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 14, 2012
Meeting date
June 13, 2012
This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia to acquire two specified parcels for use by Philadelphia International Airport.
Authorizing real estate transactions necessary to permit the City of Philadelphia to acquire property needed for use by the Philadelphia International Airport; in particular, authorizing the Director of Commerce and the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire, by amicable negotiation or by condemnation, any and all interests in two parcels of property located generally, (1) East of Lindbergh Boulevard, North of Mario Lanza Boulevard and Southwest of Eighty-fourth Street; and (2) Southeast of the Philadelphia Airport High Speed Line, Northwest of Bartram Avenue, and Southwest of Eighty-fourth Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The lapsed bill would have named and designated the juvenile detention facility at 91 North 48th Street as “The Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center.” It sought to change the facility’s official name, but it is not current law.
Naming and designating the juvenile detention facility located at 91 North 48th Street "The Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center."
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for people applying to serve on the Commission on Parks and Recreation.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to serve on the Commission on Parks and Recreation, and further authorizing the Committee to recommend for Council's consideration nominations to be forwarded to the Mayor.
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Meeting date
June 12, 2012
The enacted bill authorizes the Parks and Recreation Commissioner to lease land to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, which would sublease it to the Zoological Society of Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to execute a lease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), obligating PAID to execute a sublease with the Zoological Society of Philadelphia (the "Society"), under which the Society would construct, manage, operate, maintain, and repair a multi-story parking garage and related streetscape improvements along West Girard Avenue, and exempting the proposed lease from the requirements of Philadelphia Code Section 15-101 et seq., commonly called the "Open Lands Protection Ordinance," because the Society has already satisfied the requirements of the Open Lands Protection Ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to acquire easements from Antonio Origlio, Inc.
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation to acquire certain easements for the purpose of constructing a public recreation trail to connect Junod Playground to Poquessing Creek Park and Benjamin Rush State Park, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill authorizes a concession agreement between Philadelphia and Freetime, Inc., doing business as Wheel Fun Rentals, to operate and manage bicycle rental stations in the Fairmount Park System.
Authorizing the Concession Agreement for Operation and Management of Bicycle Rental Stations In The Fairmount Park System, between the City of Philadelphia and Freetime, Inc. (doing business as "Wheel Fun Rentals"), to have an Initial Term of five years and, at the City's option, a Renewal Term of five years, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising and clarifying certain provisions and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have changed the zoning designations for certain areas of land bounded by 84th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard, and Mario Lanza Boulevard.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 84th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard and Mario Lanza Boulevard.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for people applying to serve on the Commission on Parks and Recreation.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to serve on the Commission on Parks and Recreation, and further authorizing the Committee to recommend for Council's consideration nominations to be forwarded to the Mayor.
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This enacted ordinance continued the Mt.
Continuing the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District beyond its termination date, in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 6300 to 7631 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue and for which Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a final plan and report for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. to assess certain property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved final plan; all in accordance with the p...
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This enacted bill officially named the playground at 63rd and Catharine Streets, bounded by 63rd and Christian Streets, the “Rufus O.
Naming the playground currently designated as the "Cobbs Creek Playground," located at 63rd and Catharine Streets, and bounded by 63rd and Christian Streets as the "Rufus O. Williams Memorial Playground."
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Old Line Park at 8730 Old Line Road has been renamed and designated as “Jack Horgan Memorial Field at Old Line Park.” The designation honors Jack Horgan, a longtime Philadelphia resident who served as commissioner of the 21st Ward Baseball League and coached and managed youth baseball teams.
Renaming and designating Old Line Park located at 8730 Old Line Road as "Jack Horgan Memorial Field".
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Meeting date
June 11, 2012
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s authorization for the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose a tax on people or businesses using or occupying real estate for commercial, industrial, or similar activities.
Amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have set Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate at $4.486 per $100 of assessed taxable property for 2013 and later years.
Authorizing real estate taxes for the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2013 and thereafter, by amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for a tax and tax rate on real property; and by amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia, and providing for a tax rate; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have authorized the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia to levy real estate taxes for fiscal year 2013 and later years.
Authorizing real estate taxes for the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2013 and thereafter, by amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for a tax and tax rate on real property, for exclusions, and for an established predetermined ratio; and by amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia, and providing for a tax rate and for exclusions; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s authorization for the School District of Philadelphia’s realty use and occupancy tax.
Amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill proposed allowing Philadelphia real estate taxes to be paid in four equal installments.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by further providing for installment payments of real estate taxes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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