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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 December 19, 2002 meeting.

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Showing 1-14 of 14 actions from December 19, 2002

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020838

Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Cecil B.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020837

Urging the Philadelphia Congressional delegation to continue their efforts to promote world peace.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020836

Proposing an amendment to the Home Rule Charter by adding a new Article XIII thereof, to establish a Campaign Finance Board whose members shall be appointed by the Mayor, City Council and the City Controller, to administer a program to be enacted by City Council, by ordinance, regulating the financing of campaigns for the offices of Mayor, City Council and such other offices as Council may designate by ordinance, including a system for public financing of such campaigns.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Privileged Resolution 020835

Declaring January 22, 2003, Reproductive Choice Day.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Privileged Resolution 020834

Honoring the Frankford High School Football Team on winning the Public League Championship.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020833

Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020832

Authorizing the City Council Committees on Law & Government and Public Safety to investigate the efficiency and the effectiveness of replicating the Philadelphia Drug Treatment Court to increase its capacity to treat Philadelphia citizens, save lives, and reduce expensive, burdensome and ineffective jail time.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020831

Calling on the University of Pennsylvania to drop its appeal of the National Labor Relations Board's decision regarding Graduate Employees Together - University of Pennsylvania, which declared that graduate students who perform teaching and research work for the University are employees, and have the right to vote in a union election to be supervised by the NLRB early in 2003.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Resolution 020830

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 Thirtieth, Thirty-sixth, Fortieth and Forty-eighth 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.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Privileged Resolution 020829

Honoring Dennis J.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Privileged Resolution 020828

Honoring the members of the Satin Slipper New Year's Brigade for their heroism in rescuing a woman from the Delaware River.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Bill 020827

Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," to improve compliance with certain participation, affirmative action and reporting requirements, including by amending Chapter 17-500, entitled "Goals For The Participation Of Minority, Female And Disabled Owned Businesses In City Contracts," by imposing reporting requirements on the Minority Business Enterprise Council relating to the participation of Minority, Female, and Disabled Owned Businesses and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals in contracts of the City of Philadelphia, its Agencies and all Quasi-Public Agencies and by prohibiting Council approval of certain City or Quasi-Public Agency projects; by amending Chapter 17-900, entitled "Neighborhood Benefit Strategy," by barring from participation in certain City contracts contractors that fail to comply with certain Affirmative Action requirements; and by amending Chapter 17-1000, entitled "Employment Of Low- And Moderate-Income P...

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Bill 020824

Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a new Article XIII of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, 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.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2002-12-19
Bill 020823

Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by amending Chapter 20-600 to prohibit the receipt of contributions by city elected officials or candidates for city offices from individuals or businesses who are applicants for, or recipients of, city contracts or financial assistance; to limit the eligibility of individuals or businesses to receive city contracts or financial assistance if they have made political contributions within certain timeframes to city elected officials or candidates for city offices, and to prohibit any person campaigning for elective City office from using for such purpose funds contributed to him or her while serving in another elective City office; and by adding a new Chapter 20-800, entitled "Campaign Finance" and by amending Chapter 20-300, entitled "Compensation," to provide for the limitation of contributions for municipal election campaigns for all offices, to create an Independent Campaign Finance Board and to establis...

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.