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 November 2, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from November 2, 2006
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Recognizing and commending Hall Stanton Elementary School for being one of five schools nationally to be honored by the Education Trust.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Recognizing the week of November 19th - 25th as National Family Week in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted, this resolution embraces the National League of Cities’ “City Platform for Strengthening Families,” which outlines actions to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families.
Adopting the National League of Cities, "City Platform for Strengthening Families."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the 15th annual “My City, My Place” Brighter Futures Awards event, sponsored by the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services and held on November 8, 2006.
Recognizing the 15th Annual "My City, My Place," Brighter Futures Awards Event sponsored by the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating Fresh Visions Youth Theatre Company - For It's Mission of transforming the lives of young people, mostly from the largely African-American Community of Lower Germantown of Philadelphia through the Arts.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors Philadelphia Police Officer Ernest “Ernie” Rehr as the 2006 PAL Officer of the Year.
Honoring Police Officer Ernest "Ernie" Rehr as the 2006 PAL Officer of the Year.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Charles L.
Honoring and Congratulating Charles L. Blockson on his Career as an Educator in African-American Studies, Collector of African and African-American Artifacts and Wishing Him Well on his Upcoming Retirement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Nirlesh C.
Granting permission to Nirlesh C. Desai, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of Sixteenth Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southeast corner of Sixteenth Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $30 million in Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations from the Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 from the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes paving work on Palermo Drive, Colli Drive, Milano Drive, San Vincenzo Drive, Napoli Way, Pietro Way, Messina Way, Hartranft Street, Calabria Way, Foggia Drive, Salerno Way, Roma Drive, Genoa Drive, and Trieste Way, along the street segments listed in the ordinance.
Authorizing the paving of Palermo Drive, Colli Drive, Milano Drive, San Vincenzo Drive, Napoli Way, Pietro Way, Messina Way, Hartranft Street, Calabria Way, Foggia Drive, Salerno Way, Roma Drive, Genoa Drive and Trieste Way, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in an area bounded by 26th Street, the Schuylkill Expressway, Penrose Ferry Road, Hartranft Street, 22nd Street, and Penrose Avenue.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 46-S within an area bounded by 26th Street, The Schuylkill Expressway, Penrose Ferry Road, Hartranft Street, 22nd Street, and Penrose Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have named the South Philadelphia Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, at Broad and Morris Streets, the “Paul D’Ortona Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia.” It sought to honor Paul D’Ortona, a former at-large Councilmember and City Council President.
Naming and designating the South Philadelphia Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at the southwest corner of Broad and Morris Streets, as the "Paul D'Ortona Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves the thirty-fifth amendment to the redevelopment proposal for Philadelphia’s Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, including plans for acquiring 18 properties for residential uses, about 66 for institutional uses, and one for commercial use.
Approving the thirty-fifth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the twenty-seventh amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twenty-fifth amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of eighteen (18) properties for residential and related uses; the additional land acquisition of approximately sixty-six (66) properties for institutional and related uses; the additional land acquisition of one (1) property for commercial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council approved the third amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the American Street Industrial Corridor area, generally bounded by Lehigh, Berks, Montgomery, Second, Philip, Girard, Oxford, Jefferson, Germantown, Sixth and Third Streets.
Approving the third amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Lehigh avenue, Berks street and Montgomery avenue on the north, by Second street and Philip street on the east, by Girard avenue, Oxford street and Jefferson street on the south and by Germantown avenue, Sixth street and Third street on the west, including the third amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately four (4) properties for industrial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business rules to prohibit people and retail businesses from selling items such as blunts, cigarillos, rolling papers, and other products considered drug paraphernalia under specified conditions.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," to add new provisions to prohibit the sale, from certain retail establishments, of "blunts," "loosies," cigarette papers, cigars, and other items that may be otherwise legal but that are commonly used as drug paraphernalia, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.