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 January 23, 2007 meeting.
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The adopted resolution recognizes, celebrates, and honors the life and contributions of Philadelphia native Ed Bradley, a journalist and television reporter.
Recognizing, celebrating, and honoring the life of Philadelphia native Ed Bradley, an outstanding American citizen, journalist and television reporter for his many contributions to society.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create a Zoning Code Commission made up of the members of the City Planning Commission.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of a Zoning Code Commission, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes March as Latino Health Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing the month of March as Latino Health Month in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors the African American Children’s Book Project, authors Tonya Bolden and Eloise Prescott, and the Annual African American Children’s Book Fair for promoting children’s literacy.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the Annual African American Children's Book Fair.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings examining the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s award of two Philadelphia Category 2 slot-machine licenses, whether the awards followed state requirements, and whether other facility sites might be more appropriate.
Authorizing Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings investigating the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's award of Category 2 Slot Machine Licenses, whether or not the awards comply with the requirements of Act 71, and whether there are more appropriate sites available for the Slot Machine facilities, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia City Council to hire an independent traffic consultant to study how construction and operation of two gaming facilities could affect Christopher Columbus Boulevard/Delaware Avenue.
Authorizing Philadelphia City Council to retain an independent traffic consultant to study the impact of the construction and operation of two gaming facilities on Christopher Columbus Boulevard/Delaware Avenue and authorizing City Council's Streets and Services Committee to hold public hearings concerning the results of said study and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council to hire outside lawyers to begin legal proceedings challenging the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s decision to issue gaming licenses to HSP Gaming LP for SugarHouse Casino and Philadelphia Development and Entertainment Partners LP for Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council to retain outside counsel to commence legal proceedings on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to challenge the decision of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to issue gaming licenses to HSP Gaming LP - Sugarhouse Casino and Philadelphia Development and Entertainment Partners LP - Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to prevent City Council from enacting a zoning ordinance that allows licensed gaming in a district unless the Charter were first amended to authorize it for specifically defined boundaries.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to prohibit the enactment of any zoning ordinance that creates a district in which licensed gaming is permitted, unless the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is amended to authorize Council to enact such an ordinance, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about whether Philadelphia emergency call centers could use systems that receive photos and videos from cell phones and computers.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine and evaluate the feasibility of equipping emergency call centers with "Incident Linked Multimedia" (Camera Cell Phone) type response systems, and the crime fighting and security benefits they offer; in addition, to determine the resources and planning required to enable the emergency call centers, crisis response teams and citizens of our City to take advantage of this technology.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution beginning the process for a proposed Mt.
Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 6300 to 7631 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, to be known as the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District, and for which Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors Sister Francesca Olney for serving 25 years as president of Holy Family University.
Honoring Sister Francesca Olney on her 25 Years as President of Holy Family University.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Council President to appoint Rosalie Leonard as the President’s representative on the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
Authorizing the Council President to appoint Rosalie Leonard to serve as the Council President's representative on the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $129.695 million through general-obligation bonds for capital projects, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day fo...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have amended the authorized uses of City capital loan or bond proceeds for projects including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Amending Bill No. 040328-A (approved September 30, 2004), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the elector...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorized the City to move $5 million in Fiscal Year 2007 General Fund appropriations from employee benefits to the Department of Public Property.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to enable the purchase, installation and maintenance of additional public safety video surveillance cameras.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves moving $3.5 million in capital loan funds authorized in 2004 from the “Parks, Recreation and Museums” category to “Municipal Buildings.” It changes how the City may use those borrowed funds for capital purposes.
Approving the reallocation of a portion of capital loan funds borrowed pursuant to Bill No. 040328-A (approved September 30, 2004), under certain terms and conditions.
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 at a May 15, 2007 special election.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; 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 enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s street rules to prohibit new curb cuts within 65 feet of residential property when they would provide vehicle or delivery-truck access from a city street to an Area Shopping Center District lot of at least 625,000 square feet.
Amending Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Streets," by prohibiting the construction or establishment of curb cuts for vehicular access to certain shopping areas, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.