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 March 8, 2007 meeting.
Meeting dates
Showing 1-16 of 16 actions from March 8, 2007
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070168Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the 9th & Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue on the north, Darien street to the east, Federal street to the south and the rear of properties fronting on the west side of Ninth street to the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and policies promulgated with respect thereto; declaring that certain expressly designated and provid...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070181Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Thanking Dr.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070180Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/ or handicapped veterans, especially Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, are living in the Delaware Valley, and Philadelphia in particular; to identify and determine how best to assist these veterans in the receipt of needed medical and/or rehabilitative care; and to further determine ways that we can help the disabled war veteran get back into the mainstream of society; and determine whether or not these disabled veterans would seek to have the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility in the Delaware Valley as a means to facilitate the rapid recovery of our service disabled veterans.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070179Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings to investigate and determine the progress of the Market Elevated Reconstruction Project and to further investigate and determine whether SEPTA cannot do more to alleviate the displacement and financial desolation suffered by many of the small business owners and residents who are directly impacted by this project and the Philadelphia Community at large; and to investigate and determine what SEPTA has done, as a neighbor for the neighborhoods adjacent to this project and to determine why SEPTA cannot be more responsive to the complaints of this Community and the larger Philadelphia Community during the course of this reconstruction project.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070178Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to forward it's findings and recommendations to Pennsylvania Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr., for their use and application in addressing the pressing need in the Delaware Valley for a certified rehabilitation medical facility.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070177Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to urge Pennsylvania's Senators, Arlen Specter and Robert Casey, Jr.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070176Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070175Congratulating Charlesretta Meade Esquire on her Appointment as the Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070174Calling for Hearings on the Art in City Hall and the 1% for Art Programs to Explore how these Programs can be Made to Better Serve the Citizens of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Resolution 070173Urging President Bush and the U.S.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070172Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by adding a new Chapter entitled "Lobbying," under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070171Granting permission to Asia Alnawasreh, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of Fifteenth Street and John F.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070170Authorizing 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 Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to assist in the development of the Lutheran Settlement House; 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.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070169Authorizing 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 One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000) to assist in the development of the Jewish Employment and Vocational Services (JEVS), the Jewish Community Center of Philadelphia, and the Pilgrim Gardens Retirement Community; 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.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070112Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the location of licensed gaming facilities within the City, as proposed by a petition presented to the Council and approved for submission to the electors by Resolution; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2007-03-08
Bill 070051Amending 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.