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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 May 22, 2014 meeting.

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Showing 19-26 of 26 actions from May 22, 2014

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140484

The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire all or part of the parcel at 2100-06 Cecil B.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire all or part of a parcel of land from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, with any improvements thereon, located at 2100-06 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140483

The enacted ordinance authorizes changing the City plan and vacating a variable-width portion of the south sidewalk area on Vine Street between Seventeenth Street and about 304 feet east.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a variable width portion of the southerly footway area of Vine Street from Seventeenth Street to a point approximately three-hundred four feet eastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140482

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan for former Hamilton Street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets.

Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 63 of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and gas main purposes, over former Hamilton Street, between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street, and creating a right-of-way solely for gas main purposes on a portion of former Hamilton Street, between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street, subject to conditions precedent, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140481

This enacted measure authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer the City-owned parcel at 669 Hutchinson Street, including any buildings or improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for later conveyance.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, a parcel of land generally situate at 669 Hutchinson Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140383

This enacted bill authorizes $23.875 million to be transferred for Fiscal Year 2014 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Streets, the Department of Public Property and the Law Department.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140144-A

The enacted measure adopts a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2015 through 2020.

To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2015-2020 inclusive.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140145-A

This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2015 Capital Budget, totaling $3,039,387,000.

To adopt a Fiscal 2015 Capital Budget.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Unanimous2014-05-22
Bill 140140

This enacted ordinance lowers Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rate by 0.5 percentage points for eligible low-income residents and nonresidents, and allows them to seek refunds for excess taxes paid.

Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing the rate or rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, directing the Revenue Department to develop procedures and forms whereby eligible taxpayers can obtain such refunds, and requiring employers to provide refund forms to employees; all under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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