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Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/27/2012 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 400
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120771 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 120616, which was passed by Council on September 20, 2012, was signed by the Mayor on September 26, 2012.READ   Action details Not available
120772 0  COMMUNICATIONSeptetember 26, 2012 To The President and Members of The Council of the City of Philadelphia: Pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 aof the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission regarding the following bill: Bill No. 120645 Bill No. 120657 Bill No. 120660 Respectfully, Michael A. Nutter MayorREAD   Action details Not available
120773 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Wister III Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 5128 Wakefield street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Ernest C. Stewart and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority.READ   Action details Not available
120757 0  ResolutionCommending the efforts of the many organizations and individuals that work to educate and encourage ex-offenders to exercise their right to vote.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120758 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the use of Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond to acquire title reports, plot plans, legal descriptions and appraisals. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120759 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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-fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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 CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120754 0  BillAmending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Newsstands," by revising the requirements for advertising and permitting the placement of awnings on newsstands and permitting the sale of additional products from newsstands; amending Chapter 11-600, entitled "Construction, Encroachments and Projections Over, On and Under Streets," by making conforming amendments regarding the placement of awnings on newsstands; and amending Chapter 19-3400, entitled "Excise Tax on Outdoor Advertising Transactions," to include outdoor advertising signs located on newsstands, all under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
120760 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second and Thirty-seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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 CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120755 0  BillApproving the seventh amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by the southerly side of Washington avenue on the north, the westerly side of Broad street on the east, the northerly side of Moore street on the south and the easterly side of Twenty-fifth street on the west, including the seventh amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of forty-three (43) properties for residential, recreational and related reuses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
120761 0  ResolutionHonoring, recognizing and commending Jeri Lynne Johnson, founder of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, for her extraordinary service and dedication as a musician, conductor, and historian. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120762 0  ResolutionHonoring, recognizing and commending CeaseFirePA for its extraordinary service and dedication to reducing gun violence by educating and mobilizing people across Pennsylvania.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120763 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the use of Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds to acquire title reports, plot plans, legal descriptions and appraisals. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120764 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the use of Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds to acquire title reports, plot plans, legal descriptions and appraisals. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120765 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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-first and Thirty-eighth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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 CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120756 0  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 to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the line item appropriation of certain amounts in the annual operating budget ordinance, and to require the expenditure or encumbrance of amounts so appropriated, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
120766 0  ResolutionProposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the line item appropriation of certain amounts in the annual operating budget ordinance, and to require the expenditure or encumbrance of amounts so appropriated under certain terms and conditions, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
120767 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the use of Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond to acquire title reports, plot plans, legal descriptions and appraisals. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120768 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to Hold Public Hearings Regarding the Impact of Arts and Culture on Philadelphia's Regional Economy.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120769 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Seventeenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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 This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120770 0  ResolutionApproving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Wister III Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 5128 Wakefield street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Ernest C. Stewart and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
120650 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by authorizing the establishment of a Responsible Banking Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120650 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by authorizing the establishment of a Responsible Banking Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120534-A 1  BillAmending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," to prohibit certain activities that damage, deface, or risk damage to, public artwork or memorials, and to provide for penalties for violations of such prohibitions, all under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120534-A 1  BillAmending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," to prohibit certain activities that damage, deface, or risk damage to, public artwork or memorials, and to provide for penalties for violations of such prohibitions, all under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120563 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Brill street, both sides, Frankford avenue to Darrah street.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120563 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Brill street, both sides, Frankford avenue to Darrah street.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120564 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Ellsworth street, north side, 2nd street to Front street.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120564 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Ellsworth street, north side, 2nd street to Front street.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120566 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Iseminger street, west side, Porter street to Ritner street.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120566 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Iseminger street, west side, Porter street to Ritner street.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120567 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Fitzwater street, north side, 13th street to Juniper street.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120567 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Fitzwater street, north side, 13th street to Juniper street.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120648 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 9-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Senate Street from a point approximately one-hundred six feet west of Rosewood Street to its terminus westwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120648 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 9-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Senate Street from a point approximately one-hundred six feet west of Rosewood Street to its terminus westwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120653-A 0  BillAuthorizing Aquinas 2021 Chestnut Street L.P. to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the City right-of-way on Chestnut Street between 20th Street and 21st Street and on Ranstead Street between 20th Street and 21st Street, adjacent to the premises at 2017-2023 Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120653-A 0  BillAuthorizing Aquinas 2021 Chestnut Street L.P. to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the City right-of-way on Chestnut Street between 20th Street and 21st Street and on Ranstead Street between 20th Street and 21st Street, adjacent to the premises at 2017-2023 Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120657 0  BillAuthorizing PNC Bank, NA ("Owner") to construct, use and maintain encroachments within the right-of-way on South Street between 10th Street and Alder Street and on Alder Street between South Street and Bainbridge Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120657 0  BillAuthorizing PNC Bank, NA ("Owner") to construct, use and maintain encroachments within the right-of-way on South Street between 10th Street and Alder Street and on Alder Street between South Street and Bainbridge Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120659 0  BillAuthorizing KHP II Chestnut, LLC d/b/a Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 433-441 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA ("Property") under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120659 0  BillAuthorizing KHP II Chestnut, LLC d/b/a Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 433-441 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA ("Property") under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120660 0  BillAmending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040511) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 in the area bounded by Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Creek, and Adams Avenue, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120660 0  BillAmending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040511) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 in the area bounded by Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Creek, and Adams Avenue, 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
