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Agenda # Name Type Title Action Result Tally Action Details Video 100869 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 276 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address for Parcel No. 276 as 504-506 North Thirty-ninth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with FDI Penn Rehab Properties, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority. READ     Action details Not available 100870 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020252) approved May 29, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 13-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Lawrence Street from Wharton Street to Titan Street and Leithgow Street from Wharton Street to Titan Street; by revising the lines and grades of Reese Street from Reed Street to Wharton Street and Titan Street from Fifth Street to Fourth Street; by placing on the City Plan Earp Street from Fifth Street to relocated Leithgow Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating certain portions of Earp Street from Fourth Street to Fifth Street; by revising the lines and grades of Lawrence and Leithgow Streets from Reed Street to former Earp Street, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication free and clear of all encumbrances the beds of the proposed Earp Street not previously dedicated and the unopened portions of Reese Street, Lawrence Street and Leithgow Street," by revising the terms and conditions stated therein and extend READ     Action details Not available 100861 0     Resolution 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-fourth and Fifty-first 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 and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100862 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 276 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address for Parcel No. 276 as 504-506 North Thirty-ninth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with FDI Penn Rehab Properties, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100863 0     Resolution Honoring The Reinvestment Fund on its 25th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100864-A 0     Resolution Adopting the report issued by Council's Joint Committees on Transportation and Public Utilities and the Environment on the economic and environmental impacts that hydraulic drilling of Marcellus Shale will have on Philadelphia and the surrounding region. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100860 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020252) approved May 29, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 13-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Lawrence Street from Wharton Street to Titan Street and Leithgow Street from Wharton Street to Titan Street; by revising the lines and grades of Reese Street from Reed Street to Wharton Street and Titan Street from Fifth Street to Fourth Street; by placing on the City Plan Earp Street from Fifth Street to relocated Leithgow Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating certain portions of Earp Street from Fourth Street to Fifth Street; by revising the lines and grades of Lawrence and Leithgow Streets from Reed Street to former Earp Street, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication free and clear of all encumbrances the beds of the proposed Earp Street not previously dedicated and the unopened portions of Reese Street, Lawrence Street and Leithgow Street," by revising the terms and conditions stated therein and extending the period for c Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 100865 0     Resolution Authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to issue a request for ideas and proposals on how the City can best employ its available natural resources as sources of alternative energy for the benefit of the City's infrastructure, businesses, and residents. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100866 0     Resolution 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-ninth Ward 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 and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100867 0     Resolution 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 Sixteenth and 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. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100868 0     Resolution 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 Twentieth 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 and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 100799 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of William H. Brown III as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2014. FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING     Action details Not available 100800 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Sanjuanita Gonzalez as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2013. FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING     Action details Not available 100801 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Sister Mary Scullion as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2015. FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING     Action details Not available 100079 0     Bill Amending 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. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100079 0     Bill Amending 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. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100753 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by East Moreland Avenue, Winston Street, East Mermaid Lane and Germantown Avenue. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100753 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by East Moreland Avenue, Winston Street, East Mermaid Lane and Germantown Avenue. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100784 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Eighth Street, Somerset Street, Seventh Street, and Lehigh Avenue. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100784 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Eighth Street, Somerset Street, Seventh Street, and Lehigh Avenue. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100557 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-203, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes and Drums Band to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized by City employees, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100557 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-203, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes and Drums Band to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized by City employees, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100751 0     Bill Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), to enter into a lease agreement to lease vehicles and equipment from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for the purposes of financing vehicles and equipment and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100751 0     Bill Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), to enter into a lease agreement to lease vehicles and equipment from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for the purposes of financing vehicles and equipment and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100781 0     Bill Authorizing the City to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of years for the Commonwealth to add City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's on-line system for the electronic filing and payment of taxes, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100781 0     Bill Authorizing the City to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of years for the Commonwealth to add City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's on-line system for the electronic filing and payment of taxes, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100794 