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.
Action types
Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the October 19, 2006 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 1-18 of 49 actions from October 19, 2006
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Public Safety and Streets and Services to hold joint public hearings to investigate the safety of Roosevelt Boulevard, including traffic engineering, law enforcement, the condition of street lighting, etc.; to inform and educate the public about the safety issues that plague the highway; and, to explore any and all feasible measures to make Roosevelt Boulevard a safe highway for all; and in furtherance of such investigation, authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
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 Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh, Forty-third and Forty-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.
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 Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos.
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 First 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.
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 Nineteenth and Thirty-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.
Supporting diversity in media ownership by urging the Federal Communications Commission to preserve rules that encourage local ownership, ensuring diverse viewpoints are represented in the media, to hold fair and open public hearings on media ownership in Philadelphia, and to urge members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation to use its authority to overturn any actions by the FCC that are not in the best interests of Philadelphians.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating Tioga United - On The Occasion Of It's 10th Anniversary: 2006 - For It's Mission Of Helping Rebuild The Tioga Community One Step At A Time.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the Bravery of Ken Hyers.
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 Sixth 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.
Recognizing that the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is Essential to the City of and Requires Full Funding to Operate Quality Affordable Housing.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Confirming the appointment of Stella M.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Confirming the appointment of Pauline Abernathy as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2008.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Confirming the appointment of Reverend Dr.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Confirming the appointment of Richard Negrin, Esquire as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2010.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Confirming the appointment of Richard Glazer, Esquire as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2011.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing the Month of October as the First Annual Scrabble City Month and Honoring the Game of Scrabble as an Important Aid To Literacy.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing Professor John Rich, MD, MPH, Chair of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University, for being named a 2006 MacArthur Fellow and receiving the $500,000 "Genius" Grant.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Commemorating the 68th Anniversary of Kristallnacht and recognizing the artistic contributions of Gottfried Helnwein in keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.