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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June 3, 2004
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending Katherine Dunham during her dance residency in Philadelphia.
Honoring Katherine Dunham on the occasion of her dance residency in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending Katherine Dunham during her dance residency in Philadelphia.
Honoring Katherine Dunham on the occasion of her dance residency in Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committees on Law and Government and Streets and Services to hold public hearings about cooperation among the Streets Department, PennDOT, and City Council on Philadelphia traffic matters.
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Law and Government and Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate the state of intergovernmental cooperation between the Streets Department, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation [Penn DOT] and the City Council of Philadelphia, and, toward a remedy, 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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City Council adopted a resolution approving the Redevelopment Authority’s contract to redevelop Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area, Unit No. 1, designated as Parcel No. 7 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 2009 Ellsworth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Cora McNair and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
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City Council adopted a resolution approving the Redevelopment Authority’s contract to redevelop Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area, Unit No. 1, designated as Parcel No. 7 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 2009 Ellsworth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Cora McNair and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Procurement Commissioner to enter into a contract to pave Country Club Boulevard, Palmer Drive, Par Drive, Nicklaus Drive, and Player Drive.
Authorizing the paving of Country Club boulevard, Palmer drive, Par drive, Nicklaus drive, and Player drive, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to Philadelphia’s official street plan in the area bounded by Red Lion Road, Global Road, and Gantry Road.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 396 in an area bounded by Red Lion Road, Global Road and Gantry Road, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill authorizes Thomas Jefferson University to construct, own, and maintain an underground pneumatic conduit ductbank connecting its hospital buildings at 1000–32 Chestnut Street and 925 Chestnut Street near 10th and Chestnut Streets.
Authorizing Thomas Jefferson University, Suite 2100, 130 S. 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an underground pneumatic conduit ductbank connecting two hospital campus buildings in the vicinity of 10th and Chestnut Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes installing and maintaining all-way stop signs at the intersection of Second Street and Poplar Street, in accordance with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Second Street and Poplar Street.
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The enacted ordinance grants Starbucks Coffee Company, a tenant at 2201–19 S.
Granting permission to Starbucks Coffee Company, tenant of the property located at 2201-19 S. Broad Street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk café on the east footway of S. Broad Street south of Jackson Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the Chemical Heritage Foundation, at 315 Chestnut Street, to construct, own, and maintain an approximately 50-foot-long retaining wall planter that would extend about five feet into the north sidewalk along Chestnut Street, leaving 12 feet of clear walkway.
Authorizing Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain a variable height masonry retaining wall planter on the north footway of Chestnut Street adjacent to their property, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance grants Muhammed Shaukat, the owner of a newsstand at 10th and Market Streets, permission to construct, use, and maintain underground electrical and telephone conduits in the public rights of way to serve the newsstand.
Granting permission to Muhammed Shaukat, 6650 Kindred Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149, owner of the newsstand at the southwest corner of 10th Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the public rights of way for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amended the authorization for changes to the curb and house lines of St.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020257) approved September 6, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by relocating the northerly curb line of St. James Street approximately three feet (3') northwardly, from West Washington Square to a point approximately one hundred sixteen feet (116') westwardly therefrom; by relocating the northerly curb line of St. James Street approximately eleven feet six inches (11' 6") northwardly from Eighth Street to a point approximately one hundred thirty-six feet (136') eastwardly therefrom; and by relocating the northerly house line of St. James Street approximately six feet (6') northwardly from Eighth Street to a point approximately one hundred thirty-six feet (136') eastwardly therefrom, all under certain terms and conditions including the dedication of the widened portion of St. James Street by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein....
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The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City plan in the area bounded by Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Creek, and Adams Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 in the area bounded by Aramingo avenue, Frankford creek and Adams avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to revise the City Plan and vacate Auburn Street, Janney Street, and Weikel Street within the area bounded by Trenton Avenue, Cambria Street, Tulip Street, and Rush Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades of an area of City Plan No. 196 bounded by Trenton avenue, Cambria street, Tulip street, and Rush street under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to relocate part of a drainage right-of-way on City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of City Plan No. 296 by relocating a portion of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, which lies between Shawmont Avenue and Cross Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to lease Memorial Hall and adjoining land to PTM II, which would sublease the property through PTM III to Please Touch Museum.
Authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission, the Executive Director of Fairmount Park, and the Public Property Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Lease and related agreements and an easement agreement relating to utility conduits, with PTM II Limited Partnership ("PTM II"), a Pennsylvania limited partnership, under which the City would lease Memorial Hall and adjoining land (together, the "Premises") to PTM II, which would sublease the Premises to PTM III Limited Partnership ("PTM III"), a Pennsylvania limited partnership, which would sub-sublease the Premises to Please Touch Museum ("Please Touch"), a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation, under which Please Touch, through PTM II and PTM III, would restore, improve and adapt Memorial Hall for use as a children's museum and operate the Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove the portion of Glengarry Road between St.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on City Plan Nos. 286 and 288 in the vicinity of Glengarry Road and St. Andrew Road, under certain terms and conditions.
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