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 March 31, 2011 meeting.
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Showing 1-8 of 8 actions from March 31, 2011
The lapsed bill would have added a Philadelphia Code chapter addressing blighted properties, including unsafe, abandoned, tax-delinquent, or poorly maintained buildings and lots.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization," providing remedies for the remediation of neighborhood blight as authorized by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill amending Section 19-1705 of The Philadelphia Code to increase the amount of interest and penalty on any unpaid money or claim collectible by the Department of Revenue that may be waived by the Revenue Commissioner, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Revenue Commissioner.
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Adopted Resolution No.
Further amending Resolution No. 080001, as amended, which provides Rules for the Government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, by creating a suspension calendar for bills and resolutions for which no immediate action is sought, and making conforming amendments, including a clarification that public comment will not be received on bills and resolutions on the suspension calendar.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of 2053 East Letterly 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 Thirty-first 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.
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This adopted resolution urges the Free Library of Philadelphia to reconsider its proposed “floating collections” policy, which would allow materials to move among branches without first returning them to their original library.
Urging the Free Library of Philadelphia to reconsider its proposed policy on "floating collections," in order to ensure the preservation and continuing enhancement of the unique and historical collections of local neighborhood libraries.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 4456 Germantown Avenue, a City-owned property, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Thirteenth 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.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating the week of April 10, 2011, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming the Week of April 10, 2011 as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week."
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The enacted ordinance sets rules for how Philadelphia city agencies and private employers with 10 or more city employees may screen job applicants’ criminal records.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-3000, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to establish provisions and requirements for the screening of criminal records by certain employers within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
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