed vacation of portions of Jefferson, Heston, and Paxon Streets.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 051234) approved February 16, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson Street and Heston Street, each from 52nd Street to Paxon Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Paxon Street from Jefferson Street to Columbia Avenue; and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for gas main purposes, water main purposes, and drainage purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by this Ordinance, if necessary, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100219

This enacted ordinance establishes East Duval Street as one-way westbound between Lowber Street and Mansfield Avenue.

Establishing a one-way regulation on East Duval Street, from Lowber Street to Mansfield Avenue, westbound.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100218

This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $38.91 million in Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations from specified General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund accounts into General Fund accounts.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the General Fund from the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons, the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission, and the Board of Revision of Taxes and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Streets, the Department of Parks and Recreation - Recreation, the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Department of Records, the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits, the Auditing Department, the Board of Revision of Taxes, the Sheriff and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100197

This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land within an area bounded by Knox Street, Wyneva Street, Wayne Avenue, Logan Street, Pulaski Avenue, and Manheim Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Knox Street, Wyneva Street, Wayne Avenue, Logan Street, Pulaski Avenue, and Manheim Street.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100196

The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain parcels within the area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Kenyon Street, Schoolhouse Lane, Wissahickon Avenue, and Rittenhouse Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Kenyon Street, Schoolhouse Lane, Wissahickon Avenue, and Rittenhouse Street.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100195

This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain parcels in an area bounded by the listed streets, including Logan Street, Germantown Avenue, Roosevelt Boulevard, and Stenton Avenue.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Logan Street, 20th Street, Rockland Street, 18th Street, Windrim Avenue, Germantown Avenue, Roberts Avenue, Wayne Avenue, Windrim Avenue, Roosevelt Boulevard, Roberts Avenue, Pulaski Avenue, Apsley Street, Stenton Avenue, Abbotsford Avenue and Germantown Avenue.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100163-AA

The enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to organize the Philadelphia Energy Authority under Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Authorities Act.

Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Energy Authority, pursuant to the terms of the "Municipalities Authorities Act," of 2001, June 19, P.L. 287, No. 22, as amended, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Resolution 100141

This lapsed resolution would have approved a revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2011 through 2015, along with proposed changes for fiscal year 2010.

Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2011 through 2015, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2010, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100118

This lapsed proposal would have created a Philadelphia tax on retail sales of sugar-sweetened, nonalcoholic beverages, including packaged drinks, fountain drinks, restaurant sales, and vending-machine sales.

Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections,' by adding a new Chapter 19-3600, entitled "Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax," under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100117

This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2011 and appropriated money from multiple city funds to departments, boards, commissions, and agencies.

Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.

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Council Action2010-05-13
Bill 100092-A

The enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s Off-Street Parking Control District to a larger area bounded by parts of Chestnut Street, the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, Oregon Avenue, Broad Street, Moore Street, 25th Street, Washington Avenue, Grays Ferry Avenue, and Ellsworth Street.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1631, entitled "Off-Street Parking Control District," by expanding the boundaries to be included in one such district and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

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