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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Meeting date
January 3, 2008
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City and the Philadelphia Municipal Authority to acquire, design, build, equip, and lease a youth center facility at 91 North 48th Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City and in cooperation with The Philadelphia Municipal Authority (the "Authority"), to undertake a project consisting of the acquisition, design, construction, equipping and leasing of a youth center facility (the "Project") at 91 North 48th Street (the "Property"); authorizing and approving: (i) the sale of the Property by the City to the Authority; (ii) the entering into, execution and delivery of a Lease of the Project from the Authority to the City; (iii) the issuance by the Authority of lease revenue bonds in one or more series, to pay the acquisition price and costs of the Project, and arrangement of interim financing in connection therewith; (iv) the provisions for establishment of credit enhancement, exchange agreements and swaps; (v) the assignment of the Lease by the Authority to a trustee; (vi) the obligation of the City to pay all obligations of the Authority incurred in connection with the issuance of the l...
SIGNED
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The enacted bill authorizes the Philadelphia Municipal Authority to acquire, build, operate, own, and lease the property and facilities at 91 North 48th Street for the New Youth Center Facility, a secure residential detention facility for Philadelphia juveniles that will provide educational, health, and social services.
Authorizing The Philadelphia Municipal Authority, incorporated pursuant to the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," P.L. 382, as amended (the "Act"), and an ordinance of Council, approved December 23, 1975, to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, to the City of Philadelphia or to others, the real property, facilities, equipment and the improvements thereon located at 91 North 48th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a secure residential detention facility providing educational, health and social services to juveniles in the City of Philadelphia and to be known as the New Youth Center Facility (the "Project"), and to exercise with respect to such Project all powers granted by the Act, subject to certain terms and conditions; and further, authorizing an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of The Philadelphia Municipal Authority to extend the term of its existence to the year 2054.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance amended a 2005 ordinance concerning the removal of Harlan, Stewart, and Nassau Streets from the City Plan between 21st and 22nd Streets, while reserving gas-main rights-of-way in parts of Stewart and Nassau Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 050516) approved June 29, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 120 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Harlan Street, Stewart Street, and Nassau Street, each from 21st Street to 22nd Street and by reserving and placing on City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the beds of Stewart Street and Nassau Street being stricken under authority of this Ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions", by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance adds inclusionary affordable housing requirements for development projects that build or rehabilitate 20 or more dwelling units in Philadelphia.
Amending Totle 7 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Housing Code," by adding a new Chapter establishing inclusionary affordable housing requirements, by requiring that certain developments, consisting of a certain number of dwelling units, provide a certain percentage of those units for affordable housing or provide other options for affordable housing, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The vetoed bill would have revised the City Plan to add a 15-foot-wide drainage right-of-way along the northwest side of Bustleton Avenue, from Scotchbrook Drive to a point about 671 feet northeast.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 361 and 367 by placing on the City Plan a fifteen feet wide right-of-way for drainage purposes adjacent to the northwesterly side of Bustleton Avenue and extending from Scotchbrook Drive to a point approximately six-hundred seventy-one feet northeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
VETOED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes LaSalle University to construct, own, and maintain an overhead pedestrian bridge across the 5600 block of East Wister Street, connecting its Main Campus with Germantown Hospital.
Authorizing LaSalle University to construct, own and maintain, an overhead pedestrian bridge crossing the 5600 block of E. Wister Street connecting the Main Campus with Germantown Hospital, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance extended the deadline for meeting the conditions tied to the 2002 authorization to vacate the legally open portions of Jackson Street between Pearson Street and Aubrey Street.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020430) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 312 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Jackson Street from Pearson Street to Aubrey Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
SIGNED
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The vetoed bill would have revised the City Plan to remove and vacate the western 32-foot-wide and variable-width portion of Island Avenue between Penrose Avenue and Escort Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 387 and 402 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the westerly thirty-two feet wide and variable width portion of Island Avenue from a point approximately nine-hundred one feet south of Penrose Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred two feet south of Escort Street and by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of the portion of Island Avenue being stricken from the City Plan by authority of this Ordinance.
VETOED
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The enacted ordinance prohibits displaying a noose, burning cross, or swastika in workplaces, public accommodations, public facilities, public property, or public rights-of-way when the display is intended to intimidate someone or incite violence.
Amending Chapter 10-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Ethnic Intimidation And Institutional Vandalism," by adding a section prohibiting the display of symbols of racial animus, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s rules for a rotational towing system.
Amending Bill No. 040595 (approved June 15, 2005), entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code ("Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions") by amending Section 9-605 ("Towing") to prohibit certain towing upon the establishment of a rotational towing system; to define the parameters of the rotational system; and to make certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions," to repeal the effective date provision of that ordinance; and amending Section 9-605 to revise the terms pursuant to which a rotational towing system may be established and towers may operate and provisions regarding the fees that towers may charge; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted bill reestablishes the Frankford Special Services District along Frankford Avenue and specified nearby side streets.
Reestablishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from Torresdale Avenue to Bridge Street and certain side streets including portions of Kensington Avenue, Foulkrod Street, Gillingham Street, Griscom Street, Margaret Street, Meadow Street, Orthodox Street, Paul Street, Pratt Street, Darrah Street, and Unity Street, to be known as the Frankford Special Services District ("District"); designating the Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia ("the Authority"), an Authority established pursuant to the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a final plan 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 the Authority...
SIGNED
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The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules to create a homestead exemption that would reduce the taxable assessed value of eligible owner-occupied homes, including certain condominium and cooperative units and qualifying portions of homes.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for a homestead exemption with respect to City real property tax, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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Meeting date
December 27, 2007
Meeting date
December 21, 2007
This enacted ordinance renamed the city’s tax-incentive chapter and established a Philadelphia Strategic Development Area in parts of the 35th Ward near Langdon Street, Godfrey Avenue, Summerdale Avenue, and Whitaker Avenue.
Amending Chapter 19-3200, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone and Economic Development District," by renaming said Chapter "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, And Strategic Development Area," to provide for the contingent exemption, abatement or credit of certain taxes within a specified geographic area, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted measure authorizes the Water Commissioner to enter an agreement with the owners of 4641 East Roosevelt Boulevard to grant the City a right-of-way along part of the Tacony Creek for drainage and sewer purposes.
Authorizing the Water Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with the owners of 4641 East Roosevelt Boulevard for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for drainage and sewer purposes through the property along the Tacony Creek from approximately 550 feet east of Whitaker Avenue to approximately 750 feet west of former "I" Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes the City to lease Belmont Mansion and related buildings, grounds, and facilities to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Executive Director of Fairmount Park, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a ground lease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, under which the City would lease Belmont Mansion and appurtenant buildings, grounds and facilities (collectively, the "Belmont Mansion Complex") to PAID and pursuant to which PAID would enter into a ground sublease with the American Women's Heritage Society, under which AWHS would occupy, operate, and help maintain the Belmont Mansion Complex and develop and operate a museum about the Underground Railroad, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill approved the Center City District’s 2008–2012 plan to provide business improvements and administrative services in Philadelphia’s central business district, including enhanced evening cleaning and expanded landscape maintenance.
Approving the plan, estimated costs and proposed method of assessment and charges of the Center City District for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the central business district of the City of Philadelphia for 2008-2012; and approving estimated costs for debt service through 2025; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the official city plan and vacate Reese Street between Kater Street and Bainbridge Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 97 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Reese Street from Kater Street to Bainbridge Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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