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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Council actions
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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Meeting date
March 3, 2005
This adopted resolution honors the 100th anniversary of the Historical Society of Frankford, which was founded to collect, preserve, and present the history of Frankford and Northeast Philadelphia.
Honoring the One Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of the Historical Society of Frankford.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors Phillip R.
Honoring Phillip R. Goldsmith.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to expand the 44th & Aspen Urban Renewal Area to include the Mill Creek Extension Area in West Philadelphia, bounded by 44th Street, 40th Street and Lancaster Avenue, Lancaster Avenue, and Haverford Avenue.
Authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia to extend the 44th & Aspen Urban Renewal Area and to amend the Redevelopment Proposal and the Urban Renewal Plan to include the land bounded by 44th Street to the west, 40th & Lancaster to the east, Lancaster Avenue to the north and Haverford Avenue to the South, commonly referred to as the Mill Creek Extension Area.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed Moore College, which owns 1915 Race Street, to operate an open-air sidewalk cafe along the north side of Race Street.
Granting permission to Moore College, owner of the property 1915 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the north sidewalk of Race Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created a separate Rainy Day Fund managed by the City Finance Director to help cushion unexpected declines in City revenue.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by creating a Rainy Day Fund to cushion the impact of unanticipated declines in City revenues; providing for the circumstances under which City monies must be deposited into the Rainy Day Fund and the circumstances under which expenditures may be made from the Rainy Day Fund; and providing for the custody and management of the Rainy Day Fund; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have required the City to lease any sports stadium suite, box, or other facility space it could use or control to the highest responsible bidder.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing that if any existing or new City contract grants the City the right to use or control the use of a suite, box, or other portion of a sports stadium, ballpark, arena, or other sports facility ("City suite"), such City suite must be leased by the City to the highest responsible bidder, with all rental payments under such lease paid over to certain organizations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
February 24, 2005
This enacted ordinance grants Rajedra Kothari, the owner of a newsstand at 17th Street and J.F.K.
Granting permission to Rajedra Kothari, owner of the newsstand at the southeast corner of 17th Street and J.F.K Boulevard, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the public rights-of-way for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes how Philadelphia’s Prison Industries Revolving Fund sets charges and uses money from goods and services produced by inmates.
Amending the Ordinance of April 22, 1975 (Bill No. 1796), establishing the Prison Industries Revolving Fund and providing for the administration thereof, by establishing a mechanism to authorize charges for goods and services produced by Prison Industries, by authorizing expenditures from the Fund for personnel costs, repair costs and other services required for the operation of Prison Industries, and by authorizing sales by Prison Industries to all City agencies and authorities and to non-profit agencies with whom the City has contracts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority’s urban renewal plan for the West Fairhill/East Tioga/Hunting Park area, generally bounded by Wingohocking Street and Roosevelt Boulevard, North Fifth and Sixth Streets, Lehigh Avenue, and Broad and Venango Streets.
Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the West Fairhill/East Tioga/Hunting Park Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Wingohocking street and Roosevelt boulevard on the north, North Fifth street and North Sixth street on the east, Lehigh avenue on the south and Broad street and Venango street on the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and policies promulgated with respect thereto; declaring th...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.
Authorizing Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. and Urban Growth Property Limited Partnership to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over and across Tenth Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the week of March 7, 2005, as National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc.
Recognizing the week of March 7, 2005 as The National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (NAHP, Inc.) Week.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Partners For Civic Pride, Inc.
Honoring the Partners For Civic Pride, Inc. for their diligent efforts on spreading the history and pride of the Philadelphia Civic Flag and marking the 110th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Civic Flag by recognizing March 27, 2005 as Philadelphia Flag Day.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognized February 25, 2005, as Reparations Awareness Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing February 25, 2005 as Reparations Awareness Day and urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 40 and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to pass H.B. 765, both entitled the "Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Forty-third 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth & Forty-third 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds to acquire the property listed in the resolution’s exhibit, identified as a vacant structure at 1617 N.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use NTI bond proceeds to acquire certain properties, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Joe McCourt for his record-setting football career at Lafayette College.
Honoring Joe McCourt for his record-setting career at Lafayette College and for being selected by the Maxwell Football Club as the 2004 Tri-State Player of the Year.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have proposed an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating a section on smoking in public places and workplaces.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating a new Chapter 5 entitled "Referenda Approved By The Voters" in Article VIII, Provisions of General Application, and creating a new Section 8-500 entitled "Smoking in Public Places and in the Workplace" calling on the Council of the City of Philadelphia to pass no legislation that will prohibit smoking in public places and in the workplace.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Council President to appoint named representatives to serve in the President’s place on various boards and commissions.
Authorizing the Council President to appoint certain individuals to serve as the Council President's representative on various boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.