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-203, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Police and Firemen's Insurance Association to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized by City employees, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100794 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-203, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Police and Firemen's Insurance Association to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized by City employees, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100842 1     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a license or long term lease agreement and other related agreements between the City of Philadelphia as licensor or landlord, and the Center City District as licensee or tenant, for a certain parcel of land bounded approximately by John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 15th Street, South Penn Square and the west side of City Hall, commonly referred to as Dilworth Plaza, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100842 1     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a license or long term lease agreement and other related agreements between the City of Philadelphia as licensor or landlord, and the Center City District as licensee or tenant, for a certain parcel of land bounded approximately by John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 15th Street, South Penn Square and the west side of City Hall, commonly referred to as Dilworth Plaza, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100550 0     Bill Amending Section 9-410 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pedicabs," by broadening the definition of "Pedicab," and by making certain changes in the requirements for licensing and operation of Pedicabs, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100550 0     Bill Amending Section 9-410 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pedicabs," by broadening the definition of "Pedicab," and by making certain changes in the requirements for licensing and operation of Pedicabs, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100749 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to require that the owners of residential properties that are vacant following foreclosure register, inspect and maintain such properties, and to provide for enforcement and penalties for failure to do so, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100749 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to require that the owners of residential properties that are vacant following foreclosure register, inspect and maintain such properties, and to provide for enforcement and penalties for failure to do so, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100724 0     Bill Renaming and designating Franklintown Park located between N. 18th Street and N. 19th Street and between Hamilton Street and Shamokin Street as "Matthias Baldwin Park". SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100724 0     Bill Renaming and designating Franklintown Park located between N. 18th Street and N. 19th Street and between Hamilton Street and Shamokin Street as "Matthias Baldwin Park". ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100776 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to execute and record a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions against a portion of Pennypack Park on the Delaware, in favor of the United States, to protect bald eagles and other rare, endangered, or threatened birds, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100776 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to execute and record a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions against a portion of Pennypack Park on the Delaware, in favor of the United States, to protect bald eagles and other rare, endangered, or threatened birds, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100756 1     Bill Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by broadening the definition of the "City financial aid recipients" who are subject to that Chapter to include certain persons or entities who lease property or equipment from persons or entities who receive City assistance, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100756 1     Bill Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by broadening the definition of the "City financial aid recipients" who are subject to that Chapter to include certain persons or entities who lease property or equipment from persons or entities who receive City assistance, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100787 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by extending the "Special Tax Credit Opportunity for Job Creation," under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100787 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by extending the "Special Tax Credit Opportunity for Job Creation," under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100843 0     Bill Authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City, to enter into a multi-year contract with a provider of codification, editing, and marketing services to produce printed and electronic versions of the 10th edition of The Philadelphia Code and the 2011 Reprint of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, with periodic supplements to each, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100843 0     Bill Authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City, to enter into a multi-year contract with a provider of codification, editing, and marketing services to produce printed and electronic versions of the 10th edition of The Philadelphia Code and the 2011 Reprint of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, with periodic supplements to each, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100656 1     Bill Amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-4' Commercial District," all under certain terms and conditions; and amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Hamilton Street, 19th Street, Callowhill Street and 20th Street. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100079 0     Bill Amending 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. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100753 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by East Moreland Avenue, Winston Street, East Mermaid Lane and Germantown Avenue. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100784 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Eighth Street, Somerset Street, Seventh Street, and Lehigh Avenue. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100557 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-203, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes and Drums Band to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized by City employees, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100751 0     Bill Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), to enter into a lease agreement to lease vehicles and equipment from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for the purposes of financing vehicles and equipment and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100781 0     Bill Authorizing the City to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of years for the Commonwealth to add City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's on-line system for the electronic filing and payment of taxes, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100794 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-203, entitled "Payroll Deductions," to add the Police and Firemen's Insurance Association to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized by City employees, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100842 1     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a license or long term lease agreement and other related agreements between the City of Philadelphia as licensor or landlord, and the Center City District as licensee or tenant, for a certain parcel of land bounded approximately by John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 15th Street, South Penn Square and the west side of City Hall, commonly referred to as Dilworth Plaza, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100550 0     Bill Amending Section 9-410 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pedicabs," by broadening the definition of "Pedicab," and by making certain changes in the requirements for licensing and operation of Pedicabs, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100749 0     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to require that the owners of residential properties that are vacant following foreclosure register, inspect and maintain such properties, and to provide for enforcement and penalties for failure to do so, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100724 0     Bill Renaming and designating Franklintown Park located between N. 18th Street and N. 19th Street and between Hamilton Street and Shamokin Street as "Matthias Baldwin Park". ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100776 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to execute and record a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions against a portion of Pennypack Park on the Delaware, in favor of the United States, to protect bald eagles and other rare, endangered, or threatened birds, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100756 1     Bill Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by broadening the definition of the "City financial aid recipients" who are subject to that Chapter to include certain persons or entities who lease property or equipment from persons or entities who receive City assistance, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100787 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by extending the "Special Tax Credit Opportunity for Job Creation," under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100843 0     Bill Authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City, to enter into a multi-year contract with a provider of codification, editing, and marketing services to produce printed and electronic versions of the 10th edition of The Philadelphia Code and the 2011 Reprint of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, with periodic supplements to each, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100845 0     Resolution Amending Resolution No. 080001, which provides Rules for the Government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, by providing an opportunity for public comment during Council meetings, and by making other conforming amendments. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 100846 0     Resolution 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 Thirty-sixth Ward 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 100847 0     Resolution 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 Thirty-seventh Ward 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 100848 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to compare the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing City construction and professional services contracts and to conduct a comparative analysis of proposed contracts in order to further the goals of cost efficiency and local job creation. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 100849 0     Resolution Recognizing the Philadelphia Eagles for the plan to convert Lincoln Financial Field to self - generated renewable energy including onsite wind, solar power and dual-fuel generated electricity, which will make it the first stadium in the world with these sustainable capabilities. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 100850 0     Resolution Authorizing Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings on the potential health risks from cell phone radiation and the actions the City of Philadelphia can take to better educate all cell phone users, particularly children and teens on ways to reduce radiation exposure by using headsets, speakerphones and texting. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 100851 0     Resolution 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 Eighteenth, Thirty-second and 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 100773-A 0     Bill Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with such institutions in constructing a new, 5-story ambulatory care center and making certain other capital improvements to such institutions' buildings and facilities primarily at their campus located at 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 090588-A 1     Bill Amending Chapter 14-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning Board of Adjustment," by amending Section 14-1805, entitled "Hearings," by revising the number of members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment that shall constitute a quorum, under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 090588-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 14-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning Board of Adjustment," by amending Section 14-1805, entitled "Hearings," by revising the number of members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment that shall constitute a quorum, under certain terms and conditions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 090588-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 14-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning Board of Adjustment," by amending Section 14-1805, entitled "Hearings," by revising the number of members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment that shall constitute a quorum, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 100489-A 0     Bill Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Health Center Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 100489-A 1     Bill Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Health Center Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., under certain terms and conditions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 100489-A 1     Bill Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Health Center Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 100552-AA 1     Bill Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Race Street, 4th Street, 5th Street and Florist Street; and by amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-3' Commercial District," all under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 100552-AA 2     Bill Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Race Street, 4th Street, 5th Street and Florist Street; and by amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-3' Commercial District," all under certain terms and conditions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 100552-AA 2     Bill Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Race Street, 4th Street, 5th Street and Florist Street; and by amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-3' Commercial District," all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 100709 1     Bill Approving the first amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Center City Redevelopment Area, Franklin Town Project, being the area beginning in the vicinity of Spring Garden and Twenty-first streets, which provides, inter alia, for amending the land use map and regulations to add religious institutional as a permitted use, modifying the regulations to exclude certain portions of the project area from building setbacks and adjusting height limitations, and for amending the regulations by adding provisions related to gates, fences and walls within certain portions of the project area. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100721 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section establishing the Fox Chase Environmental Control District, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100750-A 0     Bill To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Holy Family University, located at 4500 Grant Avenue, by allowing for the construction of a new administrative building. