Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/28/2011 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (72) 72 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 110330 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 110073, which was passed by Council on April 14, 2011, was signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2011. READ     Action details Not available 110331 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 100303, 100552-AA, 100715, 110002-A, 110072 and 110083, which were passed on April 14, 2011, were signed by the Mayor on April 27, 2011. READ     Action details Not available 110332 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 110145, which was passed by Council on April 7, 2011, was signed by the Mayor on April 27, 2011. READ     Action details Not available 110333 0     COMMUNICATION April 27, 2011 To The President and Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: Pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission regarding the following bills: Bill No. 110157 Bill No. 110184 Bill No. 110185 Bill No. 110186 Bill No. 110231 Respectfully, Michael A. Nutter Mayor READ     Action details Not available 110334 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a 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. READ     Action details Not available 110335 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the Water Fund from the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management to the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management. READ     Action details Not available 110336 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Managing Director - Division of Technology. READ     Action details Not available 110337 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wells Fargo 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 110338 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development certain City-owned land, along with any improvements thereon, located within an area bounded by Jefferson Street, Fourth Street, Harlan Street, and Lawrence Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 110339 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the Granary Partners, L.P., located at 1425 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the city right-of-way on Shamokin Street between 19th Street and 20th Street, the north side of Callowhill Street between 19th Street and 20th Street, and the west side of 19th Street between Shamokin Street and Callowhill Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 110340 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing 600 North Broad Associates, LP, 530 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owners of Gastronomy Restaurant, located at 600 North Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way adjacent to the south footway of Mount Vernon Street between Broad and Fifteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 110313 0     Resolution Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on immigration reform and the Pennsylvania Compact. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110314 0     Resolution Urging the Obama Administration to Create a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program to Help Haiti Recover, Save Lives, and End a Double Standard. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110291 0     Bill Revising parking restrictions on Walnut Street, north side, between 33rd Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110292 0     Bill Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by requiring the City to reimburse Property Assessors working in the City's Office of Property Assessment for costs incurred in acquiring and maintaining required certifications; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110293 0     Bill Revising parking restrictions on Chestnut Street, south side, between 31st Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110315 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 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. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110316 0     Resolution Calling on the Governor and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to restore funding for the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110294 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. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110295 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the Water Fund from the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management to the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110296 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Managing Director - Division of Technology. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110317 0     Resolution In Memory of Pfc. John Kihm, 10th Mountain Division Infantry Unit United States Army. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110318 0     Resolution Also naming the northwest corner of Thompson and Orthodox Streets "Przybylowski Corner." Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110297 0     Bill Authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110298 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 300 block of Levick Street, both sides. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110299 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 200 to 600 blocks of Comly Street, both sides. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110300 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 5700 to 6800 blocks of Bingham Street, both sides. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110301 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 700 block of Harrison Street, both sides. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110319 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. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110320 0     Resolution Honoring the Heavy Hitters Youth Boxing Club. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110321 0     Resolution Naming the 6400 Block of Rising Sun Avenue as "William J. Glatz, Jr. Way." Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110302 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Northwestern Avenue, Meadowbrook Avenue, Stenton Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Germantown Avenue, Bells Mill Road, and Wissahickon Turnpike. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110303 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development certain City-owned land, along with any improvements thereon, located within an area bounded by Jefferson Street, Fourth Street, Harlan Street, and Lawrence Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110322 0     Resolution Recognizing and Honoring the Nation of Paraguay on the 200th Anniversary of it's Independence from Spain. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110323 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 Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110304 0     Bill Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter requiring the Department of Human Services to report on its compliance with a policy that requires that a summary of children's rights to be free from abuse be communicated to all children who are the subject of an investigation into a credible report of child abuse or who are being placed in another home, foster home, group home, or other facility, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110324 0     Resolution Recognizing the United States Department of Justice and the National Drug Enforcement Administration on their successful efforts to curb prescription pill abuse through National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 30, 2011. