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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Meeting date
November 13, 2003
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Snyder Avenue, Vandalia Street, the former McKean Street and Christopher Columbus Boulevard.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s zoning code for residential districts, replacing and reorganizing rules for districts from R-1 through RC-3 and changing provisions for RC-4 and RC-6.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning" by amending Chapter 14-200 entitled "Residential Districts" by repealing Section 14-202 entitled "R-1 Residential District" through Section 14-223 entitled "RC-3 Residential District", and by replacing said provisions of "R-1 Residential" through "RC-3 Residential" in the form of charts and supplementary material, by amending Section 14-224 entitled "RC-4 Residential District", by amending Section 14-226 entitled "RC-6 Residential District", by making certain technical amendments to provisions of Chapter 14-200 entitled "Residential Districts", by amending Chapter 14-100 entitled "General Provisions" by adding definitions, amending certain definitions and renumbering definitions, and by amending Chapter 14-1400 entitled Parking and Loading Facilities by making certain technical amendments to Section 14-1401, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that remove and vacate portions of Norfolk Street and Beck Street between Swanson Street and the Delaware Expressway (I-95), along with an unnamed street connecting them.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 238 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Norfolk Street and Beck Street from Swanson Street to the right-of-way line of the Delaware Expressway (I-95) more or less and striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain unnamed street which connects Norfolk Street and Beck Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance removes Crefeld Street between Gravers Lane and Meade Street from the City Plan and reserves a right-of-way there for drainage and water-main purposes.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 165 by striking from the City Plan Crefeld Street from Gravers Lane to Meade Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designation for a specific area near Roosevelt Boulevard, Grant Avenue, and Blue Grass Road from Limited Industrial to Area Shopping Center.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Grant Avenue and Blue Grass Road.
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Meeting date
October 30, 2003
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the construction of a sewer and appurtenant work, required to alleviate unsanitary conditions, in a portion of McCallum Street.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a resolution finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Director of Finance.
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This communication records Mayor John F.
October 28, 2003 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am herewith returning to you as disapproved Bill Number 030641, which was passed by Council on October 16, 2003, and which would provide pay raises of approximately 15 percent to elected officials. While I value and respect the work of elected officials, I believe providing raises of such magnitude is inappropriate and sends the wrong message to our constituents and employees who will be asked to make sacrifices to help ensure that we maintain fiscal stability over the next four years. Further, in order to curtail our costs, we have implemented a hiring freeze, we have withheld pay raises to civil service exempt employees who earn more than $50,000, and have committed to significantly reducing our workforce. Our union represented employees are getting pay raises of either three percent or 3.5 percent this year and our FY04-FY08 Five-Year Plan assumes no pay increases after FY05. ...
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 030557, 030561 and 030611, which were passed by Council on October 16, 2003, were signed by the Mayor on October 30, 2003.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots or properties in Philadelphia’s 37th and 43rd Wards 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 Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots or properties in Philadelphia’s 37th and 43rd Wards 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 Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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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This enacted resolution recognizes the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund, which awards scholarships to Hispanic law students.
Recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund as it celebrates its Sixteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet on November 21, 2003 and honors the original seventeen founding members of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania on the Twentieth Anniversary of its founding.
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This enacted resolution recognizes the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund, which awards scholarships to Hispanic law students.
Recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund as it celebrates its Sixteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet on November 21, 2003 and honors the original seventeen founding members of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania on the Twentieth Anniversary of its founding.
ADOPTED
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The enacted resolution recognized October 27, 2003, through November 25, 2003, as the Month of Ramadan.
Recognizing October 27, 2003 through November 25, 2003 as the Month of Ramadan.
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The enacted resolution recognized October 27, 2003, through November 25, 2003, as the Month of Ramadan.
Recognizing October 27, 2003 through November 25, 2003 as the Month of Ramadan.
ADOPTED
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The adopted resolution finds that a negotiated private sale of Philadelphia General Obligation Bonds is in the city's best financial interest.
Finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution finds that a negotiated private sale of Philadelphia General Obligation Bonds is in the city's best financial interest.
Finding that a negotiated private sale of General Obligation Bonds is in the best financial interest of the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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The enacted ordinance increased the annual salaries of Philadelphia’s elected officials, including members of City Council, the mayor, city controller, sheriff, clerk of quarter sessions, register of wills, and city commissioners, with different effective dates for the City Controller.
Amending Chapter 20-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation," by increasing the salaries of elected City officials and amending the provisions for annual cost of living salary adjustments, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECONSIDERED
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