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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

December 14, 2006

Council Action2006-12-14
Bill 060292-A

This enacted ordinance amended the Philadelphia Code’s rules for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway area.

Amending Section 14-1611 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Benjamin Franklin Parkway Controls," by providing for additional height controls in the vicinity of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2006-12-14
Bill 060113

The enacted bill authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of the City-owned property at 5928-30 Germantown Avenue, including its buildings and improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for a nominal payment.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for nominal consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with buildings and improvements thereon, situate 5928-30 Germantown Avenue in the City of Philadelphia, for further conveyance at fair market value.

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Council Action2006-12-14
Bill 060005

This enacted ordinance allows the Finance Director to replace some or all cash held in the city’s water and wastewater debt reserve account with surety bonds or insurance policies, then move the resulting excess funds into the Water and Wastewater Revenue Fund.

Amending Section 4.09 of the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989 to authorize the Director of Finance to use funds currently held in the Debt Reserve Account established and maintained under the said General Ordinance to purchase appropriate surety bonds or insurance policies for deposit in the said Debt Reserve Account in lieu of current deposits; further, directing the Director of Finance to transfer all excess funds remaining in the said Debt Reserve Account after purchase of the said surety bonds or insurance policies to the Water and Wastewater Revenue Fund; and further, amending Section 4.12 of the said Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, entitled "Residual Fund", to establish a new sub-account into which shall be deposited all residual water and wastewater operating revenues resulting from the transfer of funds from the Debt Reserve Account to the Revenue Fund and thereafter to the Residual Fund, the entire balan...

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Council Action2006-12-14
Resolution 060065

The adopted resolution appoints Daniel J.

Appointing Daniel J. Anders to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT END OF CALENDAR

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Council Action2006-12-14
Resolution 060065

The adopted resolution appoints Daniel J.

Appointing Daniel J. Anders to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

ADOPTED

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Council Action2006-12-14
Resolution 060064

The adopted resolution appoints Al Childs to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Appointing Al Childs to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT END OF CALENDAR

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Council Action2006-12-14
Resolution 060064

The adopted resolution appoints Al Childs to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Appointing Al Childs to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

ADOPTED

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Meeting date

December 13, 2006

Meeting date

December 12, 2006

Council Action2006-12-12
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 Action2006-12-12
Resolution 060787

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Public Safety and Streets and Services committees to hold joint public hearings about safety on Roosevelt Boulevard.

Authorizing City Council's Committees on Public Safety and Streets and Services to hold joint public hearings to investigate the safety of Roosevelt Boulevard, including traffic engineering, law enforcement, the condition of street lighting, etc.; to inform and educate the public about the safety issues that plague the highway; and, to explore any and all feasible measures to make Roosevelt Boulevard a safe highway for all; 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 extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.

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Council Action2006-12-12
Resolution 060767

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Public Health and Human Services and Legislative Oversight Committees to hold public hearings about the health benefits and convenience of installing hand sanitizer dispensers.

Authorizing City Council's joint Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings exploring the health benefits and conveniences of installing hand sanitizer dispensers in all public elementary schools and city workplaces.

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Council Action2006-12-12
Bill 060111

This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease about 58.8 acres at 7800 Penrose Ferry Road to the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority for further sublease to Philadelphia Biosolids Services, LLC., a certain portion of a parcel of ground located at 7800 Penrose Ferry Road; all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2006-12-12
Bill 060108

This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Water and Procurement Commissioners to enter into a service contract with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Authorizing the Water Commissioner and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Service Contract with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, pursuant to which the City will assume certain obligations under an agreement that the Authority will enter into with Philadelphia Biosolids Services, LLC to design, finance, build, own and maintain facilities and equipment, and provide operating services, for the management of the City's wastewater treatment solids; all under certain terms and conditions.

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Meeting date

December 11, 2006

Council Action2006-12-11
Resolution 060908

The adopted resolution calls on City Council’s Joint Committees on Finance and Education to hold hearings about the high incidence of truancy among students in the School District of Philadelphia.

Calling on the Joint Committees on Finance and Education to Hold Hearings on the High Incidence of Truancy among Students in the School District of Philadelphia.

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Council Action2006-12-11
Resolution 060807

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to investigate Philadelphia’s reported high dropout rate among public school students and hold hearings on the issue.

Authorizing the Committee on Education to investigate and conduct hearings related to the reported crisis faced by the City of Philadelphia regarding the high drop out rate among public school students prior to high school graduation, for the purpose of examining the reported data and exploring corrective measures that can be taken to encourage high school graduation.

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Council Action2006-12-11
Resolution 060806

City Council adopted a resolution calling for Finance and Education Committee hearings on the School District of Philadelphia’s reported $73 million FY 2007 budget deficit.

Calling for City Council Hearings before the Joint Committees on Finance and Education to Explore the Reasons and Remedies for the School District of Philadelphia's FY 2007 Budget Deficit and to Explore the Impact the Deficit Could have on School Students, Teachers and Programs.

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Meeting date

December 7, 2006

Council Action2006-12-07
COMMUNICATION 060954

This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Hospital Foundation, and The Children's Seashore House.

Transmitting a bill declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Hospital Foundation and The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inc. for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with such institutions in certain improvement and expansion projects to such institutions' facilities, primarily at their campus located at Thirty-fourth Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Finance Director.

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Council Action2006-12-07
COMMUNICATION 060953

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

Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Kingsessing Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address for Parcel No. 18 as 5944 Greenway avenue, for Parcel No. 19 as 2024 South Salford street, for Parcel No. 20 as 2034 South Salford street, for Parcel No. 21 as 2052 S. Salford Street and for Parcel No. 22 as 2131 South Fifty-seventh street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with The Board of City Trusts and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority.

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