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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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Unanimous actions actions from the October 20, 2011 meeting.

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Showing 55-63 of 63 actions from October 20, 2011

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110608

This enacted ordinance authorizes Milk & Honey LLC to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4435 Baltimore Avenue, with four tables and 12 seats extending onto the sidewalks of Baltimore Avenue and South 45th Street.

Authorizing Milk & Honey LLC to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4435 Baltimore Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110566

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan affecting Pennsylvania Avenue and Shamokin Street between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, and relocating the curblines of Shamokin Street, from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street, thereby increasing the cartway width of said Shamokin Street, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110560

This enacted bill revises the list of banks and financial institutions where Philadelphia may deposit City funds.

Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by revising the list of City depositories because of non-compliance with certain provisions of that Chapter, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110555

This enacted ordinance extended the deadline for meeting the conditions of a 2009 ordinance involving the planned layout and opening of portions of Fourth Street and Westmoreland Street.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090442) approved June 26, 2009, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 157 by placing on the City Plan Fourth Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street, east of Lawrence Street, and Westmoreland Street from Lawrence Street to Fourth Street, partly within the lines of an existing pedestrian walkway, and authorizing the opening of the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street extending through property owned by the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of Fourth Street and the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street not owned by the City," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110550

This enacted ordinance amended a 2009 ordinance involving the vacation of portions of Forty-seventh Street and Aspen Street and the reservation of related rights-of-way.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090120) approved April 15, 2009, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 107 and 130 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Forty-seventh Street from Fairmount Avenue to Brown Street; striking from the City Plan and vacating Aspen Street from Forty-seventh Street to Markoe Street; and reserving on the City Plan, and authorizing City acceptance of, rights-of-way for various purposes within the lines of Forty-seventh Street and Aspen Street being stricken; all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110518-A

The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Procurement Commissioner to enter into a lease and related agreements with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority for cogeneration equipment at the Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant.

Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease and related agreements with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for use by the City of certain cogeneration facilities to be located at the Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant, 3899 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110499

This enacted ordinance authorizes Chinta Shah, who operates the newsstand at 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, to install and maintain underground conduits across the street corner to provide electrical and telephone service.

Authorizing Chinta Shah, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southeast corner of 18th Street and JFK Boulevard for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110293

This enacted ordinance ended weekday morning “no stopping” restrictions on the south side of Chestnut Street between 31st Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway.

Revising parking restrictions on Chestnut Street, south side, between 31st Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2011-10-20
Bill 110130

The pocket-vetoed bill would have created a real estate tax credit for owners of residential condominiums, cooperatives, and planned community units who paid for refuse, recycling, or bulk-item collection because they did not receive those City services at no cost.

Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide a credit against the tax for owners of condominiums and cooperatives and planned community units who do not receive regular City refuse, recycling and bulk item collection services; all under certain terms and conditions.

ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass

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