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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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March 8, 2007

Council Action2007-03-08
COMMUNICATION 070182

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

Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 060849, 060852, 060894, 060929, 060930, 060931, 060932, 060933, 060935, 060937, 060938, 060941, 060960 and 070045, which were passed by Council on February 22, 2007, were signed by the Mayor on March 7, 2007.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070181

This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks Dr.

Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr. John J. Mulhern, For His Fifteen Years of Extraordinary Commitment In Training Leaders For All Levels Of Public Service At The University Of Pennsylvania Fels Institute Of Government.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070181

This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks Dr.

Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr. John J. Mulhern, For His Fifteen Years of Extraordinary Commitment In Training Leaders For All Levels Of Public Service At The University Of Pennsylvania Fels Institute Of Government.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070180

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to hold hearings about disabled veterans living in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, especially veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/ or handicapped veterans, especially Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, are living in the Delaware Valley, and Philadelphia in particular; to identify and determine how best to assist these veterans in the receipt of needed medical and/or rehabilitative care; and to further determine ways that we can help the disabled war veteran get back into the mainstream of society; and determine whether or not these disabled veterans would seek to have the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility in the Delaware Valley as a means to facilitate the rapid recovery of our service disabled veterans.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070179

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about the progress of SEPTA’s Market Elevated Reconstruction Project.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings to investigate and determine the progress of the Market Elevated Reconstruction Project and to further investigate and determine whether SEPTA cannot do more to alleviate the displacement and financial desolation suffered by many of the small business owners and residents who are directly impacted by this project and the Philadelphia Community at large; and to investigate and determine what SEPTA has done, as a neighbor for the neighborhoods adjacent to this project and to determine why SEPTA cannot be more responsive to the complaints of this Community and the larger Philadelphia Community during the course of this reconstruction project.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070178

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to send its findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators Arlen Specter and Robert Casey Jr.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to forward it's findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr., for their use and application in addressing the pressing need in the Delaware Valley for a certified rehabilitation medical facility.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070178

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to send its findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators Arlen Specter and Robert Casey Jr.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to forward it's findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr., for their use and application in addressing the pressing need in the Delaware Valley for a certified rehabilitation medical facility.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070177

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to urge Pennsylvania’s U.S.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to urge Pennsylvania's Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr. to call upon the United State Senate's Committee On Veteran's Affairs to immediately hold hearings in Philadelphia to address the gross injustices and indignities suffered by the disabled veterans of the Delaware Valley; and to investigate and determine the feasibility of having the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility that would be certified by the United States Congress as the regional rehabilitation provider in the Delaware Valley.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070176

The adopted resolution urges Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to enact House Bill 118, which would lower Philadelphia’s mandatory school age from eight to six.

Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No. 118 which lowers the mandatory school age in Philadelphia from eight (8) to six (6).

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070176

The adopted resolution urges Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to enact House Bill 118, which would lower Philadelphia’s mandatory school age from eight to six.

Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No. 118 which lowers the mandatory school age in Philadelphia from eight (8) to six (6).

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070175

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her appointment as chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.

Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070175

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her appointment as chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.

Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070174

This adopted resolution calls for City Council hearings on Philadelphia’s Art in City Hall and 1% for Art programs.

Calling for Hearings on the Art in City Hall and the 1% for Art Programs to Explore how these Programs can be Made to Better Serve the Citizens of Philadelphia.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070174

This adopted resolution calls for City Council hearings on Philadelphia’s Art in City Hall and 1% for Art programs.

Calling for Hearings on the Art in City Hall and the 1% for Art Programs to Explore how these Programs can be Made to Better Serve the Citizens of Philadelphia.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070173

This adopted resolution urges President Bush and the U.S.

Urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to Take Immediate and Decisive Action to Remediate the Poor Living Conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other Military Hospitals.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070173

This adopted resolution urges President Bush and the U.S.

Urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to Take Immediate and Decisive Action to Remediate the Poor Living Conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other Military Hospitals.

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Council Action2007-03-08
Resolution 070113

City Council adopted a resolution to submit a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters on an election date set by ordinance.

Submitting to the electors of the City, on an election date to be designated by ordinance, an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the location of licensed gaming facilities within the City, as proposed by a petition filed with the Council.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING

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Council Action2007-03-08
Bill 070078

This enacted ordinance establishes two-way traffic on Oxford Street between Broad Street and 13th Street, allowing vehicles to travel eastbound and westbound.

Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Oxford Street between Broad Street and 13th Street.

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