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 April 19, 2012 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 45 actions from April 19, 2012
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer the City-owned property at 3707 Brandywine Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring April 22–28, 2012, as Jamaica Week in Philadelphia to honor Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence and recognize the contributions of the Jamaican community.
Recognizing the week of April 22nd to April 28th as Jamaica Week in Philadelphia in honor of Jamaica's 50th Independence Anniversary.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring April 22–28, 2012, as Jamaica Week in Philadelphia to honor Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence and recognize the contributions of the Jamaican community.
Recognizing the week of April 22nd to April 28th as Jamaica Week in Philadelphia in honor of Jamaica's 50th Independence Anniversary.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted, this resolution calls on community leaders—including elected officials, ward leaders, block captains, and town watch leaders—to help the Philadelphia Fire Department educate residents about fire safety.
Calling on community leaders to assist the Philadelphia Fire Department by speaking with their neighbors about the importance of having working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, as well as assisting their communities to become informed about fire safety.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes the contributions of Philadelphia’s alternative and ethnic newspapers and the Philadelphia Multi-Cultural Media Network, including its new masthead, The Liberty City Press.
Recognizing the contributions of Philadelphia's alternative and ethnic newspapers and the strong support given them under the banner of the Philadelphia Multi-Cultural Media Network and its new masthead, The Liberty City Press.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution recognizes the contributions of Philadelphia’s alternative and ethnic newspapers and the Philadelphia Multi-Cultural Media Network, including its new masthead, The Liberty City Press.
Recognizing the contributions of Philadelphia's alternative and ethnic newspapers and the strong support given them under the banner of the Philadelphia Multi-Cultural Media Network and its new masthead, The Liberty City Press.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance continued the Mt.
Continuing the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District beyond its termination date, in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 6300 to 7631 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue and for which Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a final plan and report for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. to assess certain property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved final plan; all in accordance with the p...
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment changes the permitted location for a farmers’ market on the east side of South Broad Street.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by removing as a permissible location the sidewalk of the east side of South Broad Street between Porter and Ritner Streets and by adding the sidewalk of the east side of South Broad Street between Snyder and Jackson Streets as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended a 2008 ordinance concerning changes to the City Plan around Ridge Avenue, Calumet Street, and East River Road near Fairmount Park.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 080544) approved November 19, 2008, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 163 by relocating the southwesterly houseline and curbline of Ridge Avenue near Calumet Street; by relocating the northwesterly houseline and curbline of Calumet Street from Ridge Avenue to the Fairmount Park Line; by striking from the City Plan East River Road from Calumet Street northwestwardly to its terminus; and vacating the portions of said East River Road laying outside the lines of Fairmount Park; all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approved an amendment to Philadelphia’s Year 37 Consolidated Plan for fiscal year 2012 and authorized the City to apply to the U.S.
Approving a Substantial Amendment to the Year 37 Consolidated Plan (FY 2012) and application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for approximately $1,260,836 in Emergency Solutions Grant funding, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed certain residential properties with repeated, unresolved code, noise, litter, or related problems to be designated as nuisance properties.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code, to provide for the designation of certain properties as nuisance properties, the creation of a Problem Property Task Force to address such properties, and to further provide for penalties for, and remediation of, such nuisance properties, and for the eviction of tenants of such properties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Public Health and Human Services and Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless committees to examine how anti-poverty organizations and agencies, including the Mayor’s Office of Community Services, are working to reduce poverty in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the joint committees on Public Health and Human Services and Housing Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to examine the progress anti-poverty organizations and agencies such as the Mayor's Office of Community Services are making in the alleviation of poverty in the City of Philadelphia and, in furtherance of such investigation, authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution approves a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority redevelopment contract and disposition supplement for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the North Philadelphia Redevelopment Area, designated as Parcel No. 1 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 2652 North Orkney street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Katherine Sepulveda 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of 301 West Indiana Avenue and 1818 Frankford Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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.
City Council adopted a resolution approving a redevelopment contract and disposition supplement for 16 properties in the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 2212 North Eleventh street, 2247 North Twelfth street, 2226 North Camac street, 2242 North Camac street, 2250 North Camac street, 2317 North Camac street, 1200 West Dauphin street, 1215 West Dauphin street, 1220 West Dauphin street, 1227 West Dauphin street, 2336 North Fawn street, 1108 West Nevada street, 1213 West Susquehanna avenue, 1219 West Susquehanna avenue, 1221 West Susquehanna avenue and 1229 West Susquehanna avenue; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Philadelphia Housing Authority 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Property to hold public hearings about the status of Philadelphia’s franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Property to hold public hearings to review the status of the City's franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., particularly on the company's progress in making cable television service available across the City.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Procurement Commissioner to enter into a seven-year concession agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., doing business as Clear Channel Airports.
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a concession agreement for the development, operation and maintenance of an airport advertising program at Philadelphia International Airport; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Procurement Commissioner to enter into a seven-year concession agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., doing business as Clear Channel Airports.
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a concession agreement for the development, operation and maintenance of an airport advertising program at Philadelphia International Airport; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.