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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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Meeting date

February 8, 2007

Council Action2007-02-08
Resolution 070080

This adopted resolution declared February 25, 2007, “Firefighters Recognition Day” in Philadelphia.

Declaring February 25th, 2007 "Firefighters Recognition Day."

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Council Action2007-02-08
Resolution 070080

This adopted resolution declared February 25, 2007, “Firefighters Recognition Day” in Philadelphia.

Declaring February 25th, 2007 "Firefighters Recognition Day."

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Council Action2007-02-08
Resolution 070079

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on how Philadelphia could create a green roof initiative.

Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate how the City of Philadelphia could establish a green roof initiative including municipal buildings, affordable housing, and by way of grants for homeowners.

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Council Action2007-02-08
Bill 070021

This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $129.695 million through general-obligation bonds for capital projects, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.

Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day fo...

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Council Action2007-02-08
Bill 070019

This enacted bill authorized the City to move $5 million in Fiscal Year 2007 General Fund appropriations from employee benefits to the Department of Public Property.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to enable the purchase, installation and maintenance of additional public safety video surveillance cameras.

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Council Action2007-02-08
Bill 070018

This enacted bill approves moving $3.5 million in capital loan funds authorized in 2004 from the “Parks, Recreation and Museums” category to “Municipal Buildings.” It changes how the City may use those borrowed funds for capital purposes.

Approving the reallocation of a portion of capital loan funds borrowed pursuant to Bill No. 040328-A (approved September 30, 2004), under certain terms and conditions.

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Meeting date

February 6, 2007

Meeting date

February 5, 2007

Meeting date

February 1, 2007

Council Action2007-02-01
Bill 060853

This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a sublease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for premises at 2815 North 17th Street.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City and affiliated agencies premises located at 2815 North 17th Street, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2007-02-01
COMMUNICATION 070067

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning Philadelphia Gas Works revenue bonds.

Transmitting a bill constituting the Nineteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1975 (the "1975 General Ordinance"); authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to sell, either at public or private sale, Gas Works Revenue Bonds, Nineteenth Series (1975 General Ordinance), of the City of Philadelphia, in one or more subseries (the "Nineteenth Series Bonds") to be issued to pay the cost of refunding or redeeming all or a portion of certain outstanding Gas Works Revenue Bonds and other Project Costs, as hereinafter more particularly described, and authorizing the application of proceeds of the Nineteenth Series Bonds for such purposes; authorizing the City of Philadelphia to obtain credit enhancement for the Nineteenth Series Bonds; authorizing the City of Philadelphia to enter into swap agreements or exchange agreements with respect to the Nineteenth Series Bonds; determining the sufficiency of Projec...

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Council Action2007-02-01
COMMUNICATION 070066

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

Transmitting a bill authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 323 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southwesterly most 10 feet of Hegerman Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes and public utility purposes in the portion of former Hegerman Street being stricken and vacated under authority of this ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2007-02-01
COMMUNICATION 070065

This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning Philadelphia Gas Works revenue notes.

Transmitting a bill amending Bill No. 051138 (approved December 22, 2005), entitled "Authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of Philadelphia of Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes and providing for their execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas Works as security, adopting a rate covenant and directing the imposition and collection of rates and charges sufficient to comply therewith, prescribing the conditions precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a resolution passed by the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes, providing for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment of a sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing for amendments and modifications," to increase the aggregate principal amount of Gas Works Revenue Notes that may be outstanding at any one time; and authoriz...

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Council Action2007-02-01
Resolution 070064

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution memorializing and honoring Barbaro, the racehorse, and recognizing his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, for their contributions to horseracing and their perseverance, compassion, and courage.

Memorializing, Honoring And Celebrating, Barbaro, Our Heroic Racehorse With Heart, And Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating, His Owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, For Their Accomplishments And Contributions To The World Of Horseracing And Their Exemplary Display Of Perseverance, Compassion, and Courage That Captured The Hearts Of A Nation.

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Council Action2007-02-01
Resolution 070064

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution memorializing and honoring Barbaro, the racehorse, and recognizing his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, for their contributions to horseracing and their perseverance, compassion, and courage.

Memorializing, Honoring And Celebrating, Barbaro, Our Heroic Racehorse With Heart, And Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating, His Owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, For Their Accomplishments And Contributions To The World Of Horseracing And Their Exemplary Display Of Perseverance, Compassion, and Courage That Captured The Hearts Of A Nation.

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Council Action2007-02-01
Resolution 070063

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and memorializing WHAT (1340-AM) as the “Voice of the African-American Community” in Philadelphia after the station’s demise.

Recognizing, honoring, and memorializing WHAT (1340-AM) as the "Voice of The African-American Community" in Philadelphia on the occasion of its unfortunate demise.

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Council Action2007-02-01
Resolution 070063

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and memorializing WHAT (1340-AM) as the “Voice of the African-American Community” in Philadelphia after the station’s demise.

Recognizing, honoring, and memorializing WHAT (1340-AM) as the "Voice of The African-American Community" in Philadelphia on the occasion of its unfortunate demise.

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Council Action2007-02-01
Resolution 070062

Adopted resolution honoring George J.

The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to join with the family, friends and colleagues of George J. Hollingsworth, Building Services Manager for the City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, in celebrating and honoring him on twenty-nine years of outstanding service to the citizens of the City of Philadelphia.

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Council Action2007-02-01
Resolution 070062

Adopted resolution honoring George J.

The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to join with the family, friends and colleagues of George J. Hollingsworth, Building Services Manager for the City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, in celebrating and honoring him on twenty-nine years of outstanding service to the citizens of the City of Philadelphia.

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