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Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/11/2010 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 400
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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100174 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 100005, which was passed by Council on March 4, 2010, was signed by the Mayor on March 5, 2010.READ   Action details Not available
100175 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 090591 and 090927, which were passed by Council on February 25, 2010, was signed by the Mayor on March 5, 2010.READ   Action details Not available
100176 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 090878, 090879, 100001 and 100002, which were passed by Council on March 4, 201, was signed by the Mayor on March 5, 2010.READ   Action details Not available
100177 0  COMMUNICATIONFebruary 10, 2010 To The President and Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: Pursuant to Section 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendations of the City Planning Commission regarding the following bills: Bill No. 090839 Bill No. 090840 Bill No. 090880 Bill No. 100003 Bill No. 100014 Bill No. 100015 Respectfully Michael A. Nutter MayorREAD   Action details Not available
100178 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution appointing Christopher P. McGill to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.READ   Action details Not available
100179 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution appointing Carolyn Pfeiffer to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.READ   Action details Not available
100180 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution appointing Michael Yaron, Ph.D., to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.READ   Action details Not available
100181 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution appointing Albert Taus, AIA, NCARB, to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.READ   Action details Not available
100182 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution appointing Peter C. Rothberg to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.READ   Action details Not available
100156 0  BillAmending Section 14-304 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "C-3 Commercial District," amending Section 14-1402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking in Residential Districts," and amending Section 14-1405 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Off-street Loading," all under certain terms and conditions .IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100156 0  BillAmending Section 14-304 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "C-3 Commercial District," amending Section 14-1402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking in Residential Districts," and amending Section 14-1405 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Off-street Loading," all under certain terms and conditions .Referred   Action details Not available
100157 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 11-S, 42, 269, and 308 by relocating the houselines and curblines of South Street from a point approximately one-hundred seventy feet northwest of Convention Avenue to the northwesterly Pierhead and Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River and from the southeasterly Pierhead and Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River to Twenty-seventh Street so as to increase the width of South Street for the purpose of constructing a new bridge crossing the Schuylkill River and by placing on the City Plan a variable width right-of-way for drainage purposes adjacent to the southwesterly side of South Street northwest of Schuylkill Avenue and authorizing the opening of the said widened portions of South Street extending through property owned by the City.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100157 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 11-S, 42, 269, and 308 by relocating the houselines and curblines of South Street from a point approximately one-hundred seventy feet northwest of Convention Avenue to the northwesterly Pierhead and Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River and from the southeasterly Pierhead and Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River to Twenty-seventh Street so as to increase the width of South Street for the purpose of constructing a new bridge crossing the Schuylkill River and by placing on the City Plan a variable width right-of-way for drainage purposes adjacent to the southwesterly side of South Street northwest of Schuylkill Avenue and authorizing the opening of the said widened portions of South Street extending through property owned by the City.Referred   Action details Not available
100164 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 Thirteenth 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.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100164 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 Thirteenth 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.READ   Action details Not available
100164 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 Thirteenth 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
100165 0  ResolutionProclaiming the Month of March 2010 as "National Music Education Month" (aka) "Music in our Schools Month."IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100165 0  ResolutionProclaiming the Month of March 2010 as "National Music Education Month" (aka) "Music in our Schools Month."READ   Action details Not available
100165 0  ResolutionProclaiming the Month of March 2010 as "National Music Education Month" (aka) "Music in our Schools Month."ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100158 0  BillAmending Section 12-1109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permits Required for Parades, Processions and Assemblages," by conditioning the issuance of such permits on the applicant's agreement to reimburse the City for additional costs the City incurs as a result of the activity for which the permit is issued, subject to a maximum reimbursement amount; by making such maximum reimbursement amount retroactive; and by requiring refunds to persons who reimbursed the City for costs in excess of such maximum amount, all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100158 0  BillAmending Section 12-1109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permits Required for Parades, Processions and Assemblages," by conditioning the issuance of such permits on the applicant's agreement to reimburse the City for additional costs the City incurs as a result of the activity for which the permit is issued, subject to a maximum reimbursement amount; by making such maximum reimbursement amount retroactive; and by requiring refunds to persons who reimbursed the City for costs in excess of such maximum amount, all under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
