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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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May 27, 2009

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May 26, 2009

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May 21, 2009

Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090463

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the City’s applications for federal and Commonwealth grants, including programs for community development, housing, emergency shelter, people with AIDS, and preventing or eliminating blight.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Director of Housing, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program; and for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant; and to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; authorizing the Director of Housing and Director of Commerce to file applications to obtain other grants from the Commonwealth; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Director of Housing and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to accept the grants; all under certain terms and...

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090462

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill approving the City's Substantial Amendment to the Year 34 Consolidated Plan (FY 2009) and application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for $14,046,629 in additional Community Development Block Grant funding for economic development and housing activities pursuant to funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090461

This communication transmits a proposed bill concerning a conservation declaration for a tidal wetland within Bartram’s Garden, a park and botanical garden at 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Conservation with the Philadelphia County Recorder of Deeds on that certain deed conveying a parcel of land to the City of Philadelphia dated June 17, 1897 and recorded on June 18, 1897 in deed book WMG, Number 192, Page 155, for conservation of a tidal wetland located within Bartram's Garden, a park and botanical garden located at 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of Fairmount Park.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090460

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill authorizing Adam Ritter, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 2201 Christian Street, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090459

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development all or part of a certain irregularly shaped parcel of land and any improvements thereon situate in an area generally located south of Pattison Avenue and east of I-95, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090458

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement to lease to the Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia a certain parcel of land and improvements located at 328 W. Coulter Street, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090457

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey certain tracts of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 1402-1412 West Erie Avenue, located on the south side of West Erie Avenue, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for nominal consideration, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090456

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning an amendment to a 1993 lease between the City and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Executive Director of Fairmount Park Commission, the Recreation Commissioner, the Public Property Commissioner, and the Director of Commerce to execute an amendment to the lease dated November 1, 1993, between the City and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), authorized by Bill Number 505 of 1993, and under which PAID entered into a sublease with the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc. (the "Trust"), under which, in turn, from time to time, the Trust has entered into sub-subleases with third parties who have restored historic houses and other properties in Fairmount Park in exchange for long-term leases, under certain provisions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of Fairmount Park.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090455

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the City’s transfer of land and existing improvements at 2216–2240 North 9th Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to certain parcels of land, with the improvements thereon, located at 2216-2240 North 9th Street, located on the west side of North 9th Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2009-05-21
COMMUNICATION 090454

This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would allow the Philadelphia Streets Department to designate certain sidewalks where bicycle riding would be permitted.

Transmitting a bill amending Chapters 10-611 and 12-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Sidewalk Behavior" and "Bicycle Regulations and Penalties," to authorize the Department of Streets to designate sidewalks on which bicycle riding is permissible, providing for penalties, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2009-05-21
Resolution 090453

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of six City-owned properties in the Sixteenth and Thirty-second Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

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 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.

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Council Action2009-05-21
Resolution 090453

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of six City-owned properties in the Sixteenth and Thirty-second Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

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 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.

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Council Action2009-05-21
Resolution 090452

The adopted resolution acknowledges and honors the Urban Industry Initiative and the 1,300 manufacturing companies that have remained in Philadelphia.

Acknowledging and honoring the Urban Industry Initiative and the 1,300 manufacturing companies that have remained in Philadelphia and significantly contribute to the growth of our local economy and the development of the City.

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