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
Procedural actions actions from the February 1, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 23 actions from February 1, 2007
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City and affiliated agencies premises located at 2815 North 17th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate methods used by school security officers and non-teaching assistants in their encounters with students in the City's public schools; to investigate student complaints concerning inappropriate behavior by some officers and non-teaching assistants; to examine the qualifications and training required for such officers and assistants; and to explore ways of improving the interaction between security and non-teaching personnel and students.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings on the need for the mandatory installation of Carbon Monoxide detectors in all dwellings in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings investigating the long-term benefits of replacing cement sidewalks with rubber sidewalks in select areas.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 14-1611 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Benjamin Franklin Parkway Controls," by amending certain provisions of the Special Height Control District for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Constituting the Nineteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1975 (the "1975 General Ordinance"); authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to sell, either at public or private sale, Gas Works Revenue Bonds, Nineteenth Series (1975 General Ordinance), of the City of Philadelphia, in one or more subseries (the "Nineteenth Series Bonds") to be issued to pay the cost of refunding or redeeming all or a portion of certain outstanding Gas Works Revenue Bonds and other Project Costs, as hereinafter more particularly described, and authorizing the application of proceeds of the Nineteenth Series Bonds for such purposes; authorizing the City of Philadelphia to obtain credit enhancement for the Nineteenth Series Bonds; authorizing the City of Philadelphia to enter into swap agreements or exchange agreements with respect to the Nineteenth Series Bonds; determining the sufficiency of Project Revenues; covenant...
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Bill No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Granting permission to Marilyn T.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Political Contributions and Expenditures," by providing that if a candidate for Mayor makes contributions of his or her own resources in excess of a specified amount to his or her own campaign, then no contribution limits will apply to candidates for Mayor, provided that contributions that otherwise would have been prohibited must be immediately reported to the City Commissioners and the Board of Ethics; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 19-1204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Books and Records," and Section 19-1205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Claim Checks and Parking Stickers," by no longer requiring the retention of claim check stubs, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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...
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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...
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.