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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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Council actions

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

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Meeting date

January 24, 2006

Meeting date

December 22, 2005

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051239

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council to retain outside lawyers to begin legal proceedings on behalf of Philadelphia.

Authorizing City Council to retain outside counsel to commence legal proceedings on behalf of the City of Philadelphia seeking action that would provide reasonable remedies for lethal conditions of escalating gun-related violence and trafficking in our City and further provide an increased level of public safety and protection for our citizens.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051241

The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned vacant properties to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment, subject to conditions in Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second and Thirty-seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051240

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and properties to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-eighth and Thirty-second Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051238

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings reviewing Wachovia’s statement of financial reparations required under Bill No.

Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review Wachovia's statement of financial reparations pursuant to Bill No. 050615, unanimously passed by City Council and signed into law by the Mayor, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051237

The adopted resolution requests that Mayor John F.

Requesting that Mayor John F. Street provide City Council and the citizens of this City with his proposed smoke-free ordinance, as there is clearly a legislative impasse on this important issue; and, acknowledging that Mayor Street's leadership and direction on this issue is needed in order to create healthier work and leisure environments for thousands of Philadelphians and suburban residents who work in and visit Philadelphia; and, furthermore, given Mayor Street's long-standing commitment to public health and concerns about the dangers of secondhand smoke, he should be the champion of this monumental public health initiative for our City.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051236

This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Sixth and Forty-fourth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Sixth and Forty-fourth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Resolution 051235

City Council approved an amendment to Drexel University's Institutional Development District Master Plan allowing Drexel to construct a dormitory at 33rd and Race Streets.

Approving Drexel University's proposed amendment to its Institutional Development District Master Plan pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning."

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-22
Bill 051229

This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates, reducing certain taxes if business privilege and realty transfer tax collections exceeded the amounts projected in the City’s 2006–2010 five-year plan.

Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates to the extent business privilege and realty transfer tax receipts exceed the revenue projections in the City's approved five year plan for 2006-2010.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Meeting date

December 15, 2005

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051216

This adopted resolution rejected the hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproved Buffalo Bill’s Charcoal Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 3505 Lancaster Avenue.

Rejecting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Buffalo Bill's Charcoal Inc 3505 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051215

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution accepting a hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproving Rocks SUI Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for off-premises consumption at 5178 Parkside Avenue.

Accepting the hearing examiner's recommendation and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Rocks SUI Inc 5178 Parkside Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051214

This adopted resolution approves, with conditions, New Wave Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 2620 E Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia.

Accepting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and approving with conditions the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: New Wave Inc 2620 E Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051213

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 15th, 16th, 29th, and 32nd Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-ninth & Thirty-second Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051212

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Police Officer Rudy Muller for rescuing his grandmother and five other residents from a burning senior-citizen residence on Thanksgiving Day 2005.

Recognizing Police Officer Rudy Muller for his courage and heroism.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051211

The adopted resolution commits Philadelphia City Council to supporting local, state, and federal policies that promote flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Supporting the development and purchase of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051210

This adopted resolution honors Pennsylvania Hospital, which was co-founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1751, during the 300th celebration of his birth.

Honoring Pennsylvania Hospital, co-founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin, on the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2005-12-15
Resolution 051209

City Council adopted a resolution honoring Benjamin Franklin’s achievements on the 300th anniversary of his birth.

Honoring and recognizing the achievements of Benjamin Franklin on the occasion of the 300th Anniversary of his birth and commending the contributions of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary in celebrating this momentous event.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.