100166 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth 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
100166 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth 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
100166 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth 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
100159 0  BillAmending Chapter 21-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Community Development," by amending Section 21-1108, entitled "Economic Development," to increase the percentage of funds that must be allocated to economic development, all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100159 0  BillAmending Chapter 21-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Community Development," by amending Section 21-1108, entitled "Economic Development," to increase the percentage of funds that must be allocated to economic development, all under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
100160 0  BillAmending Chapter 21-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Community Development," by amending Section 21-1105, entitled "City Council Oversight and Plan Approval," all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100160 0  BillAmending Chapter 21-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Community Development," by amending Section 21-1105, entitled "City Council Oversight and Plan Approval," all under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
100167 0  ResolutionCalling on the Board of Revision of Taxes and the agencies that will replace the BRT if the voters of Philadelphia abolish it, to adopt regulations authorizing a property owner who is appealing an assessment to request an in-person inspection of the outside and inside of his or her property as part of the appeal process; and providing that a property owner who refuses to permit inspection of the inside of his or her property by an assessor shall be precluded from appealing the pending assessment of that property.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100167 0  ResolutionCalling on the Board of Revision of Taxes and the agencies that will replace the BRT if the voters of Philadelphia abolish it, to adopt regulations authorizing a property owner who is appealing an assessment to request an in-person inspection of the outside and inside of his or her property as part of the appeal process; and providing that a property owner who refuses to permit inspection of the inside of his or her property by an assessor shall be precluded from appealing the pending assessment of that property.READ   Action details Not available
100167 0  ResolutionCalling on the Board of Revision of Taxes and the agencies that will replace the BRT if the voters of Philadelphia abolish it, to adopt regulations authorizing a property owner who is appealing an assessment to request an in-person inspection of the outside and inside of his or her property as part of the appeal process; and providing that a property owner who refuses to permit inspection of the inside of his or her property by an assessor shall be precluded from appealing the pending assessment of that property.ADOPTEDPass15:1 Action details Not available
100168 0  ResolutionAppointing Christopher P. McGill to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100168 0  ResolutionAppointing Christopher P. McGill to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.Referred   Action details Not available
100169 0  ResolutionAppointing Carolyn Pfeiffer to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100169 0  ResolutionAppointing Carolyn Pfeiffer to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.Referred   Action details Not available
100170 0  ResolutionAppointing Michael Yaron, Ph.D., to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100170 0  ResolutionAppointing Michael Yaron, Ph.D., to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.Referred   Action details Not available
100171 0  ResolutionAppointing Albert Taus, AIA, NCARB, to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100171 0  ResolutionAppointing Albert Taus, AIA, NCARB, to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.Referred   Action details Not available
100172 0  ResolutionAppointing Peter C. Rothberg to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100172 0  ResolutionAppointing Peter C. Rothberg to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.Referred   Action details Not available
100161 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-703.2, entitled "Passive Recreation District (REC-P)," by revising the rules and regulations that apply within passive recreation districts, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100161 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-703.2, entitled "Passive Recreation District (REC-P)," by revising the rules and regulations that apply within passive recreation districts, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
100162 0  BillAmending Chapter 4-200.0, Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Text of Subcodes," by amending Section A-906, entitled "Property Maintenance Code Fees," to increase the license fees charged to own a vacant lot, vacant building or vacant wharf, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100162 0  BillAmending Chapter 4-200.0, Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Text of Subcodes," by amending Section A-906, entitled "Property Maintenance Code Fees," to increase the license fees charged to own a vacant lot, vacant building or vacant wharf, under certain terms and conditions.Re-Referred   Action details Not available
100163-AA 0  BillAuthorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Energy Authority, pursuant to the terms of the "Municipalities Authorities Act," of 2001, June 19, P.L. 287, No. 22, as amended, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100163-AA 0  BillAuthorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Energy Authority, pursuant to the terms of the "Municipalities Authorities Act," of 2001, June 19, P.L. 287, No. 22, as amended, under certain terms and conditions.Re-Referred   Action details Not available
100173 0  ResolutionRecognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Guardian Civic League Of Philadelphia On The Occasion Of Its Hosting Of The 2010 National Black Police Association Eastern Region Conference In Philadelphia.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
100173 0  ResolutionRecognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Guardian Civic League Of Philadelphia On The Occasion Of Its Hosting Of The 2010 National Black Police Association Eastern Region Conference In Philadelphia.READ   Action details Not available
