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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

March 20, 2013

Council Action2013-03-20
Resolution 130098

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on vacant, tax-delinquent properties, their effects on Philadelphia, and the City’s methods for collecting unpaid real estate taxes on those properties.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on vacant, tax delinquent properties in the City, the impact of such properties on the City, and the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent real estate taxes from such properties and the efficacy of those procedures.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-20
Resolution 130093

The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee of the Whole to investigate Philadelphia’s system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes and to hold public hearings on its effectiveness, shortcomings, funding, and proposed improvements.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to investigate and hold public hearings reviewing the system utilized by the City of Philadelphia to collect delinquent real estate taxes, the effectiveness and shortcomings of the existing system, and the new methods and resources proposed by the Administration to increase the collection of delinquent real estate taxes.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-20
Resolution 130090

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on how the City collects delinquent real estate taxes from owners of residential investment properties.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings to examine the City's efforts to collect delinquent real estate taxes owed by owners of residential investment properties and the additional measures and resources required to reduce real estate tax delinquency.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Meeting date

March 19, 2013

Council Action2013-03-19
Resolution 130097

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on how the City collects delinquent commercial real estate taxes owed to the City and School District.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent commercial real estate taxes owed the City and School District, the effectiveness or shortcomings of existing and proposed procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-19
Resolution 130088

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings about how Philadelphia collects delinquent real estate taxes owed by owner-occupants to the City and School District.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect the delinquent real estate taxes owed the City and School District by owner-occupants, the effectiveness or shortcomings of existing and proposed procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes owed by owner-occupants.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-19
Resolution 130099

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings about how the City collects overdue real estate taxes owed to the City and the School District of Philadelphia.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ based on accepted best practices to collect the delinquent real estate taxes owed the City and School District of Philadelphia.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-19
Resolution 130098

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on vacant, tax-delinquent properties, their effects on Philadelphia, and the City’s methods for collecting unpaid real estate taxes on those properties.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on vacant, tax delinquent properties in the City, the impact of such properties on the City, and the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent real estate taxes from such properties and the efficacy of those procedures.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-19
Resolution 130093

The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee of the Whole to investigate Philadelphia’s system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes and to hold public hearings on its effectiveness, shortcomings, funding, and proposed improvements.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to investigate and hold public hearings reviewing the system utilized by the City of Philadelphia to collect delinquent real estate taxes, the effectiveness and shortcomings of the existing system, and the new methods and resources proposed by the Administration to increase the collection of delinquent real estate taxes.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-19
Resolution 130090

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on how the City collects delinquent real estate taxes from owners of residential investment properties.

Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings to examine the City's efforts to collect delinquent real estate taxes owed by owners of residential investment properties and the additional measures and resources required to reduce real estate tax delinquency.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Meeting date

March 14, 2013

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130204

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

Transmitting a resolution appointing Nick Gregory to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130221

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

Transmitting a bill to adopt a Fiscal 2014 Capital Budget.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130220

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

Transmitting a bill to adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2014-2019 inclusive.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130219

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

Transmitting a bill adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130218

This communication transmits a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s real estate tax and School District tax provisions.

Transmitting a bill amending Chapters 19-1300 and 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Real Estate Taxes" and "School Tax Authorization," by establishing a tax rate for City real estate tax and authorizing and establishing a tax rate for School District real estate tax; and by revising the homestead exclusion; all under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130217

This communication transmits a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s Wage and Net Profits Tax chapter by revising certain tax rates under specified conditions.

Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130216

This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the SP-ENT, or Entertainment (Special Purpose), District.

Transmitting a bill amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-405, entitled "SP-ENT, Entertainment (Special Purpose) District," by revising certain provisions relating to setback, parking requirements, parking lots, and off-street loading, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130215

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

Transmitting a bill constituting the Sixteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, as supplemented; authorizing the Bond Committee to issue and sell either at public or private sale Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds; providing that such Bonds shall bear interest at prescribed fixed or variable rates; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources (or any combination of the foregoing) for such Bonds; authorizing the Director of Finance to take certain actions with regard to the sale of such Bonds, the investment of proceeds thereof and the City's continuing disclosure obligations with respect to such Bonds; setting forth the use of proceeds of such Bonds; covenanting the payment of interest and principal and supplementing the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the City Treasurer.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2013-03-14
COMMUNICATION 130214

This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend the City Code rules for city depositories.

Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investment, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Bank of New York Mellon, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the City Treasurer.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.