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 February 15, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 20 actions from February 15, 2007
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates Erik Hendricks on his retirement as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA).
Honoring Erik Hendricks on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on invoicing and payment procedures for City procurement and contracting.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine current invoicing and disbursement procedures and policies in City procurement and contracting, so as to determine measures that may be required to implement and ensure best practices and standards for prompt payment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about why SEPTA has not made the subway exits nearest City Hall and the Municipal Services Building accessible to people with disabilities.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings to investigate and determine why SEPTA has not and is not working to make the subway exits most adjacent to City Hall and the Municipal Services Building handicapped accessible; and to determine what criteria has been utilized by SEPTA which has excluded subway accessibility to the disabled and/or handicapped, at these locations; and further determine why monies allocated by SEPTA in their capital budgets have not been utilized at these locations; further such hearings are to be held in conjunction with the hearings authorized in Resolution No. 070084.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Philadelphia natives Raheem Brock and Marvin Harrison for being members of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts.
Honoring Philadelphia's own Raheem Brock and Marvin Harrison on being a part of the 2006 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts and further recognizing their continued contribution to the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors and recognizes Thomas A.
Honoring and recognizing Thomas A. Chapman on his retirement from the Philadelphia City Planning Commission after 28 years of dedicated service to the City.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution approving a redevelopment contract and related development rules for Parcel No.
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 American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 3 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 523-527 Cecil B. Moore avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Daniel J. Lasdon and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes March as “Save Your Vision Month” in Philadelphia and encourages residents to learn their risk factors for eye disease and get regular eye exams.
Recognizing the Month of March as "Save Your Vision Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted, this resolution recognizes the 110th birthday of Marian Anderson, a Philadelphia-born contralto and humanitarian.
Recognizing the 110th Birthday of Marian Anderson.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors Jim Ellis for more than 35 years of service as a competitive swimming coach, youth mentor, and founder of the Philadelphia Department of Recreation Swim Team.
Honoring Jim Ellis and the Philadelphia Department of Recreation, "PDR", Swim Team.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approves Council President Anna C.
Approving the appointment of Council President Anna C. Verna to the Board of Directors of the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council approved Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell’s appointment to the Board of Directors of the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc.
Approving the appointment of Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell to the Board of Directors of the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council approved a redevelopment contract for Parcel 159 in the Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area, at 1549 South 26th Street.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area designated as Parcel No. 159 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 1549 South Twenty-sixth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Robert Grant and Christian Russo and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls for City Council’s Education Committee to hold hearings on the relationship between neighborhood development and capital improvements to School District facilities.
Calling for Hearings before the City Council Committee on Education to Explore the Relationship between Neighborhood Development and Capital Improvements to School District Facilities.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution changes the list of veterans’ organizations that may nominate candidates for appointments to Philadelphia’s Veterans’ Advisory Commission.
Amending Resolution No. 060059 (adopted February 2, 2006), which reestablished the Veterans' Advisory Commission, by revising the list of veterans' organizations that may make nominations for appointments to the Commission.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s zoning rules for drive-through businesses in C-2 commercial districts.
Amending Chapter 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending provisions related to businesses with a drive-thru, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited Philadelphia residents under 18 who had been adjudicated truant from driving vehicles requiring a license, and would have prohibited vehicle owners from allowing them to drive.
Amending Chapter 12-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous Regulations and Penalties," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Operation by Truant Minors," prohibiting minors who have been determined to be truants from driving in Philadelphia under the age of 18, and providing for penalties, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s City Code to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit City funds in Sovereign Bank, subject to the listed terms and conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Sovereign Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to apply for up to $2 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to help develop WHYY’s Learning Lab.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") to file an application with the Office of the Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) to assist in the development of the WHYY Learning Lab, and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.