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
October 24, 2013
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 1248 and 1250 North Hollywood Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Twenty-ninth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution calls on the School District of Philadelphia to restore a school nurse to every school in the District.
Calling on the School District of Philadelphia to restore School Nurses to each and every school in the District.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the Philadelphia School District to make Howard Zinn’s book "A People’s History of the United States" a required part of the high school U.S.
Calling upon the Philadelphia School District to make Howard Zinn's best-selling book "A People's History of the United States" a required part of the high school U.S. history curriculum as Philadelphia City Council recognizes the need to expose students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of United States history than is typically found in traditional textbooks that often ignore the influence that people of color, women, and the working-class had in shaping our nation's history.
ADOPTED
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 2228 Titan Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
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Meeting date
October 23, 2013
The enacted bill expands a designated sidewalk-vending area on the east side of 5th Street in Center City, covering the block between Arch Street and Market Street instead of only the area between Commerce Street and Market Street.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," in order to expand the previously designated vendor location on the east side of 5th Street between Commerce Street and Market Street by permitting vending on the east side of 5th Street between Arch Street and Market Street.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on the south side of Cheltenham Avenue between East Mount Pleasant Avenue and Vernon Road.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Cheltenham Avenue, between East Mount Pleasant Avenue and Vernon Road, south side.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance prohibits bus parking at any time on both sides of the 400 block of 66th Avenue.
Establishing a no bus parking regulation on the 400 block of 66th Avenue, both sides.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance prohibits buses from parking at any time on both sides of the 6600 block of Lawrence Street.
Establishing a no bus parking regulation on the 6600 block of Lawrence Street, both sides.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for land bounded by Master Street, Second Street, Thompson Street, and American Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Master Street, Second Street, Thompson Street, and American Street.
SIGNED
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Meeting date
October 17, 2013
This communication, which was placed on file, transmits a proposed bill to add a twelfth supplement to Philadelphia’s 1998 General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance.
Transmitting a bill xonstituting the Twelfth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the "1998 General Ordinance"); authorizing the City of Philadelphia (the "City") to sell, either at public or private sale, Gas Works Revenue Capital Project Commercial Paper Notes (1998 Ordinance) (the "Notes") to pay the costs of certain capital projects and other Project Costs; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement and liquidity for the Notes; making certain determinations and covenants relating to Gas Works Revenues and the payment of interest and principal; and authorizing covenants and actions in order that the Notes will not be arbitrage bonds; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill 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.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code.
Transmitting a bill amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to expand the scope of "Plan '10" and "DC Plan" to cover additional employees, including correctional officers, to change contribution rates, and to make technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget by adding appropriations connected to a state grant intended to help address the School District of Philadelphia’s fiscal crisis.
Transmitting a bill amending an ordinance approved June 25, 2013 (Bill No. 130180) adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014, by making certain additional appropriations needed to meet the unanticipated emergency created by the availability of a state grant to help with the fiscal crisis of the School District of Philadelphia, in accordance with Section 2-301(a) of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a resolution confirming the re-appointment of Sanjuanita Gonzalez as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2018.
READ
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 130594, which was passed by Council on October 10, 2013, was signed by the Mayor on October 16, 2012.
READ
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The adopted resolution authorizes Council’s Committees on Education and on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to investigate and develop a pilot vocational education and training program.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Education and the Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to investigate and develop a pilot Vocational Education and Training (VET) program and to recommend a legislative framework to implement a City-wide program.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing October 20–26, 2013, as AT&T 9-1-1 for Kids Education Week, presented by U.S.
Recognizing the week of October 20, 2013 through October 26, 2013 as AT&T 9-1-1 for Kids Education Week presented by U.S. Best Repairs.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution recognizes and honors Brother Michael J.
Recognizing and honoring Brother Michael J. McGinniss on the occasion of his retirement from La Salle University.
ADOPTED
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