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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

May 20, 2010

Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100131

The enacted ordinance established an annual $300 sanitation services fee for owners of residential or commercial properties eligible for City curbside waste collection, effective July 1, 2010.

Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by providing for a sanitation services fee, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100120

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia Code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on real estate in the city for school district purposes for 1964 through 2011 and thereafter.

Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," 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; all under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100119

This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s school tax authorization to allow the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate for business, trade, professional, commercial, or industrial activity.

Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by 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.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100118

This lapsed proposal would have created a Philadelphia tax on retail sales of sugar-sweetened, nonalcoholic beverages, including packaged drinks, fountain drinks, restaurant sales, and vending-machine sales.

Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections,' by adding a new Chapter 19-3600, entitled "Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax," under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100117

This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2011 and appropriated money from multiple city funds to departments, boards, commissions, and agencies.

Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100116

The enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2011 Capital Budget, totaling $2,313,095,000 for capital projects during the fiscal year from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.

To adopt a Fiscal 2011 Capital Budget.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100115

The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2011 through 2016.

To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2011-2016 inclusive.

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Council Action2010-05-20
Bill 100092-A

The enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s Off-Street Parking Control District to a larger area bounded by parts of Chestnut Street, the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, Oregon Avenue, Broad Street, Moore Street, 25th Street, Washington Avenue, Grays Ferry Avenue, and Ellsworth Street.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1631, entitled "Off-Street Parking Control District," by expanding the boundaries to be included in one such district and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Meeting date

May 19, 2010

Council Action2010-05-19
Bill 100227

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that reduce the widths of portions of Montgomery Avenue and Fifteenth Street between Broad and Fifteenth streets.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 123 by relocating the northerly houseline of Montgomery Avenue from Fifteenth Street to Broad Street, thereby reducing the width of said Montgomery Avenue and relocating the easterly houseline of Fifteenth Street from Montgomery Avenue to a point approximately three-hundred thirty-one feet northwardly therefrom, thereby reducing the width of said Fifteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-19
Bill 100218

This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $38.91 million in Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations from specified General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund accounts into General Fund accounts.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the General Fund from the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons, the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission, and the Board of Revision of Taxes and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Streets, the Department of Parks and Recreation - Recreation, the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Department of Records, the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits, the Auditing Department, the Board of Revision of Taxes, the Sheriff and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

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Council Action2010-05-19
Bill 100217

The enacted ordinance authorized $967,341 in Fiscal Year 2010 federal stimulus funding to be transferred within the Grants Revenue Fund.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Federal Stimulus Funding to the Department of Parks and Recreation - Parks, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons and the District Attorney.

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Council Action2010-05-19
Bill 100216

The enacted ordinance authorized a $5.5 million transfer for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the Housing Trust Fund.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Housing Trust Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development.

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Council Action2010-05-19
Bill 100214

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Fire Code to describe the Fire Department’s responsibility to provide fire and emergency services through uniformed personnel, including firefighters and Fire Service Paramedics.

Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction And Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode F, entitled "The Philadelphia Fire Code," by further delineating the Philadelphia Fire Department's mission and obligation to provide fire and other emergency services via uniformed fire personnel including Firefighters and Fire Service Paramedics, and clarifying that all uniformed fire personnel, including Fire Service Paramedics, are authorized and required to act as fire personnel.

VETOED

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Council Action2010-05-19
Bill 100093

The enacted bill authorizes and directs the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to expand and improve housing opportunities and related services in Philadelphia.

Authorizing and directing the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), on behalf of the City, to enter into, execute, and deliver an agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to broaden and make more efficient housing opportunities and related services administered by the Philadelphia Housing Authority and existing within the City; and specifically, which will make additional units of affordable housing available to City residents under certain terms and conditions.

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Meeting date

May 13, 2010

Council Action2010-05-13
COMMUNICATION 100356

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

Transmitting a bill approving a Lease Amendment between Philadelphia Gas Works by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, solely in its capacity as operator and manager of the City-owned Philadelphia Gas Works, and Girard Square A NY LP for certain premises located at 1137 Chestnut Street, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the President and CEO of the Philadelphia Gas Works.

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Council Action2010-05-13
COMMUNICATION 100355

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 convey 1902 Christian Street, and 2038 Pemberton Street; and 2255 Montrose Street, for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-13
COMMUNICATION 100354

This communication, which was placed on file, transmits a proposed bill concerning the City’s possible sale of 15 listed properties for fair market value and under specified terms and conditions.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to convey 944 S. 5th Street, 2544 S. 5th Street, 1439 S. Beulah Street, 148 Brown Street, 1121 Catharine Street, 624 Cantrell Street, 505 Dickinson Street, 507 Dickinson Street, 1103 N. Galloway Street, 2424 E. Indiana Avenue, 629 Porter Street, 414 Tasker Street, 3075 Tilton Street, 2206 Trenton Avenue, and 1326 Webster Street, for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.

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Council Action2010-05-13
COMMUNICATION 100353

This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning the City’s possible sale or transfer of 15 listed properties through the Commissioner of Public Property.

Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to convey 1202 N. 24th Street, 1607 Brown Street, 1236 Crease Street, 1238 Crease Street, 1643 Francis Street, 1423 N. Front Street, 1545 N. Front Street, 860 N. Leithgow Street, 862 N. Leithgow Street, 864 N. Leithgow Street, 866 N. Leithgow Street, 821 Leland Street, 1411 Marlborough Street, 1928 Parrish Street, and 2014 Parrish Street, for fair market value, under certain terms and conditions.

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