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Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/12/2010 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 400
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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100082 0  ResolutionRecognizing and honoring the life of Representative John Patrick Murtha who was the first Vietnam combat veteran to serve in Congress and Pennsylvania's longest-serving House member.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100082 0  ResolutionRecognizing and honoring the life of Representative John Patrick Murtha who was the first Vietnam combat veteran to serve in Congress and Pennsylvania's longest-serving House member.READ   Action details Not available
100082 0  ResolutionRecognizing and honoring the life of Representative John Patrick Murtha who was the first Vietnam combat veteran to serve in Congress and Pennsylvania's longest-serving House member.ADOPTED BY STANDING VOTEPass15:0 Action details Not available
100083 0  ResolutionCongratulating the New Orleans Saints on winning the 2010 Super Bowl.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100083 0  ResolutionCongratulating the New Orleans Saints on winning the 2010 Super Bowl.READ   Action details Not available
100083 0  ResolutionCongratulating the New Orleans Saints on winning the 2010 Super Bowl.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100084 0  ResolutionApproving the University of Pennsylvania's Proposed Revision to its Institutional Development District Master Plan Pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code Relating to, "Zoning and Planning."IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100084 0  ResolutionApproving the University of Pennsylvania's Proposed Revision to its Institutional Development District Master Plan Pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code Relating to, "Zoning and Planning."READ   Action details Not available
100084 0  ResolutionApproving the University of Pennsylvania's Proposed Revision to its Institutional Development District Master Plan Pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code Relating to, "Zoning and Planning."ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100085 0  ResolutionCalling on the Nations of Africa to Provide Free Public Education Free Daily Feeding Programs Immunization and Health Facilities in all Public Schools.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100085 0  ResolutionCalling on the Nations of Africa to Provide Free Public Education Free Daily Feeding Programs Immunization and Health Facilities in all Public Schools.READ   Action details Not available
100085 0  ResolutionCalling on the Nations of Africa to Provide Free Public Education Free Daily Feeding Programs Immunization and Health Facilities in all Public Schools.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100086 0  ResolutionCalling on President Barack Obama to Extend for Eighteen Months Beyond March 31, 2010 the Deferred Enforced Departure Status of Liberian Immigrants Currently Residing in the United States.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100086 0  ResolutionCalling on President Barack Obama to Extend for Eighteen Months Beyond March 31, 2010 the Deferred Enforced Departure Status of Liberian Immigrants Currently Residing in the United States.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100078 0  BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 59th Street, Lancaster Avenue, 52nd Street, Woodbine Avenue, and Upland Way.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100078 0  BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 59th Street, Lancaster Avenue, 52nd Street, Woodbine Avenue, and Upland Way.Referred   Action details Not available
100079 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Section 14-1640, entitled "Ridge Avenue Special District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100079 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Section 14-1640, entitled "Ridge Avenue Special District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
100080 0  BillProviding for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposed amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, set forth in a Resolution approved by Council, to authorize Council to provide that fines imposed for violation of any ordinance prohibiting witness and victim intimidation must be paid into a special fund to be used only for assistance to victims and witnesses, and to make arrangements for the special election.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100080 0  BillProviding for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposed amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, set forth in a Resolution approved by Council, to authorize Council to provide that fines imposed for violation of any ordinance prohibiting witness and victim intimidation must be paid into a special fund to be used only for assistance to victims and witnesses, and to make arrangements for the special election.Referred   Action details Not available
100081 0  BillAmending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding provisions prohibiting the intimidation of witnesses and victims of crimes, providing fines for violations, and requiring that all such fines be paid into a special fund to be used for witness relocation assistance, all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100081 0  BillAmending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding provisions prohibiting the intimidation of witnesses and victims of crimes, providing fines for violations, and requiring that all such fines be paid into a special fund to be used for witness relocation assistance, all under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
100087 0  ResolutionUrging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to restore the cuts to witness relocation programs and the State-Local Firearms Task Force and to adequately fund these vital programs which assure the safety of all residents of the Commonwealth and preserve the rule of justice in our criminal courts.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100087 0  ResolutionUrging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to restore the cuts to witness relocation programs and the State-Local Firearms Task Force and to adequately fund these vital programs which assure the safety of all residents of the Commonwealth and preserve the rule of justice in our criminal courts.READ   Action details Not available
100087 0  ResolutionUrging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to restore the cuts to witness relocation programs and the State-Local Firearms Task Force and to adequately fund these vital programs which assure the safety of all residents of the Commonwealth and preserve the rule of justice in our criminal courts.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100088-A 0  ResolutionProposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to authorize Council to provide that fines imposed for violation of any ordinance prohibiting witness and victim intimidation must be paid into a special fund to be used only for assistance to victims and witnesses, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100088-A 0  ResolutionProposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to authorize Council to provide that fines imposed for violation of any ordinance prohibiting witness and victim intimidation must be paid into a special fund to be used only for assistance to victims and witnesses, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.Referred   Action details Not available
