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 November 18, 2010 meeting.
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Showing 55-72 of 156 actions from November 18, 2010
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to convey all or part of a City-owned parcel and any improvements at the southwest corner of North Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Race Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
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 parcel of land and any improvements located on the southwest corner of North Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Race Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to sell the City’s interest in 14 listed properties, including lots and buildings, at fair market value.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to convey 413 Mercy Street, 432 Sigel Street, 518 Pierce Street, 538 Dudley Street, 2038 East Susquehanna Avenue, 2045 East Fletcher Street, 2074 E. York Street, 2129 East Susquehanna Avenue, 2317 Coral Street, 2327 South Franklin Street, 2427 Frankford Avenue, 2431 Coral Street, 2548 Coral Street, and 2624 Collins Street, for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax rules to extend a special tax credit for businesses that create new jobs in 2012 and 2013.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by extending the "Special Tax Credit Opportunity for Job Creation," under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to sell 10 City-owned properties at listed addresses, including properties on North 55th, 58th, 60th, 61st, 62nd, and 63rd Streets and Lansdowne Avenue.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to convey 100 N. 55th Street, 104 N. 58th Street, 253 N. 60th Street, 301 N. 60th Street, 339 N. 62nd Street, 355 N. 62nd Street, 414 N. 61st Street, 417 N. 62nd Street, 545 N. 63rd Street, and 5500 Lansdowne Avenue, for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to accept easements from the Scattergood Foundation on portions of its land where Friends Hospital is located.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from Scattergood Foundation easements in portions of land owned by Scattergood Foundation and upon which Friends Hospital is located, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Eighth Street, Somerset Street, Seventh Street, and Lehigh Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Eighth Street, Somerset Street, Seventh Street, and Lehigh Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure authorizes Philadelphia to enter into a multi-year agreement with Pennsylvania to add certain City and School District taxes to the state’s E-Tides online system for electronic filing and payment.
Authorizing the City to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of years for the Commonwealth to add City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's on-line system for the electronic filing and payment of taxes, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to accept full or partial ownership of property from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia or its successors.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ("CHOP") or its successors or assigns, fee simple title or a lesser property interest in any portion of the real estate owned by CHOP and located south of the South Street Bridge, east of the Schuylkill River, west of railroad tracks owned and operated by CSX Transportation, Inc., and north of a railroad bridge owned and operated by CSX Transportation, Inc., under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to sell the City’s fee-simple ownership of 20 listed properties, including land and some buildings, for fair market value.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to convey 741 S. Chadwick Street, 745 S. Chadwick Street, 1129 South Sydenham Street, 1314 South Bancroft Street, 1315 South Colorado Street, 1321 S. Bancroft Street, 1411 S. Colorado Street, 1429 S. Bouvier Street, 1502 Ellsworth Street, 1534 S. Opal Street, 1620 Reed Street, 1624 Fitzwater Street, 1626 Fitzwater Street, 1712 Dickinson Street, 2013 Kimball Street, 2102 Carpenter Street, 2106 Carpenter Street, 2116 Carpenter Street, 2138 Carpenter Street, and 2236 Kimball Street for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to accept easements or other rights from CSX Transportation for an at-grade crossing on Race Street, an at-grade crossing on Locust Street, and an aerial pedestrian crossing near Spruce and 26th Streets.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to accept from CSX Transportation, Inc. an easement for an at-grade crossing on Race Street between 23rd Street and the Schuylkill River, an easement for an at-grade crossing on Locust Street between 25th Street and the Schuylkill River and for an aerial easement in the vicinity of Spruce and 26th Streets, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to sign and record restrictions on a portion of Pennypack Park on the Delaware for the benefit of the United States.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to execute and record a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions against a portion of Pennypack Park on the Delaware, in favor of the United States, to protect bald eagles and other rare, endangered, or threatened birds, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes a $488,197 transfer for Fiscal Year 2011 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund’s Department of Revenue.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $1,260,844 in Fiscal Year 2011 federal stimulus funding within the City’s Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants - Federal Stimulus Funding to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance declares that Philadelphia’s Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority may issue up to $315 million in revenue bonds to help finance Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and its foundation’s planned projects, primarily at the campus at 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with such institutions in constructing a new, 5-story ambulatory care center and making certain other capital improvements to such institutions' buildings and facilities primarily at their campus located at 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City street plan in the area around Fifth, Florist, Seventh, and Race Streets.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Fifth Street from Race Street to Vine Street, reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes within the lines of Fifth Street being stricken, relocating the lines and reducing the width of Florist Street from Third Street to Fourth Street, placing on the City Plan Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street, and striking from the City Plan the northerly twenty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Franklin Street to Eighth Street, authorizing the conveyance of the City-owned portion of the bed of Fifth Street being stricken to the Delaware River Port Authority, and authorizing the opening of the northerly forty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Sixth Street to Franklin Street and the opening of Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City street plan in the area around Fifth, Florist, Seventh, and Race Streets.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Fifth Street from Race Street to Vine Street, reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes within the lines of Fifth Street being stricken, relocating the lines and reducing the width of Florist Street from Third Street to Fourth Street, placing on the City Plan Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street, and striking from the City Plan the northerly twenty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Franklin Street to Eighth Street, authorizing the conveyance of the City-owned portion of the bed of Fifth Street being stricken to the Delaware River Port Authority, and authorizing the opening of the northerly forty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Sixth Street to Franklin Street and the opening of Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City street plan in the area around Fifth, Florist, Seventh, and Race Streets.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Fifth Street from Race Street to Vine Street, reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes within the lines of Fifth Street being stricken, relocating the lines and reducing the width of Florist Street from Third Street to Fourth Street, placing on the City Plan Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street, and striking from the City Plan the northerly twenty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Franklin Street to Eighth Street, authorizing the conveyance of the City-owned portion of the bed of Fifth Street being stricken to the Delaware River Port Authority, and authorizing the opening of the northerly forty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Sixth Street to Franklin Street and the opening of Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes two-way traffic on Spruce Street between 38th Parallel Place and 2nd Street.
Establishing a two-way regulation on Spruce Street, from 38th Parallel Place to 2nd Street.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.