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100712 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100713 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Grants Revenue Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100714 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100774 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants - Federal Stimulus Funding to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100775 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100614 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to amend an existing sublease agreement between the Philadelphia Municipal Authority as landlord and The City of Philadelphia as tenant, for use of certain office space located at 1327-39 Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100464 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Olive Street from Tenth Street to Hutchinson Street and Hutchinson Street from Olive Street to Brown Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100544 0     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as a permissible location the sidewalk of the east side of Germantown Avenue from Allens Lane for 175 feet south, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100675 0     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as permissible locations the sidewalk of the east side of S. 22nd Street between Cross Street and Tasker Street and the sidewalk of the south side of Wharton Street between Hollywood Street and 29th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100676 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 149 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Hartwell Lane from a point approximately two-hundred seventy-seven feet southwest of Seminole Street to a point approximately sixty-four feet further southwestwardly therefrom and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for water main purposes and public utility purposes within the lines of the portion of Hartwell Lane being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100679 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on portions of various City Plans, within the vicinity of the Delaware Expressway (I-95) from the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) to the Philadelphia - Bucks County Line by placing on the City Plan, striking from the City Plan, relocating, and revising portions of the Delaware Expressway, its right-of-way, interchanges, and ramp connections and placing on the City Plan, striking from the City Plan, vacating, abandoning, relocating, and revising the lines and grades of intersecting and adjacent streets, roads, avenues, and rights-of-way affected thereby, all in order to conform with the lines and conditions established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100680 0     Bill Authorizing Brandywine Realty Trust, 555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 100, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 19087, to legalize various existing sidewalk encroachments located on the east footway of Juniper Street between Sansom Street and Drury Street, the south footway of Drury Street at the intersection of Juniper Street, and the north footway of Sansom Street at the intersection of Juniper Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100681 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ridge Avenue from Vine Street to the intersection of Eighth Street and Race Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various purposes within the lines of Ridge Avenue being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100682 0     Bill Authorizing the Streets Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the grant to the City of a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes extending through a portion of property located at the northwest corner of Thirteenth Street and Arch Street and authorizing the plotting upon City Plan No. 307 of the said right-of-way. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100683 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 080434) approved July 2, 2008, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Leithgow Street south of Reno Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for public utility purposes within the lines of Leithgow Street being stricken, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100684 0     Bill Authorizing the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at 128 North Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way on the west side of North Broad Street between Arch and Race Streets, the east side of North Carlisle Street between Cherry and Race Streets, and the south side of Cherry Street between North Carlisle and Burns Streets, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100711 0     Bill Authorizing BIBA UC LLC / dba BIBA Wine Bar, 3131 Walnut Street, Suite 1A, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, to legalize various existing encroachments and to construct, own and maintain additional encroachments in the right-of-way located on the north footway of Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100716 0     Bill Authorizing Mt. Airy USA (MAUSA) to install, and the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (MABID) to own and maintain, four benches on the east and west footway of Germantown Avenue, from Mt. Airy Avenue to East Phil-Ellena Street, and two benches on the south footway of the unit block of West Mt. Pleasant Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100717 0     Bill Authorizing CM123, LLC t/a The Wishing Well to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 767 South Ninth Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100718 0     Bill Authorizing Fabio Scarpelli, owner of La Golosa, Inc., to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 806 South Sixth Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100719 0     Bill Authorizing Frank Borda, owner of Francoluigi's Restaurant, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1549 South Thirteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100723 0     Bill Authorizing Rameshchandra Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Sixteenth Street and Chestnut Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the northwest corner of Sixteenth Street and Chestnut Street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100752 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by increasing the path of snow to be cleared on sidewalks, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100757 0     Bill Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending on both sides of Broad Street between Washington Avenue and Bainbridge Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100758 0     Bill Establishing a two-way regulation on Spruce Street, from 38th Parallel Place to 2nd Street. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 100760 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Fifth Street from Race Street to Vine Street, reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes within the lines of Fifth Street being stricken, relocating the lines and reducing the width of Florist Street from Third Street to Fourth Street, placing on the City Plan Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street, and striking from the City Plan the northerly twenty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Franklin Street to Eighth Street, authorizing the conveyance of the City-owned portion of the bed of Fifth Street being stricken to the Delaware River Port Authority, and authorizing the opening of the northerly forty-seven feet wide portion of Race Street from Sixth Street to Franklin Street and the opening of Seventh Street from Race Street to Franklin Street. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available