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110325 0     Resolution Recognizing and Congratulating the 2nd Annual Uniquely You Summit for Girls for its work to enrich the civic values and leadership skills of young women in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110305 0     Bill Amending Section 9-407 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tour Passenger Carriers," to provide for tour passenger loading zones in certain locations and in certain numbers, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110306 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1604, entitled "Outdoor Advertising and Non-Accessory Advertising Controls," by permitting one non-accessory outdoor advertising sign with certain conditions within the area bounded by Moore Street, Swanson Street, Columbus Boulevard, Morris Street, and Water Street and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110307 0     Bill Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes, with the exception of those properties having frontage on north Broad Street, the area bounded by the northeast corner of Broad and Vine streets, the southeast corner of Broad and Spring Garden streets, the southwest corner of 8th and Spring Garden streets, the northwest corner of 8th and Vine streets and the northeast corner of Broad and Vine streets and certain blocks of intersecting streets, within such area, to be known as the Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District, and for which Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood I Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110326 0     Resolution Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes, with the exception of those properties having frontage on north Broad Street, the area bounded by the northeast corner of Broad and Vine streets, the southeast corner of Broad and Spring Garden streets, the southwest corner of 8th and Spring Garden streets, the northwest corner of 8th and Vine streets and the northeast corner of Broad and Vine streets and certain blocks of intersecting streets, within such area, to be known as the Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District, and for which Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the Di Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110308 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 Grant Avenue at Academy Road, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110309 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 Bustleton Avenue at Byberry Road, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110310 0     Bill Authorizing the Granary Partners, L.P., located at 1425 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the City right-of-way on Shamokin Street between 19th Street and 20th Street, the north side of Callowhill Street between 19th Street and 20th Street, and the west side of 19th Street between Shamokin Street and Callowhill Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110311-A 0     Bill Authorizing 600 North Broad Associates, L.P., 530 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owners of Gastronomy Restaurant, located at 600 North Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way adjacent to the south footway of Mount Vernon Street between Broad Street and Fifteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110312 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Girard Avenue, 9th Street, Fairmount Avenue, 10th Street, Wallace Street, and Broad Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 110327 0     Resolution Authorizing City Council to retain outside counsel to commence legal proceedings on behalf of the City of Philadelphia seeking action that would provide a reasonable remedy for the prevalence of improperly permitted gun possession in our City and further provide an increased level of public safety and protection for our citizens. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110328 0     Resolution Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, and Thanking The Dining Car for its invaluable contributions to the Frankford/Torresdale Community and the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110329 0     Resolution Recognizing Friday, May 6, 2011 as Firefighter/ MDA Day to kickoff the annual International Association of Firefighters Local 22 "Fill-the-Boot" Campaign in the City of Philadelphia to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 110070 1     Bill Amending certain Sections of Title 3 ("Air Management Code") of The Philadelphia Code relating to license and permit fees and other charges by modifying the amount of such fees, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 110070 1     Bill Amending certain Sections of Title 3 ("Air Management Code") of The Philadelphia Code relating to license and permit fees and other charges by modifying the amount of such fees, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110070 1     Bill Amending certain Sections of Title 3 ("Air Management Code") of The Philadelphia Code relating to license and permit fees and other charges by modifying the amount of such fees, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 110277 0     Resolution Recognizing Martha Chamberlain, one of the Pennsylvania Ballet's principal dancers, on the occasion of her retirement after 21 years with the Company. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110278 0     Resolution Calling on the Governor of Pennsylvania, the State House of Representatives and the State Senate to continue to fund full day Kindergarten. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110279 0     Resolution Honoring the Life and Recognizing the scientific accomplishments of Philadelphia Resident Baruch Blumberg, Nobel Prize Winner. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110280 0     Resolution Proclaiming The Week of April 10th 2011 as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week." ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110281 0     Resolution Proclaiming the Month of May 2011 as "Building Safety Month." ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110282 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating the Work to Ride Polo Program and its members on winning the National High School Polo Championship on March 13, 2011. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110283 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 Fourth 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 110284 0     Resolution Celebrating May as Older Americans Month and designating May 9, 2011 as "Aging in a New Age" Day to recognize the diversity and contributions that Philadelphians in their second half of life have made and continue to make to our culture, economy and the character of our communities. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110285 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Vanessa Morris, Kayla Williams, Lakita Williams, Devon Walker, Haru'n Jones, and Jolyessa Lewis for winning the Master Charter School's Shoemaker Campus' first Annual Black History Month Oratorical Contest on February 25, 2011. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110286 0     Resolution Recognizing April 22, 2011 as Earth Day in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110287 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring Darrell Scott for his heroism and calm responsible action in rescuing his family from their burning home. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110196 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of E. Mitchell Swann as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2016. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110197 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Christopher Lewis as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2013. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110198 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Barbara Adams as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2015. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110199 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Ken Ogawa as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2012. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110237 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Emily Schiller as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2014. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 110210-A 1     Bill Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to provide for mandatory annual licensing of dogs and the creation of dog licensing agents to facilitate the issuance of such licenses, to provide for minimum standards for the care and control of dogs and cats, including their maintenance in kennels operating in the City, to provide for sterilization of dogs and cats, to provide for the confiscation and protection of dogs used in dog fighting, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of laws relating to animals, all under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 110210-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to provide for mandatory annual licensing of dogs and the creation of dog licensing agents to facilitate the issuance of such licenses, to provide for minimum standards for the care and control of dogs and cats, including their maintenance in kennels operating in the City, to provide for sterilization of dogs and cats, to provide for the confiscation and protection of dogs used in dog fighting, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of laws relating to animals, all under certain terms and conditions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 110210-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to provide for mandatory annual licensing of dogs and the creation of dog licensing agents to facilitate the issuance of such licenses, to provide for minimum standards for the care and control of dogs and cats, including their maintenance in kennels operating in the City, to provide for sterilization of dogs and cats, to provide for the confiscation and protection of dogs used in dog fighting, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of laws relating to animals, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available