100089 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings to investigate the emergence of national and local adult and childhood obesity as an epidemic, the causes of obesity; the racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related illnesses; and how the ready availability of unhealthy foods and beverages contributes to the obesity of many in Philadelphia and to evaluate obesity prevention and reduction initiatives in order to reduce the rates of childhood obesity. IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100089 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings to investigate the emergence of national and local adult and childhood obesity as an epidemic, the causes of obesity; the racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related illnesses; and how the ready availability of unhealthy foods and beverages contributes to the obesity of many in Philadelphia and to evaluate obesity prevention and reduction initiatives in order to reduce the rates of childhood obesity. READ   Action details Not available
100089 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings to investigate the emergence of national and local adult and childhood obesity as an epidemic, the causes of obesity; the racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related illnesses; and how the ready availability of unhealthy foods and beverages contributes to the obesity of many in Philadelphia and to evaluate obesity prevention and reduction initiatives in order to reduce the rates of childhood obesity. ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
100090 0  ResolutionAuthorizing 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-ninth, Forty-third, Forty-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.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100090 0  ResolutionAuthorizing 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-ninth, Forty-third, Forty-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.READ   Action details Not available
100090 0  ResolutionAuthorizing 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-ninth, Forty-third, Forty-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.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100091 0  ResolutionCalling for the Planning Commission to investigate and determine means by which the City of Philadelphia can affect the placement of Satellite Dishes and Cable antenna on building facades.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100091 0  ResolutionCalling for the Planning Commission to investigate and determine means by which the City of Philadelphia can affect the placement of Satellite Dishes and Cable antenna on building facades.READ   Action details Not available
100091 0  ResolutionCalling for the Planning Commission to investigate and determine means by which the City of Philadelphia can affect the placement of Satellite Dishes and Cable antenna on building facades.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
090704 1  BillEstablishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes Cheltenham Avenue with boundaries of Wadsworth Avenue on the west and Broad Street on the east, Ogontz Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the north and 67th Avenue on the south and Wadsworth Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the northeast and Michener Avenue on the southwest; to be known as The Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District; designating Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc.,SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
090704 1  BillEstablishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes Cheltenham Avenue with boundaries of Wadsworth Avenue on the west and Broad Street on the east, Ogontz Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the north and 67th Avenue on the south and Wadsworth Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the northeast and Michener Avenue on the southwest; to be known as The Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District; designating Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc.,ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090927 1  BillTo amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, located at 333 Cottman Avenue, by allowing for the construction of a new building to be used as a comparative medical research facility.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
090927 1  BillTo amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, located at 333 Cottman Avenue, by allowing for the construction of a new building to be used as a comparative medical research facility.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090852-AA 1  BillAmending Chapter 14-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning Board of Adjustment," to provide that the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall require any person seeking a variance from the terms of Title 14 to be current in payments of all taxes imposed under Title 19, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
090852-AA 1  BillAmending Chapter 14-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning Board of Adjustment," to provide that the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall require any person seeking a variance from the terms of Title 14 to be current in payments of all taxes imposed under Title 19, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090704 1  BillEstablishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes Cheltenham Avenue with boundaries of Wadsworth Avenue on the west and Broad Street on the east, Ogontz Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the north and 67th Avenue on the south and Wadsworth Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the northeast and Michener Avenue on the southwest; to be known as The Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District; designating Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc.,ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090927 1  BillTo amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, located at 333 Cottman Avenue, by allowing for the construction of a new building to be used as a comparative medical research facility.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090852-AA 1  BillAmending Chapter 14-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning Board of Adjustment," to provide that the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall require any person seeking a variance from the terms of Title 14 to be current in payments of all taxes imposed under Title 19, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available