Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the June 8, 2000 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from June 8, 2000
The adopted resolution requests that the Pennsylvania State Legislature require U.S.
Requesting that the Pennsylvania State Legislature require the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be flown at half-mast from all state buildings, including the State Capitol, when any law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or EMT in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dies in the line of duty.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of seven City-owned vacant properties to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh and Forty-seventh Wards, of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution memorializes Tito Puente and recognizes his achievements and contributions as a Latin jazz musician, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Memorializing Tito Puente and recognizing his lifetime achievements and contributions as a world-renowned Latin Jazz musician and bandleader.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution honoring the Northwest Interfaith Movement on its 30th anniversary.
Honoring The Northwest Interfaith Movement on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary and celebrating its contributions to both religious and secular causes within the Philadelphia Community.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution supports Philadelphia’s Juneteenth 2000 observance and the campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
In Support of the Philadelphia Juneteenth 2000 Observance and National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council enacted a resolution congratulating and commending the American Heart Association for its nationwide “Operation Heartbeat” initiative.
Congratulating and commending the American Heart Association on its Nationwide Initiative - "Operation Heartbeat."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of four City-owned properties—2048 North Front Street, 3028 Gransback Street, 2855 Water Street, and 2113 North Fifth Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Seventh, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and recognizes Philadelphians who served in Korea.
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War and the efforts of the Korean War Veterans Chapter Numbers 1509 and 38.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted privileged resolution honors the Frankford High School Pioneers varsity baseball team and Coach Bob Peffle for winning the Philadelphia Public League Baseball Championship on June 5, 2000.
Honoring the Frankford High School Varsity Baseball Team and Coach Bob Peffle for winning the Public League Baseball Championship.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution honored General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and German American contributions to the United States.
Honoring the memory of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and designating the area of 22nd Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway as "Steuben Paltz" in celebration of the Thirtieth Annual Steuben Day Parade to be held on Saturday, September 23, 2000.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution honors and commends the members of Good Shepherd Parish on its 75th anniversary.
Honoring the Good Shepherd Parish on their 75th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance names the picnic area at the Twenty-ninth Street and Chalmers Avenue recreation fields and facility the “Van R.
Designating the picnic area located within the Twenty-ninth street and Chalmers avenue recreation fields and facility as the "Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have renamed the Criminal Justice Center at Thirteenth and Filbert streets the “Justice James T.
Naming the Criminal Justice Center, located at Thirteenth and Filbert streets, the "Justice James T. McDermott Judicial Center", and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to take appropriate action to carry out this Ordinance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc.
Granting permission to RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc. to construct, own, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a telecommunications system in, over, and under the public rights-of-way and streets of the City of Philadelphia, and to operate and maintain a video programming service over such telecommunications system pursuant to the provisions governing open video systems in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rules for stock options.
Amending Chapter 19-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages And Net Profits," by exempting certain stock options from the tax, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.