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 October 12, 2000 meeting.
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Showing 1-11 of 11 actions from October 12, 2000
This enacted resolution honors and commends University of Pennsylvania Professor Alan G.
Honoring and commending University of Pennsylvania Professor Alan G. MacDiarmid on the occasion of his winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Labor and Civil Service to investigate possible loopholes in Philadelphia’s Police Pension Plan.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Labor and Civil Service to investigate how to close certain loopholes in the City's Police Pension Plan that lead to abuses of the retirement system by unethical, non-uniformed City employees who transfer to the Police Department.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee of the Whole to investigate alternative uses for the $30 million NovaCare Philadelphia Eagles practice facility if no new stadium deals were reached by November 30, 2000 and the City had to buy the facility.
Authorizing the Committee of the Whole of City Council to investigate the possible alternative uses of the $30 million NovaCare Philadelphia Eagles' Practice Facility in the event that there are no new stadium deals by November 30, 2000 and the City is forced to buy the facility.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a privileged resolution honoring and commending Dawn Staley, then coach of Temple’s women’s basketball team, for winning a gold medal with the U.S.
Honoring and commending Dawn Staley, Coach of the Temple Women's Basketball Team, for winning a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution urges Building Operators Labor Relations, Inc.
Urging the Building Operators Labor Relations, Inc. (BOLR) and Colin Services to negotiate with SEIU Local 36 and bargain in good faith in order to ensure that janitors, maintenance mechanics and engineers receive a fair contract that provides for decent wages accompanied with quality health and family benefits.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution honoring and commending Katherine Cross for her work with the Department of Human Services.
Honoring and Commending Katherine Cross for her excellent work within the Department of Human Services.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution declared Wednesday, October 18, 2000, “GEAR UP DAY” in Philadelphia.
Declaring Wednesday, October 18, 2000 "GEAR UP DAY"
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution directs the Chief Clerk of City Council to publish notices of bills, public hearings, committee-reported bills, and other legally required Council notices in Philadelphia’s Spanish-language newspapers.
To provide for the publication in a Spanish language newspapers of notices of bills, notices of public hearings on bills and other legal notices of Council.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have urged the Mayor to direct the School Board to withdraw a contract imposed on the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and resume negotiations with the union for a new agreement.
Urging the Mayor of Philadelphia to direct the School Board to repeal its imposition of a contract, return to the bargaining table to actively negotiate a new contract between the School District and the PFT, and until the commencement date of such new contract, adhere to the terms of the previously negotiated contract which expired August 31, 2000.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution honors Richard Costello and the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 for sponsoring the Bentley Brothers Circus for Philadelphia children, including children from homeless shelters.
Honoring The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Market Street, 46th Street, Locust Street, Fortieth Street, Walnut Street, and 38th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Market street, Forty-sixth street, Locust street, Fortieth street, Walnut street and Thirty-eighth street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.