Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/7/2011 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (36) 36 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Name Type Title Action Result Tally Action Details Video 110270 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 100759, 100873, 110005 and 110006, which were passed by Council on March 24, 2011, were signed by the Mayor on April 5, 2011. READ     Action details Not available 110271 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or part of an irregularly shaped parcel of land currently used by the Philadelphia Zoo for parking, along with the improvements thereon, in an area generally located on the south side of Girard Avenue, east of North 38th Street and north of the Philadelphia Zoo, under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 110257 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or part of an irregularly shaped parcel of land currently used by the Philadelphia Zoo for parking, along with the improvements thereon, in an area generally located on the south side of Girard Avenue, east of North 38th Street and north of the Philadelphia Zoo, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110262 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing Imhotep Institute Charter School as 2011 PIAA - Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Champions. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110263 0     Resolution Also naming the 2700 block of North Bonsall Street as "Joan Ray Way." Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110258 0     Bill Authorizing Francisco Hernandez to construct, own and maintain an enclosed set of stairs attached to 657 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that will encroach upon the sidewalk of "F" Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110264 0     Resolution Appointing Bernard Roth to the Board of Directors of the Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110265 0     Resolution Appointing Kenneth A. Youngblood to the Board of Directors of the Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110266 0     Resolution Appointing Jonathon Clodfelter to the Board of Directors of the Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110267 0     Resolution Appointing John Quinn to the Board of Directors of the Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110268 0     Resolution Appointing Nidia Mezalick to the Board of Directors of the Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110269 0     Resolution Recognizing and Congratulating the Energy Coordinating Agency and the John S. and James L. Knight Green Jobs Training Center on the successful graduation of their 1000th trainee. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110259-A 0     Bill Amending Section 9-407 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tour Passenger Carriers," to provide for tour passenger loading zones of a specified size in certain locations and in certain numbers, to provide for the removal of limitations on the number of loading zones a tour passenger carrier can occupy at one time, to provide for changes to the amount of certain fees by regulation, and to provide for certain reporting requirements, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110260 0     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on the sidewalk of the west side of the 1600 block of East Moyamensing Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110261 0     Bill Amending Section 12-918 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking for Auto Sharing Organizations," by providing for reserved spaces for car rental companies, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110246 0     Resolution Declaring May 15th as Living Beyond Breast Cancer Day in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110247 0     Resolution Calling for hearings before the City Council Committee on Education to examine the climate of violence in our City schools and to discuss ways it can be reduced. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 110248 0     Resolution Recognizing Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston for his generosity towards the West Philadelphia High School and the surrounding community. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110249 0     Resolution Declaring April 2011 as Autism Awareness Month and Recognizing April 12th, 2011 as World Autism Day in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110250 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 110251 0     Resolution Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating Matthew Chea - For His Many Efforts in Victim Advocacy and Receiving The FBI Director's Community Leadership Award. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110252 0     Resolution Authorizing City Council to retain a consultant to conduct a comprehensive labor market analysis. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110253 0     Resolution Declaring April 11th-15th, 2011 Philadelphia Youth Commission's Youth Voter Registration Awareness Week in the City of Philadelphia. WITHDRAWN     Action details Not available 110254 0     Resolution Recognizing and Congratulating the City of Philadelphia on its recognition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as one of the top 20 cities in the country with Energy Star certified buildings. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110255 0     Resolution Urging the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact an amnesty program for the Traffic Court of Philadelphia whereby drivers who have lost their driving privileges for failure to pay outstanding traffic violations can have those privileges restored upon payment in full of all outstanding traffic fines, and applauding the leadership of Senator Mike Stack in authoring legislation to authorize the establishment of such an amnesty program. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110188 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Michael H. Reed as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2015. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110189 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Judge Phyllis W. Beck as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2012. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 100314-A 1     Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory Budget Stabilization Reserve, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. READ     Action details Not available 100314-A 2     Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory Budget Stabilization Reserve, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. AMENDED     Action details Not available 100314-A 2     Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory Budget Stabilization Reserve, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 110002-A 1     Bill Amending Chapter 15-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parks," by prohibiting the transfer or conversion of outdoor public park and recreation land in the City to other uses or to third parties unless certain procedures and requirements are met. READ     Action details Not available 110002-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 15-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parks," by prohibiting the transfer or conversion of outdoor public park and recreation land in the City to other uses or to third parties unless certain procedures and requirements are met. AMENDED     Action details Not available 110002-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 15-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parks," by prohibiting the transfer or conversion of outdoor public park and recreation land in the City to other uses or to third parties unless certain procedures and requirements are met. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 110145 0     Bill Authorizing 217 West George Street LLC to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 217 West George Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 100715 0     Bill Authorizing Mike Scotese, owner of Grey Lodge Pub, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 6235 Frankford Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 100715 0     Bill Authorizing Mike Scotese, owner of Grey Lodge Pub, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 6235 Frankford Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available