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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the February 28, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 63 actions from February 28, 2002
This communication records Mayor John F.
February 28, 2002 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am returning herewith as requested by your resolution adopted February 28, 2002, Bill No. 010340 entitled "An Ordinance amending Section 10-602 of The Philadelphia Code with respect to smoking on any vehicle of public transportation and in any public transit station for fare-paid area and increasing the amount to be paid in response to a violation notice to waive court appearance; amending Section 10-605 of the Code to increase the penalty for consuming food or beverages on a vehicle of public transportation; amending Section 10-606 of the Code to clarify the penalties for violations under Chapter 10-600; and amending Section 10-609 of the Code with respect to urination or defecation on a vehicle of public transportation; all under certain terms and conditions," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. Respectfully submitted,...
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This communication, placed on file, states that Mayor John F.
February 28, 2002 To The President And Members Of The Council Of The City Of Philadelphia: I have decided to allow Bill Nos. 010617 and 010666 to go into law without my signature. I will not sign these measures because they are unenforceable and do not provide geniune opportunityies for Council members, parents, students and community members to have a voice in the on-going effort to improve Philadelphia's public schools. As explained in the attached City Solicitor's opinion of February 8, and my letter to you fo February 14, these bills attempt to impose restrictions and regulations on the executive branch and the School Reform Commissions (SRC), which City Council does not have the authority to do. Therefore, neither Council nor the public should expect any changes or actions on the part of my Administration or by the SRC as a driect result of these measures. The SRC needs to develop appropriate mechnisms to solicit input from parents, students and other community memb...
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 010125, 010126, 010595, 010632, 010718 and 010745, which were passed by Council on February 14, 2002, were signed by the Mayor on February 27, 2002.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings, without payment, 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 Sixteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second 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 adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings, without payment, 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 Sixteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second 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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings, without payment, 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 Sixteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation allowing slot machines in Pennsylvania airports, including Philadelphia International Airport.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation allowing slot machines in Pennsylvania airports.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation allowing slot machines in Pennsylvania airports, including Philadelphia International Airport.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation allowing slot machines in Pennsylvania airports.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation allowing slot machines in Pennsylvania airports, including Philadelphia International Airport.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation allowing slot machines in Pennsylvania airports.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation allowing municipalities to designate areas with concentrated liquor licensees as “nuisance districts.” The proposed authority would let municipalities ask the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to stop issuing new liquor licenses in those areas, with possible exemptions for development projects considered economically beneficial.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation that grants municipalities the authority to declare an area a nuisance district and to place a moratorium on the issuance of all liquor licenses in that area.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation allowing municipalities to designate areas with concentrated liquor licensees as “nuisance districts.” The proposed authority would let municipalities ask the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to stop issuing new liquor licenses in those areas, with possible exemptions for development projects considered economically beneficial.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation that grants municipalities the authority to declare an area a nuisance district and to place a moratorium on the issuance of all liquor licenses in that area.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation allowing municipalities to designate areas with concentrated liquor licensees as “nuisance districts.” The proposed authority would let municipalities ask the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to stop issuing new liquor licenses in those areas, with possible exemptions for development projects considered economically beneficial.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation that grants municipalities the authority to declare an area a nuisance district and to place a moratorium on the issuance of all liquor licenses in that area.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on developers building in Philadelphia to honor the obligations of the City’s “Percent for Art” programs.
Calling on all developers to honor the obligations of Philadelphia's "Percent for Art" programs when building in the City.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on developers building in Philadelphia to honor the obligations of the City’s “Percent for Art” programs.
Calling on all developers to honor the obligations of Philadelphia's "Percent for Art" programs when building in the City.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on developers building in Philadelphia to honor the obligations of the City’s “Percent for Art” programs.
Calling on all developers to honor the obligations of Philadelphia's "Percent for Art" programs when building in the City.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about access to nutritious food for low-income children and families in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings regarding access to proper nutrition for low-income children and families in Philadelphia as well as to investigate potential solutions to this health threat.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about access to nutritious food for low-income children and families in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings regarding access to proper nutrition for low-income children and families in Philadelphia as well as to investigate potential solutions to this health threat.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution also names the section of Monument Road from Wynnefield Avenue to North 49th Street "Kearsley Road." The name honors the Kearsley Retirement Community and its services for older adults in Philadelphia.
Also naming that part of Monument Road from Wynnefield Avenue to North 49th Street as "Kearsley Road."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.