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Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/7/2013 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 400
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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130103 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 120656-AA and 120918, which were passed by Council on January 24, 2013, were signed by the Mayor on February 6, 2013.READ   Action details Not available
130104 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill confirming the appointment of Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Ph.D., as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2014.READ   Action details Not available
130105 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 400 West Susquehanna avenue (including 2152 North Fourth street and 2159 North Leithgow street), 417 West Susquehanna avenue (including 2202 North Leithgow street and 2203 North Lawrence street), 2151 North Fourth street and 2153-2155 North Leithgow street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Norris Square Civic Association 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 Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority. READ   Action details Not available
130106 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1716-1726 Folsom street, 1730-1750 Folsom street and 703-705 North Eighteenth street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Equinox Property Group II, LP 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
130107 0  COMMUNICATIONAuthorizing the plotting upon a portion of City Plan No. 271 of a right of way for sewer and drainage purposes extending from the westerly side of Front Street, north of Callowhill Street, westwardly to the Delaware Expressway, and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right of way, under certain terms and conditions.READ   Action details Not available
130108 0  COMMUNICATIONTransmitting a bill authorizing 39th and Sansom Streets Corporation t/a Cavanaugh's Leprechaun to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 119 S. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner.READ   Action details Not available
130078 0  BillAmending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Political Contributions and Expenditures," by providing for contribution limits for incumbents, and making technical changes, under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130084 0 .ResolutionUrging the 113th Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform as outlined in this resolution that keeps families together, upholds our values as a nation, promotes economic growth, and creates a fair immigration system guided by respect for the human rights of all persons.Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130079 0  BillAuthorizing 39th and Sansom Streets Corporation t/a Cavanaugh's Leprechaun to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 119 S. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130085 0  ResolutionRecognizing Mr. Nelson Mandela Myers for his acts of kindness and community involvement.Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules SuspendedPass  Action details Not available
130086 0  ResolutionRecognizing the State House and State Senate's efforts in investigating the potential misuse of religion to commit crimes particularly in the case of Nai'lla Robinson, who was abducted from her Bryant School classroom.Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules SuspendedPass  Action details Not available
130087 0  ResolutionApproving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1716-1726 Folsom street, 1730-1750 Folsom street and 703-705 North Eighteenth street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Equinox Property Group II, LP 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
130088 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect the delinquent real estate taxes owed the City and School District by owner-occupants, the effectiveness or shortcomings of existing and proposed procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes owed by owner-occupants.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130089 0  ResolutionHonoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on its 100th Anniversary.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130080 0 .BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Mifflin Street, Broad Street, Mckean Street and 15th Street. Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130090 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings to examine the City's efforts to collect delinquent real estate taxes owed by owners of residential investment properties and the additional measures and resources required to reduce real estate tax delinquency.Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130091 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, Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130092 0  ResolutionApproving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 400 West Susquehanna avenue (including 2152 North Fourth street and 2159 North Leithgow street), 417 West Susquehanna avenue (including 2202 North Leithgow street and 2203 North Lawrence street), 2151 North Fourth street and 2153-2155 North Leithgow street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Norris Square Civic Association 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
130081 0  BillAmending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," and Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by eliminating the homestead exclusion and making conforming changes, all under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130082 0 .BillAmending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Political Contributions and Expenditures," by further providing for disclosure of contributions and expenditures, under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130093 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to investigate and hold public hearings reviewing the system utilized by the City of Philadelphia to collect delinquent real estate taxes, the effectiveness and shortcomings of the existing system, and the new methods and resources proposed by the Administration to increase the collection of delinquent real estate taxes. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130094 0  ResolutionSupporting House Bill 34 which requires the design, construction and renovation of certain State-owned or State-leased buildings to comply with specified energy and environmental building standards; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of General Services.Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules SuspendedPass  Action details Not available
130083 0  BillAuthorizing the plotting upon a portion of City Plan No. 271 of a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes extending from the westerly side of Front Street, north of Callowhill Street, westwardly to the Delaware Expressway, and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130095 0  ResolutionApproving the appointment of Aronda Smith to the Veterans' Advisory Commission.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130096 0  ResolutionConfirming the appointment of Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Ph.D., as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2014.Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Not available
