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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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September 18, 2008

Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080705

This communication transmits a proposed bill that would amend a 2004 ordinance concerning revisions to City Plan lines and grades near Fairhill Street and Annsbury Street.

Transmitting a bill amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040569) approved July 1, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 205 in the vicinity of Fairhill Street and Annsbury Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080704

This communication transmitted a proposed bill to extend the deadline for complying with conditions in a 2006 ordinance concerning the planned placement of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue on the City Plan.

Transmitting a bill amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 060730) approved November 16, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 278 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Hellerman Street to Magee Avenue and by placing Magee Avenue from Delaware Avenue to New State Road, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue being placed under authority of this Ordinance and also the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of a portion of the bed of Delaware Avenue between Levick Street and Hellerman Street not previously opened", by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080703

This communication, placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning a revision to the City Plan.

Transmitting a bill authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 34-S and 41-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Packer Avenue from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to the Pierhead Line of the Delaware River and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right of way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of Packer Avenue being stricken from the City Plan, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080702

This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development’s possible transfer of property near Sixty-First Street and Eastwick Avenue to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and PAID, to convey fee simple title to a certain property located in the vicinity of Sixty-First Street and Eastwick Avenue to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, for a total consideration of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080701

This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend the City Code’s business license rules for food service establishments.

Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending Section 19-2602 thereof, entitled "Licenses," to add a new subsection requiring licensees operating a food service establishment to cooperate in the reporting and investigation of violent crimes in or near the establishment, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080700

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080080-A, 080249, 080250 and 080466, which were passed by Council on July 15, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on August 4, 2008.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080699

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080494 and 080526, which were passed by Council on June 19, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on June 27, 2008.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080698

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080031, 080077, 080425, 080426, 080427, 080428, 080429, 080430, 080431, 080432, 080434, 080436, 080437, 080467, 080469, 080487, 080488, 080489, 080491, 080492, 080493, 080496, 080497, 080498-A, 080500, 080501, 080502, 080503, 080504, 080523, 080525, 080540 and 080541, which were passed by Council on June 19, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on July 2, 2008.

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Council Action2008-09-18
COMMUNICATION 080697

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080169, 080424-A and 080486, which were passed by Council on June 19, 2008, were signed by the Mayor on August 4, 2008.

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080696

Adopted, this resolution recognizes, honors, and celebrates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish settlers in America on October 1, 1608.

Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 400th Anniversary Of The First Polish Settlers In America, Who Arrived On October 1, 1608.

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080696

Adopted, this resolution recognizes, honors, and celebrates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish settlers in America on October 1, 1608.

Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 400th Anniversary Of The First Polish Settlers In America, Who Arrived On October 1, 1608.

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080695

City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating September 2008 as Deaf History and Awareness Month.

Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating September of 2008 As Deaf History and Awareness Month.

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080695

City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating September 2008 as Deaf History and Awareness Month.

Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating September of 2008 As Deaf History and Awareness Month.

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080694

The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Public Safety and Technology and Information Systems committees to hold joint public hearings about the July 22, 2008 failure of Philadelphia’s 800 MHz digital radio system.

Authorizing a Joint Hearing for both City Council's Committee on Public Safety and City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Systems to hold public hearings to: investigate and determine the cause of the failure of the City of Philadelphia's 62 million dollar 800 Megahertz Digital Radio System (MDRS) which occurred at 9:30 PM on Tuesday July, 22, 2008; to receive communication and instruction from the City Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia on the status of the City's legal remedies against Motorola Corporation as a result of this latest failure; to hear the Managing Director's conclusions as to the cause of these failures and her recommendations, and timeline, to correct these failures, and to identify whether or not additional funds need to be budgeted to finally solve this serious breech of public safety, 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 ext...

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080693

This adopted resolution reminds Philadelphia residents that September is MRSA Awareness Month in the city.

Reminding Philadelphians That The Month Of September Is MRSA Awareness Month In The City Of Philadelphia And Urging Parents, Students, And Teachers To Be Vigilant Of The Signs And Symptoms Of This Deadly Disease

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080693

This adopted resolution reminds Philadelphia residents that September is MRSA Awareness Month in the city.

Reminding Philadelphians That The Month Of September Is MRSA Awareness Month In The City Of Philadelphia And Urging Parents, Students, And Teachers To Be Vigilant Of The Signs And Symptoms Of This Deadly Disease

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Council Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080692

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in the 25th and 31st Wards 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 Twenty-fifth, and Thirty-first 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 Action2008-09-18
Resolution 080692

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in the 25th and 31st Wards 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 Twenty-fifth, and Thirty-first 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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