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.
Action types
Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the September 6, 2001 meeting.
Meeting dates
Showing 1-9 of 9 actions from September 6, 2001
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings about the purchase and installation of the NeXturf playing surface at Veterans Stadium.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings on the NeXturf procurement for Veterans Stadium as to whether the procurement of a new playing surface was needed, whether the procurement process by which the decision was made was appropriate, and whether the NeXturf problems have been adequately addressed; as well as reviewing and evaluating the City's sole-source bidding process and policy.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution proposes an amendment to Philadelphia’s Educational Supplement to the Home Rule Charter that would allow the School District’s administration, management, and operation to be privatized in whole or in part through a contract with a private, for-profit entity.
Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter which would establish a process which would authorize the privatization of the administration, operation, and management of the School District, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold public hearings about whether Edison Schools, Inc., or other privatization efforts could address the Philadelphia Public Schools’ financial and education challenges.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Education to hold public hearings to investigate whether Edison Schools, Inc., or other privatization efforts, can resolve the financial and education crisis facing the Philadelphia Public Schools and to propose viable recommendations to the City and State Administration that will advance our mandate that we provide quality public education while exploring policies to address the school district's structural deficit and future resource needs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council honored Edward “Babe” Heffron and Bill Guarnere, who were raised in South Philadelphia and served together in E Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II.
Honoring Edward "Babe" Heffron and Bill Guarnere.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have placed a proposed amendment to Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter before voters.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter which would establish a process which would authorize the privatization of the administration, operation, and management of the School District, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain parcels in an area generally bounded by Parkside Avenue, Fiftieth Street, a railroad right-of-way, and Fifty-first Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area generally bounded by Parkside avenue, Fiftieth street, a Railroad ROW and Fifty-first street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking regulation on the 1600 block of Murdoch Street, between Pickering Avenue and Cheltenham Avenue.
Establishing a parking regulation on Murdoch street, between Pickering avenue and Cheltenham avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted zoning measure amended Philadelphia’s zoning code to allow additional automobile-related uses in G-2 General Industrial Districts within the area known as the Philadelphia Auto Mall.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-511, entitled "Industrial District Rules and Exceptions," by permitting certain additional uses in "G-2" Industrial Districts located generally within the area commonly known as the "Philadelphia Auto Mall," bounded by Sixty-third street, Passyunk avenue, Essington avenue, Bartram avenue, Island avenue and Lindbergh boulevard; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have revised the boundaries of Philadelphia’s 10 City Council districts, specifying which wards and voting divisions would be included in each district.
Amending Chapter 20-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Councilmanic Districts," by revising the boundaries of the Councilmanic Districts, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.