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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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November 30, 2007

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November 29, 2007

Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071106

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the acquisition, design, construction, equipping, and leasing of a youth center at 91 North 48th Street by the City and the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Transmitting a bill 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 t...

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071105

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

Transmitting a resolution appointing a new member to the Board of Ethics; namely, Damon Jones, term to expire November 16, 2008.

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071104

This communication, which was placed on file, transmits a proposed bill concerning changes to the City Plan along Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Tasker Street.

Transmitting a bill authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 12-S, 19-S, 71, 238 and 308 by revising the curblines and grades of Christopher Columbus Boulevard from a point approximately nine-hundred feet south of Spruce Street to a point approximately one-thousand two-hundred feet south of Tasker Street, by revising the curblines and grades of Tasker Street from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to a point approximately two-hundred fifty feet westwardly therefrom, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Tasker Street from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to a dead end approximately seven-hundred ten feet eastwardly therefrom , by reserving and placing on City Plan a right of way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of Tasker Street being stricken from the City Plan by authority of this Ordinance, by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right of way for...

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071103

This communication transmitted a proposed bill and ordinance concerning the Philadelphia Municipal Authority’s potential acquisition, construction, operation, ownership, or leasing of property and facilities at 91 North 48th Street for a secure residential detention facility for Philadelphia juveniles, with educational, health, and social services.

Transmitting a bill 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...

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071102

This communication reports that the mayor returned unsigned proposed bills concerning all-way stop signs at Avalon Street and Outlook Street and at Avalon Street and Lavender Street.

November 29, 2007 To The President And Members Of The City Council Of Philadelphia: I am herewith returning to you, unsigned Bill Number 070543 and Bill Number 070544, which authorize the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersections of Avalon and Outlook Streets and Avalon and Lavender Streets. The Streets Department is required to comply with the PennDot regulations that, in turn, adopt the Federal Highway Administration's regulations on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The Federal and State criteria require that an all-way stop control be warranted by an engineering study of traffic conditions which include information comprised from police accident records, traffic volumes, speed and sight distance. The Streets Department engineering study conducted regarding the two above-metntioned intersections concluded that the present day conditions at these locations do not satisfy articulated criteria to warrant installation of all-way stop controls. As such, the St...

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071101

This communication, placed on file, concerns the return of Bill No.

November 29, 2007 To The President and the Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: I am returning herewith as requested by your Resolution adopted November 29, 2007, Bill No. 070539, entitled "An Ordinance amending Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Commercial Establishments or Residential Blockfaces,' to extend the scope of he ordinance to include certain establishments located on corner lots, to require certain establishments to display a poster indicating that the establishment is subject to the terms of this Ordinance and to increase the penalties for violations of the ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions" for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. Respectfully submitted, John F. Street

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071100

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 060689, 070437-A, 070513, 070559, 070673, 070680, 070682, 070683, 070685, 070686, 070689, 070690, 070694, 070701, 070702, 070703, 070789, 070790, 070792, 070817, 070818, 070822, 070823, 070824, 070826, 070866, 070867, 070868, 070871, 070872, 070877 and 070879, which were passed by Council on November 15, 2007, were signed by the Mayor on November 29, 2007.

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Council Action2007-11-29
COMMUNICATION 071099

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 070674-A, which was passed by Council on November 15, 2007, was signed by the Mayor on November 16, 2007.

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Council Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071098

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

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 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-ninth 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 Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071098

The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

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 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-ninth 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 Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071097

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Fourth and Thirty-eighth 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 Fourth and Thirty-eighth 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 Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071097

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Fourth and Thirty-eighth 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 Fourth and Thirty-eighth 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 Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071096

The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 34th and 52nd 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 Thirty-fourth and Fifty-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 Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071096

The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 34th and 52nd 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 Thirty-fourth and Fifty-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 Action2007-11-29
Resolution 071095

This adopted resolution calls on the City Controller to audit each year the affairs of all “quasi-public” agencies the Controller has authority to audit.

Calling upon the City Controller to audit annually the affairs of certain "quasi-public" agencies.

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