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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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Council actions

Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the December 16, 2010 meeting.

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Showing 1-13 of 13 actions from December 16, 2010

Unanimous2010-12-16
Resolution 100880

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Housing, Neighborhood Development, and Homelessness Committee to hold hearings on the effects of mass foreclosures involving rental properties owned by Landvest, LLP and related companies associated with Robert N.

Authorizing Council's committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and Homelessness to hold hearings on the consequences of mass foreclosure in the Kensington and Port Richmond neighborhoods of rental properties owned by Landvest, LLP and related companies associated with Robert N. Coyle, Sr.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2010-12-16
Bill 100876

This lapsed bill would have authorized the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement with the Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America, over litigation involving the City-owned property at 231-251 N.

Authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to include certain provisions, including the transfer of real estate, in a settlement agreement with the Cradle of Liberty Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America ("Boy Scouts") to resolve litigation relating to 231-251 N. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2010-12-16
Bill 100875

This lapsed bill would have added requirements for Philadelphia’s Police Advisory Board to publish annual reports with complaint totals, demographic information when known, and complaint outcomes.

Amending Chapter 21-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Police Advisory Board," by providing additional requirements for issuing annual reports and responding to complaints, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100868

The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of seven City-owned properties to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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 Twentieth and Thirty-second 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.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100867

The adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—1502 West Cumberland Street, 1837 Ginnodo Street, and 2624 North 18th Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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 Sixteenth and Forty-seventh 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.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100866

This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 2922 West Thompson Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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-ninth 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.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100865

This adopted resolution authorized City Council to seek ideas and proposals for using Philadelphia’s available natural resources as sources of alternative energy.

Authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to issue a request for ideas and proposals on how the City can best employ its available natural resources as sources of alternative energy for the benefit of the City's infrastructure, businesses, and residents.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100863

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring The Reinvestment Fund on its 25th anniversary.

Honoring The Reinvestment Fund on its 25th Anniversary.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100862

City Council adopted a resolution approving a redevelopment contract and disposition plan for Parcel No.

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 No. 276 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address for Parcel No. 276 as 504-506 North Thirty-ninth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with FDI Penn Rehab Properties, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100861

The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of three vacant City-owned properties—5500-02 Chester Avenue, 3931 Haverford Avenue, and 3832 Wallace Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

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 and Fifty-first 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.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100801

The resolution was adopted to confirm Sister Mary Scullion’s appointment to the Philadelphia Board of Ethics.

Confirming the appointment of Sister Mary Scullion as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2015.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100800

This adopted resolution confirms Sanjuanita Gonzalez’s appointment to the Philadelphia Board of Ethics.

Confirming the appointment of Sanjuanita Gonzalez as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2013.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2010-12-16
Resolution 100799

The adopted resolution confirms William H.

Confirming the appointment of William H. Brown III as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2014.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.