120661 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by relocating the southeasterly curbline of Delaware Avenue, from Spring Garden Street to Ellen Street, a variable distance northwestwardly and relocating the southeasterly curbline of Penn Street from Delaware Avenue to Ellen Street, sixteen feet northwestwardly, thereby increasing the width of the southeasterly footway areas of said Delaware Avenue and Penn Street.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120661 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by relocating the southeasterly curbline of Delaware Avenue, from Spring Garden Street to Ellen Street, a variable distance northwestwardly and relocating the southeasterly curbline of Penn Street from Delaware Avenue to Ellen Street, sixteen feet northwestwardly, thereby increasing the width of the southeasterly footway areas of said Delaware Avenue and Penn Street.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120301 1  BillContinuing the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District beyond its termination date, in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 6300 to 7631 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue and for which Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a final plan and report 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 Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. to assess certain property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved final plan; all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act, and under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120650 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by authorizing the establishment of a Responsible Banking Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120534-A 1  BillAmending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," to prohibit certain activities that damage, deface, or risk damage to, public artwork or memorials, and to provide for penalties for violations of such prohibitions, all under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120563 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Brill street, both sides, Frankford avenue to Darrah street.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120564 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Ellsworth street, north side, 2nd street to Front street.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120566 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Iseminger street, west side, Porter street to Ritner street.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120567 0  BillEstablishing a parking regulation on Fitzwater street, north side, 13th street to Juniper street.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120648 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 9-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Senate Street from a point approximately one-hundred six feet west of Rosewood Street to its terminus westwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120653-A 0  BillAuthorizing Aquinas 2021 Chestnut Street L.P. to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the City right-of-way on Chestnut Street between 20th Street and 21st Street and on Ranstead Street between 20th Street and 21st Street, adjacent to the premises at 2017-2023 Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120653-A 0  BillAuthorizing Aquinas 2021 Chestnut Street L.P. to construct, own and maintain various encroachments within the City right-of-way on Chestnut Street between 20th Street and 21st Street and on Ranstead Street between 20th Street and 21st Street, adjacent to the premises at 2017-2023 Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120657 0  BillAuthorizing PNC Bank, NA ("Owner") to construct, use and maintain encroachments within the right-of-way on South Street between 10th Street and Alder Street and on Alder Street between South Street and Bainbridge Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120659 0  BillAuthorizing KHP II Chestnut, LLC d/b/a Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 433-441 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA ("Property") under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120660 0  BillAmending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 040511) approved June 21, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 in the area bounded by Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Creek, and Adams Avenue, 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
120661 0  BillAuthorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by relocating the southeasterly curbline of Delaware Avenue, from Spring Garden Street to Ellen Street, a variable distance northwestwardly and relocating the southeasterly curbline of Penn Street from Delaware Avenue to Ellen Street, sixteen feet northwestwardly, thereby increasing the width of the southeasterly footway areas of said Delaware Avenue and Penn Street.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120731 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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, Twenty-fourth, Forty-sixth, Fifty-first and Sixtieth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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
120735 0  ResolutionApproving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1300 Cadwallader street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with American Studios Phila, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120736 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third and Thirty-seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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
120740 0  ResolutionSupporting the Commonwealth Court decision which found Act 13 unconstitutional because it removes from local governments the ability to meaningfully legislate in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens by addressing localized concerns to oil and gas development and violates both the Pennsylvania and U.S. Constitutions, creating a zoning scheme that supersedes the protections local officials are sworn to uphold; as well as the health, safety and welfare of its residents that local officials must protect. ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120743 0  ResolutionCalling on the Congress and the President of the United States to direct the Veterans Administration to allow maximum flexibility in authorizing our returning Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans to access civilian health care providers when these veterans are unable to obtain timely mental health and other critically needed medical care from the Veterans Administration.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120744 0  ResolutionAuthorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 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
120757 0  ResolutionCommending the efforts of the many organizations and individuals that work to educate and encourage ex-offenders to exercise their right to vote.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120761 0  ResolutionHonoring, recognizing and commending Jeri Lynne Johnson, founder of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, for her extraordinary service and dedication as a musician, conductor, and historian. ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120762 0  ResolutionHonoring, recognizing and commending CeaseFirePA for its extraordinary service and dedication to reducing gun violence by educating and mobilizing people across Pennsylvania.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120768 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to Hold Public Hearings Regarding the Impact of Arts and Culture on Philadelphia's Regional Economy.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120615 0  BillApproving the fifth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Lehigh avenue, Berks street and Montgomery avenue on the north, by Second street and Philip street on the east, by Girard avenue, Oxford street and Jefferson street on the south and by Germantown avenue, Sixth street and Third street on the west, including the fifth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the third amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately forty-nine (49) properties for residential, institutional, industrial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.READ AND PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Not available
120643 0  BillAuthorizing and approving (i) the execution and delivery of a Service Agreement between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development relating to the financing of the repayment of a certain deferred funding obligation, (ii) the issuance by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series, to finance repayment of such deferred funding obligation; and (iii) the obligation of the City of Philadelphia to pay in full when due the Service Fee and other amounts payable under the Service Agreement; authorizing certain City officers to take certain actions required to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness; covenanting that the City of Philadelphia will make necessary appropriations in each of the City's fiscal years to provide for the Service Fee and other amounts due under the Service Agreement; and covenanting that the City of Philadelphia will make timely payments of the Service Fee and other amounts due under the Service Agreement; all under certain terms and READ AND PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Not available