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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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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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June 9, 2011
Philadelphia City Council adopted the annual program statement and budget for spending Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds in Fiscal Year 2012.
Approving the annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2012.
FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $145 million in Gas Works revenue bonds, sold publicly or privately, to refinance or redeem certain existing Gas Works bonds and pay related financing, swap, reserve, and project costs.
Constituting the Eleventh 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 Bonds, Tenth Series (the "Tenth Series Bonds") to pay the cost of refunding or redeeming certain outstanding Gas Works Revenue Bonds, any termination payment which may become due under a Qualified Swap Agreement in connection with the redemption or conversion of all or any portion of certain Gas Works Revenue Bonds and other Project Costs; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement for the Tenth Series Bonds; 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 Tenth Series Bonds shall not be arbitrage bonds; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure changes when the City can stop water and sewer charges or waive unpaid charges for properties, including vacant properties, buildings destroyed by fire, and properties acquired by the City.
Amending Chapter 19-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer Rents," by revising the terms for discontinuance of water and sewer charges, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue and sell up to $19 million in Gas Works Revenue Bonds, using the proceeds mainly to refinance or redeem certain outstanding Gas Works bonds and pay related costs.
Constituting the Twentieth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1975 (the "1975 General Ordinance"); authorizing the City of Philadelphia (the "City") to sell, either at public or private sale, Gas Works Revenue Bonds, Twentieth Series (the "Twentieth Series Bonds") to pay the cost of refunding or redeeming certain outstanding Gas Works Revenue Bonds and other Project Costs; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement for the Twentieth Series Bonds; making certain determinations and covenants relating to Project Revenues and the payment of interest and principal; and authorizing covenants and actions in order that the Twentieth Series Bonds shall not be arbitrage bonds; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Housing and Commerce directors to apply for and accept federal and Pennsylvania grants for housing and community development, including programs for affordable housing, homelessness, people with AIDS, blight prevention, and commercial corridors.
Authorizing the Director of Housing, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program; and for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant; and to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; authorizing the Director of Housing and Director of Commerce to file applications to obtain other grants from the Commonwealth; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Director of Housing and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to accept the grants; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill adds the sidewalk on the north side of Diamond Street, extending 200 feet west from 33rd Street, to Philadelphia’s list of permissible locations for farmers’ markets.
Amending Section 9-213 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on the sidewalk of the north side of Diamond Street from 33rd Street for 200 feet west.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs to be installed and maintained at the intersection of Winchester Avenue and Narvon Street, following PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Winchester Avenue and Narvon Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure adds the sidewalk on the west side of South 58th Street between Chester Avenue and Kingsessing Avenue to the locations where farmers’ markets are permitted.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as a permissible location the sidewalk of the west side of south 58th Street between Chester Avenue and Kingsessing Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Kimmel Center, Inc.
Authorizing Kimmel Center, Inc., 200 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owner of the Kimmel Center located at 300 South Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way on the south sidewalk of Spruce Street between Broad and Fifteenth Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill adds the sidewalk on the west side of Germantown Avenue, between North 10th Street and North Alder Street, to the locations where farmers’ markets are permitted.
Amending Section 9-213 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on the sidewalk of the west side of Germantown Avenue between North 10th Street and North Alder Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the City of Philadelphia’s concession agreement with Cosmic Catering, LLC, for the Lloyd Hall Café to have an initial term of five years and a possible renewal term of five years, subject to the agreement’s provisions.
Authorizing the Concession Agreement regarding the Lloyd Hall Café, dated January 7, 2011, between the City of Philadelphia and Cosmic Catering, LLC, to have an "Initial Term" of five years and a "Renewal Term" of five years, subject to certain provisions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants SEPTA permission to build, own, and maintain a passenger boarding platform, shelter, walkway, landscaping, signs, lighting, and related features on the public sidewalk at the northwest corner of Frankford Avenue and Delaware Avenue.
Granting permission to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain a passenger boarding platform, passenger shelter and other miscellaneous encroachments on the public sidewalk located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Delaware Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules on sidewalk behavior by changing the process law enforcement must follow before issuing a violation notice or taking coercive action.
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places - Prohibited Conduct," by amending Section 10-611, entitled "Sidewalk Behavior," by amending the process to be followed prior to taking coercive action for violations of the Section, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties in the area bounded by Dupont Street, Lawnton Street, Green Lane, and Ridge Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Dupont Street, Lawnton Street, Green Lane, and Ridge Avenue.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Fifth Street, Master Street, Sixth Street, and Jefferson Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Fifth Street, Master Street, Sixth Street, and Jefferson Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises Community Development Corporation (HACE) to construct, own, and maintain six trash receptacles and twelve artificial palm trees along the east and west sidewalks of North Fifth Street between Lehigh Avenue and Indiana Avenue.
Authorizing the Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises (HACE) Community Development Corporation, 167 West Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140, to construct, own and maintain six trash receptacles and twelve artificial palm trees, on the east and west footway of North Fifth Street, from Lehigh Avenue to Indiana Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to accept a donated deed from Nomar Corporation for the property at 7530 Anderson Street, also known as 315 Woodbrook Lane.
Authorizing the Public Property Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept as a donation a deed from Nomar Corporation that conveys title to the City to the parcel of land identified as 7530 Anderson Street (also known as 315 Woodbrook Lane) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, subject to a conservation easement granted by Nomar Corporation to the Chestnut Hill Historical Society by a Conservation Easement agreement dated December 27, 2006, and authorizing the Public Property Commissioner and the Parks and Recreation Commissioner to execute all other documents necessary or appropriate for the purpose of accepting title to the Donated Parcel, subject to certain provisions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s farmers’ market rules to add a permitted location on the west-side sidewalk of Broad Street, starting at West Olney Avenue and extending 85 feet south.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on the sidewalk of the west side of Broad Street from West Olney Avenue for 85 feet south.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.