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Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/30/2009 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 400
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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090372 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 080645-A and 090211, which were passed by Council on April 16, 2009, signed by the Mayor on April 29, 2009.READ   Action details Not available
090373 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 080930, which was passed by Council on April 23, 2009, was signed by the Mayor on April 29, 2009.READ   Action details Not available
090374 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investment, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in TD Bank National Association, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the City Treasurer.READ   Action details Not available
090375 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill the ordinance creates a zoning conservation district along the Delaware River from Allegheny Avenue to the Bucks County line in conjunction with development of a recreation path and abutting park.READ   Action details Not available
090376 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill authorizing the Office of the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the City Treasurer. READ   Action details Not available
090377 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Motorola, Inc., for Motorola to design, build, install, optimize, and maintain facilities and equipment for the upgrade of the City's 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system; and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for the purpose of financing the lease of equipment, software and related services for the upgrade of the radio communications system with an option to purchase such equipment and software and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement; all under certain terms and conditions.READ   Action details Not available
090362 0  ResolutionRecognizing Dr. Constantine Papadakis President of Drexel University from 1996 Until his Death on April 5, 2009, for his Outstanding Service to the City of Philadelphia.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090362 0  ResolutionRecognizing Dr. Constantine Papadakis President of Drexel University from 1996 Until his Death on April 5, 2009, for his Outstanding Service to the City of Philadelphia.READ   Action details Not available
090362 0  ResolutionRecognizing Dr. Constantine Papadakis President of Drexel University from 1996 Until his Death on April 5, 2009, for his Outstanding Service to the City of Philadelphia.ADOPTED BY STANDING VOTE   Action details Not available
090363 0  ResolutionCalling on the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to Hold Hearings to Investigate the City's Response Strategies to the Public Health Risks Posed by the Spread of Swine Flu.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090363 0  ResolutionCalling on the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to Hold Hearings to Investigate the City's Response Strategies to the Public Health Risks Posed by the Spread of Swine Flu.READ   Action details Not available
090363 0  ResolutionCalling on the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to Hold Hearings to Investigate the City's Response Strategies to the Public Health Risks Posed by the Spread of Swine Flu.ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
090347 0  BillAuthorizing Mayfair Community Development Corporation, 2990 Saint Vincent Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain streetscape improvements on the public footways of Frankford Avenue, from Harbison Avenue to Cottman Avenue, and Cottman Avenue from Frankford Avenue to Leon Street, under certain terms and conditions. IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090347 0  BillAuthorizing Mayfair Community Development Corporation, 2990 Saint Vincent Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain streetscape improvements on the public footways of Frankford Avenue, from Harbison Avenue to Cottman Avenue, and Cottman Avenue from Frankford Avenue to Leon Street, under certain terms and conditions. Referred   Action details Not available
090348 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1619, entitled "Frankford Avenue Special District Controls," by changing the boundaries of the area subject to the controls of the District, by changing the name of the District and by adding provisions with regard to signs.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090348 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1619, entitled "Frankford Avenue Special District Controls," by changing the boundaries of the area subject to the controls of the District, by changing the name of the District and by adding provisions with regard to signs.Referred   Action details Not available
090349 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating a new Section 14-1636, entitled "Delaware River Conservation District," providing for special use rules for development along the North Delaware River, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090349 0  BillAmending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating a new Section 14-1636, entitled "Delaware River Conservation District," providing for special use rules for development along the North Delaware River, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090350 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in City National Bank, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090350 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in City National Bank, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090351 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in TD Bank National Association, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090351 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in TD Bank National Association, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090352 0  BillAuthorizing the Office of the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced (By Request) and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
090352 0  BillAuthorizing the Office of the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions. Referred   Action details Not available
090364 0  ResolutionRecognizing and Acknowledging Mothers In Charge, Inc. on the launch of its first publication entitled, "Mothers In Charge, Faces of Courage." IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090364 0  ResolutionRecognizing and Acknowledging Mothers In Charge, Inc. on the launch of its first publication entitled, "Mothers In Charge, Faces of Courage." READ   Action details Not available
090364 0  ResolutionRecognizing and Acknowledging Mothers In Charge, Inc. on the launch of its first publication entitled, "Mothers In Charge, Faces of Courage." ADOPTED   Action details Not available
090365 0  ResolutionCalling upon the Mayor to create a Philadelphia Conservatorship Program.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090365 0  ResolutionCalling upon the Mayor to create a Philadelphia Conservatorship Program.READ   Action details Not available
090365 0  ResolutionCalling upon the Mayor to create a Philadelphia Conservatorship Program.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
090366 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to host a series of roundtables across the City focusing on Police Community Relations between the Philadelphia Police Department and the Citizens of Philadelphia, while fostering and encouraging improved relationships. IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090366 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to host a series of roundtables across the City focusing on Police Community Relations between the Philadelphia Police Department and the Citizens of Philadelphia, while fostering and encouraging improved relationships. READ   Action details Not available
090366 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to host a series of roundtables across the City focusing on Police Community Relations between the Philadelphia Police Department and the Citizens of Philadelphia, while fostering and encouraging improved relationships. ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
090367 0  ResolutionHonoring and recognizing Imhotep Institute Charter School as 2009 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Champions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090367 0  ResolutionHonoring and recognizing Imhotep Institute Charter School as 2009 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Champions.READ   Action details Not available
090367 0  ResolutionHonoring and recognizing Imhotep Institute Charter School as 2009 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Champions.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
090368 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on the adequacy of the city's internet and e-mail services, the feasibility of a separate internet server for City Council and how improvements in speed and additional business functionality will enhance the ability of city employees to efficiently and effectively serve the citizens of Philadelphia.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090368 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on the adequacy of the city's internet and e-mail services, the feasibility of a separate internet server for City Council and how improvements in speed and additional business functionality will enhance the ability of city employees to efficiently and effectively serve the citizens of Philadelphia.READ   Action details Not available
090368 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on the adequacy of the city's internet and e-mail services, the feasibility of a separate internet server for City Council and how improvements in speed and additional business functionality will enhance the ability of city employees to efficiently and effectively serve the citizens of Philadelphia.ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
