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 March 20, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 82 actions from March 20, 2003
This communication concerns a proposed amendment to Section 2 of an ordinance about changing the City Plan and vacating specified portions of Dilworth, Ritner, Martin, and Greenville Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980803) approved January 5, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Dilworth Street from Wolf Street to Ritner Street; by striking from the City Plan Ritner Street from Dilworth Street to Weccacoe Avenue; by vacating Martin Street from Weccacoe Avenue to a point approximately two hundred eighty one (281) feet southwestwardly therefrom, and by vacating Greenville Street from Weccacoe Avenue to Dilworth Street, all under certain terms and conditions, by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein."
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 020762-A, which was passed by Council on March 6, 2003, was signed by the Mayor on March 19, 2003.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the northernmost ten (10) foot wide portion of Delancey Place, by relocating the northerly curb line of Delancey Place between twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to conduct hearings on the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to conduct hearings on the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in the City of Philadelphia.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to conduct hearings on the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-seventh Wards 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-seventh Wards 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-seventh Wards 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-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.
The adopted resolution urges the Federal Communications Commission to preserve rules that limit companies from owning multiple types of media outlets in the same market and limit the number of stations one owner can hold.
Supporting diversity in media ownership by urging the Federal Communications Commission to protect and preserve its ban on cross-ownership of print and electronic media, and by urging the Congress to exercise its oversight in the area of federal communications policy by holding public hearings on media ownership issues, and by enacting legislation to prohibit further media consolidation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution urges the Federal Communications Commission to preserve rules that limit companies from owning multiple types of media outlets in the same market and limit the number of stations one owner can hold.
Supporting diversity in media ownership by urging the Federal Communications Commission to protect and preserve its ban on cross-ownership of print and electronic media, and by urging the Congress to exercise its oversight in the area of federal communications policy by holding public hearings on media ownership issues, and by enacting legislation to prohibit further media consolidation.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution urging Knight Ridder Corporation to stop accepting advertisements for predatory payday loans in its Philadelphia newspapers.
Calling upon the Knight Ridder Corporation to refuse to accept any advertisements promoting predatory payday loans in any of its Philadelphia newspapers and to instead launch an investigative series of articles on the abusive and predatory phenomena of payday lending in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution urging Knight Ridder Corporation to stop accepting advertisements for predatory payday loans in its Philadelphia newspapers.
Calling upon the Knight Ridder Corporation to refuse to accept any advertisements promoting predatory payday loans in any of its Philadelphia newspapers and to instead launch an investigative series of articles on the abusive and predatory phenomena of payday lending in the City of Philadelphia.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution urging Knight Ridder Corporation to stop accepting advertisements for predatory payday loans in its Philadelphia newspapers.
Calling upon the Knight Ridder Corporation to refuse to accept any advertisements promoting predatory payday loans in any of its Philadelphia newspapers and to instead launch an investigative series of articles on the abusive and predatory phenomena of payday lending in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution authorizing its Committee on Law and Government to investigate allegations that City decisions about hiring lawyers for certain Pension Fund lawsuits may have reduced the money recovered for the Fund.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation into recent allegations that City decisions on hiring lawyers to prosecute certain Pension Fund related lawsuits may have inappropriately limited the amount of damages paid to the Fund.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution authorizing its Committee on Law and Government to investigate allegations that City decisions about hiring lawyers for certain Pension Fund lawsuits may have reduced the money recovered for the Fund.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation into recent allegations that City decisions on hiring lawyers to prosecute certain Pension Fund related lawsuits may have inappropriately limited the amount of damages paid to the Fund.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution authorizing its Committee on Law and Government to investigate allegations that City decisions about hiring lawyers for certain Pension Fund lawsuits may have reduced the money recovered for the Fund.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation into recent allegations that City decisions on hiring lawyers to prosecute certain Pension Fund related lawsuits may have inappropriately limited the amount of damages paid to the Fund.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Third and Sixth Wards to the 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 Third and Sixth 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.