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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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October 6, 2011

Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110708

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning changes to the City Plan and the possible vacation of the legally open western 10 feet of Thirty-Second Street between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street, subject to stated terms and conditions.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of the westerly ten feet wide portion of Thirty-Second Street from Chestnut Street to Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110707

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

Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bodine Street from Spring Garden Street to Green Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110706

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning a portion of Slocum Street near Chew Avenue.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 204 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Slocum Street from a point approximately one-hundred forty feet northeast of Chew Avenue to its terminus northeastwardly therefrom and by relocating a portion of the northwesterly curbline of Slocum Street, from Chew Avenue to a point approximately seventy-seven feet northeastwardly therefrom, eight feet southeastwardly and incorporating the vacated area of said Slocum Street under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Street Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110705

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

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire the beds of certain portions of Delaware Avenue and Buckius Street, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110704

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

Transmitting a bill authorizing and directing revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 305 and 306 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street and authorizing the opening thereof; authorizing the opening of certain portions of Delaware Avenue from the northeast side of Lewis Street to a point approximately 205 feet southwest, and the opening of certain portions of Buckius Street from Delaware Avenue to Bath Street; and authorizing the acquisition of certain slope easements adjacent to the right-of-way lines of Delaware Avenue to be placed on the City Plan hereunder, all under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110703

This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would authorize Watkins Drinkery, Inc.

Transmitting a bill authorizing Watkins Drinkery, Inc. ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1712 S. 10th Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110702

This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning Old Nelson Food PA, LLC’s construction, ownership, and maintenance of an open-air sidewalk café at 2930 Chestnut Street.

Transmitting a bill authorizing Old Nelson Food PA, LLC ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 2930 Chestnut Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110701

This communication concerns a proposal for Newbold's Brew LLC, doing business as Brew, to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1900 S.

Authorizing Newbold's Brew LLC t/a Brew ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1900 S. 15th Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110700

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning Campanaro Consulting, LLC, doing business as Village Belle Restaurant & Bar.

Transmitting a bill authorizing Campanaro Consulting, LLC dba Village Belle Restaurant & Bar ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 757 S. Front Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110699

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning Campanaro Consulting, LLC, doing business as Village Belle Restaurant & Bar.

Transmitting a bill authorizing Campanaro Consulting, LLC dba Village Belle Restaurant & Bar ("Owner") to legalize various existing sidewalk encroachments located on the footway in front of 757 S. Front Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110698

This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would allow Gabriel Bravo to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1201 S.

Transmitting a bill authorizing Gabriel Bravo ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1201 S. 9th Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110697

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

Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 700 and 701 and also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 700 as 1801-1859 North Eleventh street and for Parcel No. 701 as 1802-1856 North Warnock street including 1028 West Berks street, 1801, 1817 Clifton street and 1021-1029 West Montgomery avenue; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110696

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

Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the 45th & Sansom Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 11 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 122 South Forty-sixth street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Kfir Binnfeld and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110695

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

Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 89 and 90 and also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 89 as 2018-2020 Reed street and for Parcel No. 90 as 2024 Reed street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Charlene E. Wilson-Doffoney and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110694

This communication records the mayor’s disapproval of Bill 110181, which would have lowered Philadelphia’s parking tax rate from 20% to 17% over three years starting in Fiscal Year 2014.

October 6, 2011 To The President and Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: For the following reasons, I am returning herewith to your Honorable Body as disapproved Bill No. 110181, which was passed by Council at its session on September 15, 2011. Bill 110181 would reduce parking tax rates from 20% to 17% over three years beginning in Fiscal Year 2014. This proposal would cost the general fund about $24 million over the course of the FY12-FY16 Five Year Plan approved by PICA this past summer. That reduction is equal to more than two-thirds of the Plan's proposed cut in the gross receipts portion of the business privilege tax and well over half of the total business tax reduction set forth in the Plan. This is the wrong time to adopt new tax breaks, particularly for a single industry. In July and August alone, combined City sales and wage tax collections are down $10 million. If that weakness in tax collections continues, we could face a $60 million fal...

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110693

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

October 5, 2011 To The President and Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: Pursuant to Sections 4j-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission regarding the following bills: Bill No. 110550 Bill No. 110551 Bill No. 110555 Bill No. 110564 Bill No. 110566 Respectfully Michael A. Nutter, Mayor

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110692

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

Transmitting a message Council that Bill No. 110441, which was passed by Council on September 15, 2011, was signed by the Mayor on October 5, 2011.

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Council Action2011-10-06
COMMUNICATION 110691

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

Transmitting a message Council that Bill No. 110547, which was passed by Council on September 22, 2011, was signed by the Mayor on September 23, 2011.

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