Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/12/2013 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (98) 98 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 130956 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the 114th playing of the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130946 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a certain tract of land together with the improvements thereon situate in the area bounded by 46th Street, Market Street, Haverford Avenue, and 48th Street, known as 4601 Market Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130957 0     Resolution Calling on the City of Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings concerning the social and economic benefits of early childhood education in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130657 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising Section 14-303(12), entitled "Neighborhood Notice and Meetings," by establishing new minimum qualifications for Registered Community Organizations, adjusting the requirements for notification and meetings, and amending the procedures regarding re-registration of Registered Community Organizations, and Section 14-304(5), entitled "Civic Design Review," by changing the composition of the Civic Design Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 130657 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising Section 14-303(12), entitled "Neighborhood Notice and Meetings," by establishing new minimum qualifications for Registered Community Organizations, adjusting the requirements for notification and meetings, and amending the procedures regarding re-registration of Registered Community Organizations, and Section 14-304(5), entitled "Civic Design Review," by changing the composition of the Civic Design Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 130958 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Asia Coney as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130947 0     Bill Authorizing Chinta Shah, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 17th and Ranstead street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of 17th and Ranstead street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130959 0     Resolution Authorizing 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 Sixteenth 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130530 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Tax," by providing certain exclusions; revising certain tax rates; and creating certain fresh food tax credits; and amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by providing for scheduled reductions in the rate of the tax and by making certain technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 130948 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the Kensington & Tacony Trail, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130960 0     Resolution Respectfully urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to approve House Bill 1010 which would require background checks for the private sale of long guns. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130949 0     Bill Amending Section 12-1005 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Parking Meters," by increasing the designated fee for one hour of parking required by that Section, to one (1) dollar. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130961 0     Resolution Authorizing 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-seventh 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130962 0     Resolution Confirming the reappointment of Emily Schapira, formerly Emily Schiller, as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2019. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended Pass   Action details Not available 130963 0     Resolution Authorizing 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-eighth 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 improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130950-A 0     Bill Amending The Philadelphia Code to provide for the authorization of certain pedestrian enhancements to occupy, by license, a portion of the right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130951 0     Bill Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by eliminating previously designated vendor locations in Center City; and by revising and adding to the list of locations that shall not be designated for vending; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130964 0     Resolution Recognizing National Small Business Weekend. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130965 0     Resolution Honoring Ralph's Italian Restaurant as the oldest Italian restaurant in the United States. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130966 0     Resolution Respectfully requesting the President of the Republic of Italy, The Honorable Giorgio Napolitano, to maintain and support the Italian General Consulate diplomatic mission in the United States by retaining The Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 130952 0     Bill Establishing a one-way regulation on Marion Street, from Hansberry Street to West Queen Lane, northbound. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130953 0     Bill Establishing a one-way regulation on West Logan Street, from Germantown Avenue to Greene Street, westbound. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130954 0     Bill Establishing a one-way regulation on Conlyn Street, from North 21st Street to Kemble Avenue, eastbound. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130955 0     Bill Continuing the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District in the area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, and both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 105; approving an extension to the boundaries of the District, and continuing Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the neighborhood improvement district management association for the District; approving a new 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 Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and reauthorizing Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130955 0     Bill Continuing the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District in the area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, and both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 105; approving an extension to the boundaries of the District, and continuing Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the neighborhood improvement district management association for the District; approving a new 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 Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and reauthorizing Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 130967 0     Resolution Initiating action to continue the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District in the area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, and both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 105, to approve an extension to the boundaries of the District, and to continue Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association of the District; approving a preliminary plan and report for 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 continue the District. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended Pass   Action details Not available 130967 0     Resolution Initiating action to continue the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District in the area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, and both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 105, to approve an extension to the boundaries of the District, and to continue Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association of the District; approving a preliminary plan and report for 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 continue the District. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 130657 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising Section 14-303(12), entitled "Neighborhood Notice and Meetings," by establishing new minimum qualifications for Registered Community Organizations, adjusting the requirements for notification and meetings, and amending the procedures regarding re-registration of Registered Community Organizations, and Section 14-304(5), entitled "Civic Design Review," by changing the composition of the Civic Design Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 130657 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising Section 14-303(12), entitled "Neighborhood Notice and Meetings," by establishing new minimum qualifications for Registered Community Organizations, adjusting the requirements for notification and meetings, and amending the procedures regarding re-registration of Registered Community Organizations, and Section 14-304(5), entitled "Civic Design Review," by changing the composition of the Civic Design Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 130530 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Tax," by providing certain exclusions; revising certain tax rates; and creating certain fresh food tax credits; and amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by providing for scheduled reductions in the rate of the tax and by making certain technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR Pass   Action details Not available 130630 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Propetiy to lease to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTA") certain land and improvements known as City Owned Transit Properties, and further authorizing acceptance of title to certain real estate and improvements from SEPTA, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 130657 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising Section 14-303(12), entitled "Neighborhood Notice and Meetings," by establishing new minimum qualifications for Registered Community Organizations, adjusting the requirements for notification and meetings, and amending the procedures regarding re-registration of Registered Community Organizations, and Section 14-304(5), entitled "Civic Design Review," by changing the composition of the Civic Design Review Committee; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 120118 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings to examine the feasibility of transferring ownership or operations of Philadelphia Gas Works to a private entity. READ     Action details Not available 120118 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings to examine the feasibility of transferring ownership or operations of Philadelphia Gas Works to a private entity. ORDER THE RESOLUTION PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SUSPENSION CALENDAR     Action details Not available 130923 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 3856 Haverford avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Lev Yakubov and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130924 0     Resolution Authorizing 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 improvement thereon, situate in the Third, 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 improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130925 0     Resolution Authorizing 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 Sixteenth, 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 the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130927 0     Resolution Authorizing 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-sixth 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 improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130928 0     Resolution Authorizing 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-sixth and Fortieth 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 the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130929 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1618 Ellsworth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Spartan Management Group, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130930 0     Resolution Approving 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 numbers and street addresses as 1505-1513 Cadwallader street and 250-266 West Oxford street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Tajdeed Redevelopment Associates, LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130933 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the West Parkside Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 5100-5122 Merion avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with First Born Church of God in Christ, Inc. and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130715-A 1     Resolution Proposing an amendment to the "resign to run" provision of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter so that City elected officials may become candidates for nomination or election to public office without first resigning from their City office, under certain terms and conditions, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. ADOPTED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130701-AA 1     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to permit City elected officials to become candidates for nomination or election to public office without first resigning from their City office, under certain terms and conditions; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130251-A 2     Bill Amending Chapter 13-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water Rates," and amending Chapter 13-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sewer Rates," by providing for an independent rate-making body and processes and procedures for fixing and regulating rates and charges, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 15:1 Action details Not available 130156-A 2     Bill Repealing Chapter 16-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Councilmanic District Development Program," and replacing it with a new Chapter 16-500, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," that authorizes the creation of a land bank and provides for its appointment, powers, and duties, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130956 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the 114th playing of the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130957 0     Resolution Calling on the City of Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings concerning the social and economic benefits of early childhood education in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130962 0     Resolution Confirming the reappointment of Emily Schapira, formerly Emily Schiller, as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2019. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130964 0     Resolution Recognizing National Small Business Weekend. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130965 0     Resolution Honoring Ralph's Italian Restaurant as the oldest Italian restaurant in the United States. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130966 0     Resolution Respectfully requesting the President of the Republic of Italy, The Honorable Giorgio Napolitano, to maintain and support the Italian General Consulate diplomatic mission in the United States by retaining The Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130967 0     Resolution Initiating action to continue the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District in the area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 7640 to 8705, certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, and both sides of Bethlehem Pike from 10 to 105, to approve an extension to the boundaries of the District, and to continue Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association of the District; approving a preliminary plan and report for 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 continue the District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130448 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding special provisions for the area bounded by 38th Street, Ludlow Street, Chestnut Street and 37th Street, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130699-AA 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising parking requirements for driveways located in residential front yards, all under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 130699-AA 2     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising parking requirements for driveways located in residential front yards, all under certain terms and conditions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 130699-AA 2     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising parking requirements for driveways located in residential front yards, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 130686 1     Bill Creating the Headquarter Hotel Tax Increment Financing District, being the area generally bounded by South Penn Square on the north, Broad Street on the east, 15th Street on the west, and Chestnut Street on the south and approving the project plan of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for the redevelopment of the Headquarter Hotel Tax Increment Financing District and making certain findings and declarations, all in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended, and authorizing the Director of Finance and other offices of the City to execute documents and do all things necessary to carry out the intent of this Ordinance. PASSED Pass 15:1 Action details Not available 130589 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Sepviva Street, Butler Street, Aramingo Avenue, Castor Avenue, Gaul Street, Westmoreland Street, Tulip Street, and Castor Avenue. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130636 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-503 to change the geographic boundaries of the North Delaware Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Area (/NCA) Overlay District and by amending Section 14-802 to repeal the special parking controls for the Delaware River Waterfront, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130727 1     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Laurel Street, Front Street, Delaware Avenue, Water Street, the Delaware River, Christopher Columbus Boulevard, and Oregon Avenue. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130763 0     Bill Amending Section 14-506 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/NCP North Central Philadelphia Overlay District" by specifically amending Section 14-506(2)(c) entitled "Sunset Provision" to extend the stated expiration date until December 31, 2016; all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130764 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by making technical and clarifying changes, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130775 0     Bill Approving a new plan, estimated costs and proposed method of assessment of the Old City Special Services District for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the Old City area of the City of Philadelphia and authorizing a change to the registered office address of the Old City Special Services District, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130804 1     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions, including provisions relating to definitions, civic design review, the Center City Overlay District, the East Falls Neighborhood Commercial Overlay District, use categories and regulations, certain residential district dimensional standards, and parking and loading regulations for certain residential and commercial districts, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130812 0     Bill To amend the Institutional (Special Purpose) District Master Plan of the Philadelphia Presbytery Homes and Services for the Aging for the construction of an addition to house the Witherspoon Senior Apartments. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130855 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain use regulations relating to vehicle and vehicular equipment sales and service uses in certain commercial districts, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130855 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain use regulations relating to vehicle and vehicular equipment sales and service uses in certain commercial districts, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130856 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for and regulating accessory Digital News Ticker Signs in the Market Street East Advertising District and adding definitions, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130856 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for and regulating accessory Digital News Ticker Signs in the Market Street East Advertising District and adding definitions, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130805 0     Bill Amending Section 10-1001 of The Philadelphia Code ("Fees of Commissioner of Records") to raise the fee for recording documents, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130854 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-3900 of The Philadelphia Code to extend the deadline to apply for tax exemptions as a longtime owner-occupants of certain properties in the City of Philadelphia. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130854 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-3900 of The Philadelphia Code to extend the deadline to apply for tax exemptions as a longtime owner-occupants of certain properties in the City of Philadelphia. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130873 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 from the Community Development Fund, the Director of Finance - Community Development Block Grant to the Community Development Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130874 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130875 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130876 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 within the Aviation Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130877 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants and from the Acute Care Hospital Fund, the Department of Public Health to the Acute Care Hospital Fund, the Department of Public Health - State Payment. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130687 1     Bill Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by requiring reasonable workplace accommodations for employees who have needs related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130658 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, a parcel with an address of 4732-34 Griscom Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130803 1     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an amendment to the sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for use by the City, of an additional portion of the premises located at 111 North 49th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the City, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130811 1     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into ground lease and sublease agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for certain land and improvements located on a parcel of land bounded by South Broad Street to the east, Castle Avenue to the south, 15th Street to the west, and Morris Street to the north, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130578 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090120), approved April 15, 2009, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 107 and 130 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Forty-seventh Street from Fairmount Avenue to Brown Street; striking from the City Plan and vacating Aspen Street from Forty-seventh Street to Markoe Street; and reserving on the City Plan, and authorizing City acceptance of, rights-of-way for various purposes within the lines of Forty-seventh Street and Aspen Street being stricken; all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130765 1     Bill Authorizing Chestlen Development LP, owner and developer of 1441 Chestnut Street to construct, own and maintain various encroachments to be installed in conjunction with a mixed-use development, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130771 1     Bill Authorizing Green Eggs Café to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1306 Dickinson Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130772 0     Bill Authorizing Green Eggs Café to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 719 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130773 0     Bill Authorizing Global Crepes & Local Shakes to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1309 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130774 0     Bill Authorizing Likmos, Inc. t/a Dmitri's to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 944 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130806 0     Bill Authorizing TELA Partners dba Fairmount Coffee Company to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 888 North 26th Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130807 0     Bill Authorizing Lloyd's Whiskey Bar to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 529 E. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130816 0     Bill Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Bleigh Avenue and Claridge Street. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 120647 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by repealing Subcode PM, entitled "The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code," and adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code as the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code; further amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions," to recodify, consolidate, revise, modify, and set forth provisions regulating certain or all rental properties and tenants thereof and certain or all vacant properties, previously set forth by the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code and other provisions; and further making technical and conforming amendments throughout The Philadelphia Code; all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130721 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), by authorizing the code official to gain access to enclosed and secured vacant lots for the purpose of abating violations, under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130808 1     Bill Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by revising provisions relating to graffiti removal, penalties and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130008 0     Bill Naming and designating the Department of Parks and Recreation owned playground on the 2300 block of N. 5th Street as the "Rainbow De Colores Playground." PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130660 0     Bill Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Commissioner on behalf of the City of Philadelphia ("City"), to execute a Maintenance Agreement with the Township of Lower Merion ("Township") under which the City will assist the Township in maintaining certain elements of the recreational trail crossing Manayunk Bridge, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130848 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to enter into a lease agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority for use by the City of the property located in the area bounded by Aspen Street, Markoe Street, Fairmount Avenue, and 47th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 130848 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to enter into a lease agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority for use by the City of the property located in the area bounded by Aspen Street, Markoe Street, Fairmount Avenue, and 47th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available