090353 0  BillAmending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates and credits for the business privilege tax, by amending the provisions providing a credit for contributions to community development corporations to allow two businesses to apply jointly for the credit, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090353 0  BillAmending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates and credits for the business privilege tax, by amending the provisions providing a credit for contributions to community development corporations to allow two businesses to apply jointly for the credit, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090369 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings examining the level of participation of minorities and females in private sector law firms that are awarded contracts by the Law Department of the City of Philadelphia and the process by which professional contracts are awarded. IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090369 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings examining the level of participation of minorities and females in private sector law firms that are awarded contracts by the Law Department of the City of Philadelphia and the process by which professional contracts are awarded. READ   Action details Not available
090369 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings examining the level of participation of minorities and females in private sector law firms that are awarded contracts by the Law Department of the City of Philadelphia and the process by which professional contracts are awarded. ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
090370 0  ResolutionUrging the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives to pass House Bill 300, amending the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090370 0  ResolutionUrging the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives to pass House Bill 300, amending the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.READ   Action details Not available
090370 0  ResolutionUrging the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives to pass House Bill 300, amending the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
090354 0  BillAmending Chapter 14-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Entertainment District," by revising and clarifying requirements relating to parking, height regulations, gross floor area and permitted uses, all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090354 0  BillAmending Chapter 14-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Entertainment District," by revising and clarifying requirements relating to parking, height regulations, gross floor area and permitted uses, all under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090355 0  BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, (former) Reed Street, the Delaware River, and Tasker Street (Extended).IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090355 0  BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, (former) Reed Street, the Delaware River, and Tasker Street (Extended).Referred   Action details Not available
090356 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for future tax years that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090356 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for future tax years that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090357 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of several years of assessed values, so as to smooth out the effect of rapid increases in property values, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090357 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of several years of assessed values, so as to smooth out the effect of rapid increases in property values, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090358 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of several years of assessed values, so as to smooth out the effect of rapid increases in property values, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090358 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of several years of assessed values, so as to smooth out the effect of rapid increases in property values, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090359 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 146 and 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Shackamaxon Street from Delaware Avenue southeastwardly to a dead end and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various utility purposes within the lines of Shackamaxon Street being stricken and by relocating portions of the southeasterly curbline of Delaware Avenue from Ellen Street to Shackamaxon Street, all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090359 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 146 and 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Shackamaxon Street from Delaware Avenue southeastwardly to a dead end and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various utility purposes within the lines of Shackamaxon Street being stricken and by relocating portions of the southeasterly curbline of Delaware Avenue from Ellen Street to Shackamaxon Street, all under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090360 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by specifying a rate for future tax years that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090360 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by specifying a rate for future tax years that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.Referred   Action details Not available
090361 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Motorola, Inc., for Motorola to design, build, install, optimize, and maintain facilities and equipment for the upgrade of the City's 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system; and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for the purpose of financing the lease of equipment, software and related services for the upgrade of the radio communications system with an option to purchase such equipment and software and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement; all under certain terms and conditions.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090361 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Motorola, Inc., for Motorola to design, build, install, optimize, and maintain facilities and equipment for the upgrade of the City's 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system; and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for the purpose of financing the lease of equipment, software and related services for the upgrade of the radio communications system with an option to purchase such equipment and software and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement; all under certain terms and conditions.Re-Referred   Action details Not available
090371 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 Forty-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.IntroducedPass  Action details Not available
090371 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 Forty-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.READ   Action details Not available
090371 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 Forty-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
080951 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from the Delaware River Port Authority conveyance of title to certain parcels of land located in the vicinity of 8th and Race Streets and Florist Street, between 2nd and 4th Streets, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
080951 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from the Delaware River Port Authority conveyance of title to certain parcels of land located in the vicinity of 8th and Race Streets and Florist Street, between 2nd and 4th Streets, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090263 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to all or part of a certain approximately 4 acre parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon located in the vicinity of the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Monument Road, for further conveyance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for nominal consideration, under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
090263 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to all or part of a certain approximately 4 acre parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon located in the vicinity of the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Monument Road, for further conveyance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for nominal consideration, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
080951 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from the Delaware River Port Authority conveyance of title to certain parcels of land located in the vicinity of 8th and Race Streets and Florist Street, between 2nd and 4th Streets, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090263 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to all or part of a certain approximately 4 acre parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon located in the vicinity of the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Monument Road, for further conveyance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for nominal consideration, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
090268 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement to lease the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House located at 1729 Mt. Vernon Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for further sublease by PAID to the Mural Arts Advocates, for use by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program all under certain terms and conditions.READ   Action details Not available
090268 0  BillAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement to lease the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House located at 1729 Mt. Vernon Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for further sublease by PAID to the Mural Arts Advocates, for use by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program all under certain terms and conditions.PASSEDPass17:0 Action details Not available
090124 1  BillApproving the dental amalgam brochure adopted by the Board of Health pursuant to Section 9-3102 of The Philadelphia Code. READ   Action details Not available
090124 1  BillApproving the dental amalgam brochure adopted by the Board of Health pursuant to Section 9-3102 of The Philadelphia Code. PASSEDPass17:0 Action details Not available