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 October 5, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from October 5, 2006
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating Ralph Archbold, also known as Philadelphia's Present Day, "Benjamin Franklin" - after 25 Years of his Award- winning, authentic Portrayal of the Most Famous Philadelphian Ever, Ben Franklin - and for his many Contributions and Unending Dedication to the City Of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Supporting Teamsters Local 429 and the 45 workers they represent at Arkema manufacturing and research facilities located in Birdsboro/Exeter/ Berks County and whose headquarters are located in downtown Philadelphia, who have been on strike since August 14, 2006 to protest attempts by Arkema to gut the workers' health insurance, slash their wages and institute other contract cuts and calling on Arkema to come to a fair and reasonable contract with these 45 workers.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Salaiman Khatib of Ramallah, Palestine and Yonatan Shapira of Tel Aviv, Israel in their work with the organization, Combatants for Peace.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Mr.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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 Thirteenth Ward 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.
Proclaiming October 2006 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and supporting the numerous activities recognizing this effort around the country.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proclaiming October 2006 as "Crime Prevention Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Congress of the United States and President George W.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the Memory of Paul Richardson, Renowned Organist of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing November 13-17, 2006 as Retirement Planning Education Week in the city of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing City Council's joint Committees on Public Safety and Legislative Oversight to hold hearings on whether the City should establish a 311 Constituent Contact Center to unburden the current 911 emergency call center and make Philadelphia more responsive to it citizens' concerns.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing City Council's joint Committees on Public Safety and Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate how the City of Philadelphia could handle the recent decrease of paramedics in the city, discuss the scope of possible increases in paramedic units which can be made, the improvements in emergency care those additional units will give and how those units could be distributed within city EMS departments.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Granting permission to Manu Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northeast corner of Seventh and Market Streets, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Granting permission to Atul Amin and A & J Newsstand Corporation Inc., owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of Ninth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southeast corner of Ninth and Market Streets, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Creek, Rising sun Avenue, Adams Avenue, W.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.