130097 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent commercial real estate taxes owed the City and School District, the effectiveness or shortcomings of existing and proposed procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130098 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on vacant, tax delinquent properties in the City, the impact of such properties on the City, and the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent real estate taxes from such properties and the efficacy of those procedures.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130099 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ based on accepted best practices to collect the delinquent real estate taxes owed the City and School District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130100 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings to investigate the economic and environmental impact of converting Philadelphia's fleet vehicles to run on compressed natural gas and other alternative fuels.Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130101 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings to investigate the feasibility, benefits, and costs to establishing a 24-hour arts and innovation section for the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage CalendarPass  Action details Not available
130102 0  ResolutionEncouraging the United States Navy to commission the USS Somerset (LPD-25) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules SuspendedPass  Action details Not available
120109 1  BillAmending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Finance Director to provide to Council, by the time of the submission of the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, program-based budgeting detail that identifies both the cost of performing specific functions funded by appropriations made by the City as well as the effectiveness of such functions, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Not available
120109 1  BillAmending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Finance Director to provide to Council, by the time of the submission of the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, program-based budgeting detail that identifies both the cost of performing specific functions funded by appropriations made by the City as well as the effectiveness of such functions, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
120109 1  BillAmending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Finance Director to provide to Council, by the time of the submission of the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, program-based budgeting detail that identifies both the cost of performing specific functions funded by appropriations made by the City as well as the effectiveness of such functions, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Not available
130070 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 and Thirty-second 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130070 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 and Thirty-second 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130074 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130074 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130085 0  ResolutionRecognizing Mr. Nelson Mandela Myers for his acts of kindness and community involvement.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130086 0  ResolutionRecognizing the State House and State Senate's efforts in investigating the potential misuse of religion to commit crimes particularly in the case of Nai'lla Robinson, who was abducted from her Bryant School classroom.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130088 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect the delinquent real estate taxes owed the City and School District by owner-occupants, the effectiveness or shortcomings of existing and proposed procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes owed by owner-occupants.ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
130089 0  ResolutionHonoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on its 100th Anniversary.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130090 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings to examine the City's efforts to collect delinquent real estate taxes owed by owners of residential investment properties and the additional measures and resources required to reduce real estate tax delinquency.ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
130093 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to investigate and hold public hearings reviewing the system utilized by the City of Philadelphia to collect delinquent real estate taxes, the effectiveness and shortcomings of the existing system, and the new methods and resources proposed by the Administration to increase the collection of delinquent real estate taxes. ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
130094 0  ResolutionSupporting House Bill 34 which requires the design, construction and renovation of certain State-owned or State-leased buildings to comply with specified energy and environmental building standards; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of General Services.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130097 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent commercial real estate taxes owed the City and School District, the effectiveness or shortcomings of existing and proposed procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130098 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on vacant, tax delinquent properties in the City, the impact of such properties on the City, and the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ to collect delinquent real estate taxes from such properties and the efficacy of those procedures.ADOPTED   Action details Not available
130099 0  ResolutionAuthorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs and proposes to employ based on accepted best practices to collect the delinquent real estate taxes owed the City and School District of Philadelphia. ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
130100 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings to investigate the economic and environmental impact of converting Philadelphia's fleet vehicles to run on compressed natural gas and other alternative fuels.ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
130101 0  ResolutionAuthorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings to investigate the feasibility, benefits, and costs to establishing a 24-hour arts and innovation section for the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED & REFERRED   Action details Not available
130102 0  ResolutionEncouraging the United States Navy to commission the USS Somerset (LPD-25) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ADOPTED   Action details Not available
120958 0  BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Allegheny Avenue, American Street, Lippincott Street, 2nd Street, a railroad right-of-way and 5th Street.READ AND PASSEDPass17:0 Action details Not available
121033 0  BillTo amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Grant Avenue, Lavender Street, Primrose Road, Holyoke Road, and Academy Road. READ AND PASSEDPass17:0 Action details Not available