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 December 15, 2005 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from December 15, 2005
This adopted resolution rejected the hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproved Buffalo Bill’s Charcoal Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 3505 Lancaster Avenue.
Rejecting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Buffalo Bill's Charcoal Inc 3505 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution accepting a hearing examiner’s recommendation and disapproving Rocks SUI Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for off-premises consumption at 5178 Parkside Avenue.
Accepting the hearing examiner's recommendation and disapproving the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: Rocks SUI Inc 5178 Parkside Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approves, with conditions, New Wave Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 2620 E Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia.
Accepting the recommendation of the hearing examiner and approving with conditions the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: New Wave Inc 2620 E Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 15th, 16th, 29th, and 32nd 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 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-ninth & Thirty-second 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Police Officer Rudy Muller for rescuing his grandmother and five other residents from a burning senior-citizen residence on Thanksgiving Day 2005.
Recognizing Police Officer Rudy Muller for his courage and heroism.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution commits Philadelphia City Council to supporting local, state, and federal policies that promote flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Supporting the development and purchase of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors Pennsylvania Hospital, which was co-founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1751, during the 300th celebration of his birth.
Honoring Pennsylvania Hospital, co-founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin, on the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring Benjamin Franklin’s achievements on the 300th anniversary of his birth.
Honoring and recognizing the achievements of Benjamin Franklin on the occasion of the 300th Anniversary of his birth and commending the contributions of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary in celebrating this momentous event.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1005.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1005 which will assist low and moderate income citizens to re-establish gas service with public utilities.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings 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 Thirty-sixth and Fortieth 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 calls on City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about violence in Philadelphia schools.
Calling for the Committee on Education to conduct hearings on the incidence of violence in Philadelphia schools and explore ways in which violence in schools can be reduced.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Monsignor James F.
Honoring Monsignor James F. Connelly on the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood and his 75th Birthday.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed resolution proposed amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to require the City Solicitor’s office to treat duly enacted ordinances as valid and to uphold and defend them unless a court had ruled otherwise.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the powers and duties of the City Solicitor to enforce and defend duly enacted ordinances, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters in a May 16, 2006 election.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the powers and duties of the City Solicitor to enforce and defend duly enacted ordinances, 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 lapsed bill would have capped the school tax on real property at 104% of the prior year’s tax levy when the property had the same owner.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by adding a new Section 19-1801.1 providing for a cap on tax increases, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.