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 February 2, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 19-33 of 33 actions from February 2, 2006
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee of the Whole to hold hearings about campaign finance reform and public financing of Philadelphia municipal elections.
Authorizing the Council Committee of the Whole to hold hearings regarding campaign finance reform and public financing of municipal elections.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring March “Save Your Vision Month” and encouraging residents to take preventive steps to protect their eyesight.
Declaring March as "Save Your Vision Month."
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 vacant lots and properties in multiple Philadelphia 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, Thirty-first, Thirty-seventh and Forty-third 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 conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Sixth and Twenty-fourth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
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 Sixth and Twenty-fourth 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 authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 30th and 36th Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 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 appoints Daniel J.
Appointing Daniel J. Anders to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution appoints Al Childs to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Appointing Al Childs to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution congratulating the 1960 Philadelphia Eagles on their induction into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Congratulating the 1960 Philadelphia Eagles on their induction into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Paul Hewson, known as Bono, for his charitable work and activism to reduce global poverty and improve world health.
Recognizing Paul Hewson, known to the world as Bono, for his charitable work and activism aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health and furthermore urging the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award Bono the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on implementing an ethics training program for all City officials and employees.
Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on implementing a training program designed to equip all City officials and employees with the ethics knowledge needed to make better decisions and take appropriate actions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution reestablishes Philadelphia’s Veterans’ Advisory Commission with nine voting members: two appointed by the Mayor and seven appointed by the Council President, including five nominated by veterans’ organizations.
Providing for the reestablishment of the Veterans' Advisory Commission and for the appointment of the members thereof, and defining the Commission's powers and duties.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted resolution welcoming and thanking the Professional Convention Management Association for holding its 50th annual meeting in Philadelphia from January 8–11, 2006.
Welcoming and thanking the Professional Convention Management Association for choosing Philadelphia to host their 50th annual meeting.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited smoking in most enclosed public places and workplaces in Philadelphia, including restaurants, stores, schools, health care facilities, public transit areas, theaters, and recreational facilities.
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places -- Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting smoking in public places and in the workplace, and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized George Wake, doing business as Big George’s Diner, to operate and maintain an existing one-story addition and construct another addition extending onto the public sidewalks at 283–285 S.
Authorizing George Wake, d/b/a "Big George's Diner", to construct, operate and maintain an existing one-story building addition on the north public sidewalk of Spruce Street and the east public sidewalk of S. 52nd Street and a one- story building addition on the east public sidewalk of S. 52nd Street located at 283-285 S. 52nd Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed the Department of Licenses and Inspections to suspend a food license for up to 120 days when a licensee received two or more cease operations orders within any 12-month period.
Amending Section 6-103 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Penalties and Cease Operations Orders" to authorize the Department of Licenses and Inspection to suspend for up to 120 days the food license of any licensee that receives two or more cease operations orders in any twelve month period; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.