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 October 21, 2010 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 77 actions from October 21, 2010
Recognizing and honoring Kathy Manderino on her retirement as a Pennsylvania State Representative and her 18-years of dedication and commitment to the 194th Legislative District.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger - For All Their Efforts in fighting hunger in Philadelphia.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Expressing Council's intent that, in the event Council enacts legislation revising or curtailing the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), any such legislation will provide all City employees who are eligible to enroll in the DROP by virtue of their age and years of service with a "window of opportunity" to enroll before any changes affecting their eligibility take effect; encouraging those employees who have submitted a Preliminary Application to enroll in the DROP but have not yet finalized their application to reconsider their decision carefully in light of Council's commitment to provide them with an opportunity to apply and enroll in the DROP at a future date; and requesting the Board of Pensions to advise DROP-eligible employees of Council's intention.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Expressing Council's intent that, in the event Council enacts legislation revising or curtailing the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), any such legislation will provide all City employees who are eligible to enroll in the DROP by virtue of their age and years of service with a "window of opportunity" to enroll before any changes affecting their eligibility take effect; encouraging those employees who have submitted a Preliminary Application to enroll in the DROP but have not yet finalized their application to reconsider their decision carefully in light of Council's commitment to provide them with an opportunity to apply and enroll in the DROP at a future date; and requesting the Board of Pensions to advise DROP-eligible employees of Council's intention.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Expressing Council's intent that, in the event Council enacts legislation revising or curtailing the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP"), any such legislation will provide all City employees who are eligible to enroll in the DROP by virtue of their age and years of service with a "window of opportunity" to enroll before any changes affecting their eligibility take effect; encouraging those employees who have submitted a Preliminary Application to enroll in the DROP but have not yet finalized their application to reconsider their decision carefully in light of Council's commitment to provide them with an opportunity to apply and enroll in the DROP at a future date; and requesting the Board of Pensions to advise DROP-eligible employees of Council's intention.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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-fourth, Twenty-seventh and Forty-sixth 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.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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-seventh Ward 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.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Congratulating Walter Smith for his 50 years of service with the Union League of Philadelphia.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at 128 North Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way on the west side of North Broad Street between Arch and Race Streets, the east side of North Carlisle Street between Cherry and Race Streets, and the south side of Cherry Street between North Carlisle and Burns Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Streets Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the grant to the City of a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes extending through a portion of property located at the northwest corner of Thirteenth Street and Arch Street and authorizing the plotting upon City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing Brandywine Realty Trust, 555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 100, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 19087, to legalize various existing sidewalk encroachments located on the east footway of Juniper Street between Sansom Street and Drury Street, the south footway of Drury Street at the intersection of Juniper Street, and the north footway of Sansom Street at the intersection of Juniper Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on portions of various City Plans, within the vicinity of the Delaware Expressway (I-95) from the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) to the Philadelphia - Bucks County Line by placing on the City Plan, striking from the City Plan, relocating, and revising portions of the Delaware Expressway, its right-of-way, interchanges, and ramp connections and placing on the City Plan, striking from the City Plan, vacating, abandoning, relocating, and revising the lines and grades of intersecting and adjacent streets, roads, avenues, and rights-of-way affected thereby, all in order to conform with the lines and conditions established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as permissible locations the sidewalk of the east side of S.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia (the "City"), to enter into a license agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") pursuant to which PAID will operate certain programs at the Scanlon Ice Rink, the Laura Sims Skatehouse at Cobbs Creek, the rink at the Simons Recreation and Teen Access Center, the Rizzo Ice Rink and the Tarken Ice Rink, by entering into a long term sublicense agreement with the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation (the "Foundation") for such operation, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving the thirty-eighth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the thirtieth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twenty-seventh amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately fifteen (15) properties for residential, institutional and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.