Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/17/2011 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (68) 68 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 110128 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 100536, which was passed by Council on February 3, 2011, was signed by the Mayor on February 15, 2011. READ     Action details Not available 110129 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the continuation and modification of the extended trial program authorized by Bill No. 090003 by establishing an Authorized Program under which advance approval is given to the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to enter into certain contracts and transactions arising thereunder for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation and/or transmission of natural and other gas supply on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, subject to certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Chairwoman of the Gas Commission. READ     Action details Not available 110121 0     Resolution Honoring West Philadelphia High School's Hybrid X Team for being among the Top Finalists in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Contest and Recognizing Team Member Brandon Ford for his Special Invitation to Sit with First Lady Michelle Obama at President Barak Obama's State of the Union Address. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110107 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Wyoming avenue, both sides, 13th street to Old York road. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110108 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Tabor road, both sides, 5th street to 6th street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110109 0     Bill Authorizing the continuation and modification of the extended trial program authorized by Bill No. 090003 by establishing an Authorized Program under which advance approval is given to the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to enter into certain contracts and transactions arising thereunder for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation and/or transmission of natural and other gas supply on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, subject to certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110110 0     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by prohibiting the unfair discrimination of individuals with criminal records past the initial application process and to establish provisions and requirements for the screening of criminal records by certain employers within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110111-A 0     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-3000, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to establish provisions and requirements for the screening of criminal records by certain employers within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110122 0     Resolution Proclaiming February 2011 as "American Heart Month" and proclaiming February 4, 2011 as "Wear Red Day in the City of Philadelphia." Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110123 0     Resolution Recognizing and Honoring the Philadelphia Gay News and it's Publisher Mark Segal on 35 years of ground breaking journalism and civic commitment. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110124 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 Seventh and Forty-third 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 110125 0     Resolution Recognizing and Congratulating Mrs. Hermione Clark Hill-Logan on the occasion of her 100th Birthday. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110126 0     Resolution Recognizing and Congratulating the African American Museum in Philadelphia on its 35th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110112 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Girard avenue, both sides, Broad street to 15th street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110113 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Taylor street, west side, Parrish street to Brown street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110114 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on 21st street, both sides, Wallace street to Mt. Vernon street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110115 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on, Shirley street, west side, 19th street to Olive street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110116 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Fontain street, north side, 16th street to 17th street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110117 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Old York road, both sides, Tioga street to Rising Sun avenue. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110118 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Olive street, south side, 5th street to 4th street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110119 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Brown street, both sides, 19th street to 20th street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110120 0     Bill Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations," by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement systems at the intersection of Vine Street at Broad Street, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110127 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-eighth, Thirty-second and Thirty-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 110052 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 110052 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110054 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 Acute Care Hospital Assessment Fund, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Health - State Payment. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 110054 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 Acute Care Hospital Assessment Fund, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Health - State Payment. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100782-A 0     Bill Amending Section 3 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090840) approved September 1, 2010, entitled "An Ordinance granting permission to ABEER, LP, owner of the property Oak Lane Diner, 6528 N. Broad Street, to legalize a one-story concrete masonry construction, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance therewith. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100782-A 0     Bill Amending Section 3 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090840) approved September 1, 2010, entitled "An Ordinance granting permission to ABEER, LP, owner of the property Oak Lane Diner, 6528 N. Broad Street, to legalize a one-story concrete masonry construction, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance therewith. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     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 SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL 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 ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100871 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040505) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 270 and 258 of Sanger Street from Tacony Street to the westerly Pierhead Line of the Delaware River, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100871 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040505) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 270 and 258 of Sanger Street from Tacony Street to the westerly Pierhead Line of the Delaware River, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100872 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 080641) approved November 19, 2008, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 128 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Eighteenth Street from Cambria Street to Indiana Avenue and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of Eighteenth Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 100872 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 080641) approved November 19, 2008, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 128 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Eighteenth Street from Cambria Street to Indiana Avenue and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of Eighteenth Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110004 0     Bill Authorizing John and