Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to exercise the City's option under a Lease Agreement and enter into an agreement to acquire all right, title and interest of The Philadelphia Parking Authority in and to all buildings, computers, peripherals, structures, improvements, facilities, fixtures, equipment, leasehold improvements, constructions in process, machinery, gates, signs, signals, fencing, garages, connecting bridges, elevated ramps, toll plazas and all other accessories now erected or constructed by the Authority at the Philadelphia International Airport on land owned by the City and leased to the Authority; and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and Director of Finance to take all other actions and enter into all other agreements necessary to complete the acquisition; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Verna
Introduced: February 12, 2004
: Committee on Finance
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill would allow the City of Philadelphia to buy out the Philadelphia Parking Authority's assets at the Philadelphia International Airport, including buildings and parking garages.
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The bill authorizes the City of Philadelphia to
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