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
March 27, 2003
City Council proclaimed the week beginning Sunday, April 6, 2003, as the “Week of the Young Child” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming the week beginning Sunday, April 6, 2003 as "Week of the Young Child."
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost, with conditions on the property titles.
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 Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth 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 adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost, with conditions on the property titles.
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 Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth 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.
ADOPTED
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Adopted Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and properties in Philadelphia’s Thirty-sixth and Fortieth Wards to the Redevelopment Authority.
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-sixth and Fortieth 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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Adopted Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and properties in Philadelphia’s Thirty-sixth and Fortieth Wards to the Redevelopment Authority.
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-sixth and Fortieth 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 law exempts owners and tenants of properties on both sides of Girard Avenue between Frankford and Susquehanna avenues from the city’s sidewalk-sales rules, including the sidewalk-vending license requirement.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by exempting sidewalk sales by owners and tenants of properties on both sides of Girard avenue between Frankford and Susquehanna avenues, and by permitting such activity under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to vacate a specified approximately 866-foot portion of Sheaff Lane, located south of Penrose Avenue, if stated conditions are met.
Authorizing the vacating of a portion of Sheaff lane, from a point approximately one thousand five hundred and fifty-three (1553) feet south of Penrose avenue to a point approximately eight hundred and sixty-six (866) feet southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove the legally opened portions of Borbeck Avenue between Algon Avenue and Pennway Street from the City Plan and reserve that area as a right-of-way for gas mains.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 317 and 319 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally opened portions of Borbeck avenue from Algon avenue to Pennway street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings about the Philadelphia Housing Authority and four union locals’ failure to negotiate new contracts after their agreements expired on March 31, 2002.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to investigate the failure of the Philadelphia Housing Authority and four union locals: AFSCME District Council 47 Locals 2186 and 2187, AFSCME District Council 33 Local 934, and Fraternal Order of Housing Police, to negotiate new contracts and authorizing the Chairperson of the Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas or other process as the Chairperson deems necessary or appropriate 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.
RECESSED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to borrow 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; 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 certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day for holding the election for obtaining such consent and providing for the arrangements for holding such election.
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This enacted ordinance declares that it is desirable for the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to issue up to $75 million in taxable or tax-exempt revenue bonds for Temple University Hospital.
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by Temple University Hospital, Inc. (the "Hospital"), a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, in the vicinity of 3401 North Broad street, for the Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (the "Authority") to undertake a project whereby the Authority will finance the costs of the development and construction of a multi-level ambulatory health care building and other hospital improvements and related costs.
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This enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s Permit Parking District 5.
Amending Section 12-2703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designation of Permit Parking Districts," by amending the definition of District 5 (the area generally bounded by Market street, the Delaware River, South street, and Seventh street) by removing certain portions of that area from the permit parking district, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill authorizes the City’s Procurement Commission to contract for construction of the Dobson’s Run Stormwater Relief Sewer and related work to provide stormwater relief in East Falls.
Authorizing the construction of the Dobson's Run Stormwater Relief Sewer and all appurtenant work in portions of Allegheny avenue, Thirty-second street and in proposed rights-of-way for drainage and sewer purposes in Allegheny avenue produced and in Thirty-second produced.
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This enacted bill authorizes the City’s Procurement Commissioner to contract for construction of sanitary sewers and related work in parts of Lemonte Street, from Fowler Street to Mansion Street, and in adjacent Fairmount Park property, from Lemonte Street to Cinnaminson Street.
Authorizing the construction of sanitary sewers and appurtenant work in portions of Lemonte street and in Fairmount Park Property.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Tenet HealthSystem Hahnemann, LLC, which owns Hahnemann University Hospital, to install, own, and maintain underground electrical conduits and 23 pedestrian light poles with banner arms in the public footways along Broad, Vine, and Fifteenth Streets next to the hospital.
Authorizing Tenet HealthSystem Hahnemann, LLC, owner of the property known as Hahnemann University Hospital, Broad and Vine Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19102, to construct, own and maintain underground conduit and 23 pedestrian light poles with attached banner arms on and under the west footway of Broad street, the south footway of Vine street and the east footway of Fifteenth street adjacent to the hospital property, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings and investigate the City’s “Live Stop” program, which removes unregistered and uninsured vehicles from Philadelphia streets.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on the City's "Live Stop" program and to investigate its impact on high automobile insurance premiums in the City.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
March 26, 2003
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s list of banks and other institutions authorized to hold City funds, removing institutions identified as not complying with the City Code’s requirements.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by revising the list of City depositories because of non-compliance with certain provisions of that Chapter, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Public Safety and Public Health & Human Services committees to hold joint hearings on the unmet needs of domestic violence victims, Philadelphia agencies’ response, and ways to improve coordination among services.
Authorizing the City Council's Committees on Public Safety and Public Health & Human Services to hold joint hearings to investigate the unmet needs of domestic violence victims in Philadelphia, the current response of Philadelphia agencies to domestic violence, and the full range of options to enhance that response through the implementation of a coordinated community response, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas and such other process as may be appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation to the full extent authorized by Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
RECESSED
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