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 October 28, 2010 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 28 actions from October 28, 2010
This communication transmits a proposed bill concerning the Franklin Town Project in the Center City Redevelopment Area near Spring Garden and Twenty-first streets.
Transmitting a bill approving the first amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Center City Redevelopment Area, Franklin Town Project, being the area beginning in the vicinity of Spring Garden and Twenty-first streets, which provides, inter alia, for amending the land use map and regulations to add religious institutional as a permitted use, modifying the regulations to exclude certain portions of the project area from building setbacks and adjusting height limitations, and for amending the regulations by adding provisions related to gates, fences and walls within certain portions of the project area, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of the Redevelopment Authority.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing Mt. Airy USA (MAUSA) to install, and the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (MABID) to own and maintain, four benches on the east and west footway of Germantown Avenue, from Mt. Airy Avenue to East Phil-Ellena Street, and two benches on the south footway of the unit block of West Mt. Pleasant Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning Mike Scotese, owner of Grey Lodge Pub, and a possible open-air sidewalk café at 6235 Frankford Avenue.
Transmitting a bill authorizing Mike Scotese, Owner of Grey Lodge Pub, to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 6235 Frankford Avenue, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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Transmitting bill authorizing Rameshchandra Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Sixteenth Street and Chestnut Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the northwest corner of Sixteenth Street and Chestnut Street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing BIBA UC LLC / dba BIBA Wine Bar, 3131 Walnut Street, Suite 1A, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, to legalize various existing encroachments and to construct, own and maintain additional encroachments in the right-of-way located on the north footway of Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would allow Fabio Scarpelli, owner of La Golosa, Inc., to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 806 South Sixth Street, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Transmitting a bill authorizing Fabio Scarpelli, Owner of La Golosa, Inc., to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 806 South Sixth Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning CM123, LLC, doing business as The Wishing Well, and an open-air sidewalk café at 767 South Ninth Street.
Transmitting a bill authorizing CM123, LLC t/a The Wishing Well to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 767 South Ninth Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning Frank Borda, owner of Francoluigi's Restaurant.
Transmitting a bill authorizing Frank Borda, Owner of Francoluigi's Restaurant, to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1549 South Thirteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Grants Revenue Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Finance.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Finance.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Finance.
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This communication, which was placed on file, concerns a proposed resolution involving the redevelopment and urban renewal of eight parcels in the Mantua Urban Renewal Area.
Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283 & 284 and also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 277 as 3869-3871 Melon street, for Parcel No. 278 as 3920 Melon street, for Parcel No. 279 as 3846-3850 Mount Vernon street, for Parcel No. 280 as 3728 Wallace street, for Parcel No. 281 as 673 North Thirty-seventh street, for Parcel No. 282 as 620-622 North Thirty-eighth street, for Parcel No. 283 as 632-634 North Thirty-ninth street and for Parcel No. 284 as 3849-3855 Melon street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with WPRE II, L.P. to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement, accompanied by an ...
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October 27, 2010 To The President and Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: Pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission regarding the followings Bills: Bill No. 100498 Bill No. 100546 Bill No. 100552 Bill No. 100656 Respectfully, Michael A. Nutter Mayor
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The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to issue general obligation bonds to refinance certain outstanding city bonds.
Authorizing the issuance of one or more series of general obligation bonds to provide funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the City of Philadelphia; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell the bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the purposes for which the proceeds of the bonds will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Ashwin Patel, who operates a newsstand at the southwest corner of Chestnut and Tenth Streets, to install and maintain conduits under and across the street corner to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Authorizing Ashwin Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Chestnut Street and Tenth Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of Chestnut Street and Tenth Street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia at Ten Independence Mall West to construct, own, and maintain 13 bollards in the public right-of-way along the west footway of Independence Mall West near its 6th Street entry.
Authorizing the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, located at Ten Independence Mall West, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way adjacent to the Federal Reserve Bank building on the 6th Street Entry, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Thomas and Arlene Leschak, owners of Epicure Café, to build and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3479 Bowman Street, also known as 3401 Conrad Street.
Authorizing Thomas and Arlene Leschak, owners of Epicure Café, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3479 Bowman Street, aka 3401 Conrad Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s rules for city depositories to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit city funds in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., under specified terms and conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, under certain terms and conditions.
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