Concetta Varallo, owners of Pesto Italian Restaurant, 1917 South Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain an encroachment within the right-of-way located on the east footway of Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 110004 0     Bill Authorizing John and Concetta Varallo, owners of Pesto Italian Restaurant, 1917 South Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain an encroachment within the right-of-way located on the east footway of Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110055 0     Bill Authorizing Gerald Rothstein and Frederick Mumenthaler, owners of the property located at 1921-23 South Bancroft Street, to legalize an existing encroachment in the right-of-way located on the east public footway of Bancroft Street, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 110055 0     Bill Authorizing Gerald Rothstein and Frederick Mumenthaler, owners of the property located at 1921-23 South Bancroft Street, to legalize an existing encroachment in the right-of-way located on the east public footway of Bancroft Street, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110052 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110054 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 Acute Care Hospital Assessment Fund, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Health - State Payment. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100782-A 0     Bill Amending Section 3 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090840) approved September 1, 2010, entitled "An Ordinance granting permission to ABEER, LP, owner of the property Oak Lane Diner, 6528 N. Broad Street, to legalize a one-story concrete masonry construction, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance therewith. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     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 ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR Fail   Action details Not available 100871 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040505) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 270 and 258 of Sanger Street from Tacony Street to the westerly Pierhead Line of the Delaware River, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 100872 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 080641) approved November 19, 2008, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 128 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Eighteenth Street from Cambria Street to Indiana Avenue and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of Eighteenth Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110004 0     Bill Authorizing John and Concetta Varallo, owners of Pesto Italian Restaurant, 1917 South Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain an encroachment within the right-of-way located on the east footway of Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110055 0     Bill Authorizing Gerald Rothstein and Frederick Mumenthaler, owners of the property located at 1921-23 South Bancroft Street, to legalize an existing encroachment in the right-of-way located on the east public footway of Bancroft Street, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110085 0     Resolution Recognizing the Week of February 20, 2011, as Frances Harper Week in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of her Death on February 22, 1911, in Philadelphia, and Honoring her as a Writer, Lecturer and Political Activist, who Promoted Abolition, Civil Rights, Women's Rights, and Temperance, Nationally and in the Greater Philadelphia Region. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110086 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-seventh 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. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110087 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 110088 0     Resolution Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold a public hearing to investigate the challenges and barriers effecting individuals with criminal records. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 110089 0     Resolution Endorsing and supporting an application by Nolen Properties LLC for a grant of federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program Round 3 funds from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110090 0     Resolution Honoring Author Dr. Sulayman Clark, author of "The Rains: Voices for American Liberty." ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110091 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on Resolution No. 090724 to investigate whether the School District of Philadelphia has failed to comply with the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard, and to recommend an appropriate remedy for any such failure. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 110092 0     Resolution Recognizing and Congratulating women and girls throughout the world on the 100th celebration of International Women's Day. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110093 0     Resolution Recognizing, honoring and celebrating Nicole Cashman and Cashman and Associates Public Relations and Special Events on their 10th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110094 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, Eighteenth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth 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. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110095 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring The Philadelphia OIC for its dedication to the elimination of poverty, unemployment and illiteracy to insuring a meaningful and productive quality of life for youth, adults and families within the Philadelphia community. ADOPTED     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 17:0 Action details Not available 100722-A 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-818 of The Philadelphia Code to provide that no person shall carry a firearm on public streets or public property unless the person is licensed to carry such firearm by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, regardless of whether the person possesses a license issued in another state, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 100139 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to restrictions on the political activities of City officers and employees, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. READ     Action details Not available 100139 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to restrictions on the political activities of City officers and employees, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. RECOMMITTED     Action details Not available 100139 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to restrictions on the political activities of City officers and employees, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. Referred     Action details Not available 100121 1     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposed amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter set forth in a Resolution approved by Council relating to restrictions on the political activities of City officers and employees, and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. READ     Action details Not available 100121 1     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposed amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter set forth in a Resolution approved by Council relating to restrictions on the political activities of City officers and employees, and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. Referred     Action details Not available 100128 1     Bill Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by establishing standards of conduct regarding the political activities of City officers and employees, and providing penalties for violations, all under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 100128 1     Bill Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by establishing standards of conduct regarding the political activities of City officers and employees, and providing penalties for violations, all under certain terms and conditions. RECOMMITTED     Action details Not available 100128 1     Bill Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by establishing standards of conduct regarding the political activities of City officers and employees, and providing penalties for violations, all under certain terms and conditions. Referred     Action details Not available