100173 0  ResolutionRecognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Guardian Civic League Of Philadelphia On The Occasion Of Its Hosting Of The 2010 National Black Police Association Eastern Region Conference In Philadelphia.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100021 0  ResolutionConfirming the appointment of Sister Mary Scullion as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2010.FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100023 1  ResolutionConfirming the appointment of Nolan Atkinson as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2014.FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED   Action details Not available
100095 0  BillAmending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," by conforming the City's DROP program to the requirements of Pennsylvania Act No. 44 of 2009 (H.B. 1828), which restricts the DROP eligibility of elected officials.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
100095 0  BillAmending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," by conforming the City's DROP program to the requirements of Pennsylvania Act No. 44 of 2009 (H.B. 1828), which restricts the DROP eligibility of elected officials.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
100012 0  BillAmending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by defining "Supermarkets," and excluding Supermarkets from the definition of Chain Restaurants, thereby exempting Supermarkets from menu labeling requirements applicable to Chain Restaurants, under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
100012 0  BillAmending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by defining "Supermarkets," and excluding Supermarkets from the definition of Chain Restaurants, thereby exempting Supermarkets from menu labeling requirements applicable to Chain Restaurants, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
100095 0  BillAmending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," by conforming the City's DROP program to the requirements of Pennsylvania Act No. 44 of 2009 (H.B. 1828), which restricts the DROP eligibility of elected officials.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
100012 0  BillAmending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by defining "Supermarkets," and excluding Supermarkets from the definition of Chain Restaurants, thereby exempting Supermarkets from menu labeling requirements applicable to Chain Restaurants, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
100004 0  BillAuthorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent.READ   Action details Not available
100004 0  BillAuthorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent.PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Not available
090529 0  ResolutionProposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact ordinances that (i) require City contractors and recipients of City financial assistance to submit and comply with economic opportunity plans addressing the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and workforce diversity, and (ii) that provide remedies for violations, including debarment from doing business with the City or receiving City financial assistance for a specified period of time; and authorizing Council to specify procedures for such debarments by conferring powers and duties on existing City agencies, including Council, or by creating new agencies for such purposes; and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia. READ   Action details Not available
090529 0  ResolutionProposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact ordinances that (i) require City contractors and recipients of City financial assistance to submit and comply with economic opportunity plans addressing the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and workforce diversity, and (ii) that provide remedies for violations, including debarment from doing business with the City or receiving City financial assistance for a specified period of time; and authorizing Council to specify procedures for such debarments by conferring powers and duties on existing City agencies, including Council, or by creating new agencies for such purposes; and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia. ADOPTEDPass16:0 Action details Not available
090519 1  BillProviding for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact ordinances that (i) require City contractors and recipients of City financial assistance to submit and comply with economic opportunity plans addressing the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and workforce diversity, and (ii) that provide remedies for violations, including debarment from doing business with the City or receiving City financial assistance for a specified period of time; and authorizing Council to specify procedures for such debarments by conferring powers and duties on existing City agencies, including Council, or by creating new agencies for such purposes; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.READ   Action details Not available
090519 1  BillProviding for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact ordinances that (i) require City contractors and recipients of City financial assistance to submit and comply with economic opportunity plans addressing the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and workforce diversity, and (ii) that provide remedies for violations, including debarment from doing business with the City or receiving City financial assistance for a specified period of time; and authorizing Council to specify procedures for such debarments by conferring powers and duties on existing City agencies, including Council, or by creating new agencies for such purposes; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Not available
100009 0  BillAmending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates and credits for the business privilege tax, by amending the credit for contributions to community development corporations to allow a business that terminated a contribution agreement to remain eligible for future tax credits under the provision that permits two businesses to apply jointly for the tax credit, under certain terms and conditions.READ   Action details Not available
100009 0  BillAmending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates and credits for the business privilege tax, by amending the credit for contributions to community development corporations to allow a business that terminated a contribution agreement to remain eligible for future tax credits under the provision that permits two businesses to apply jointly for the tax credit, under certain terms and conditions.PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Not available