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 April 19, 2007 meeting.
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This adopted resolution recognizes, honors, and celebrates Reverend William H.
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating Senior Minister Emeritus Reverend William H. Gray, III on His Retirement after Thirty-Five Years as Pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church; and Thanking Him for His Extraordinary Vision, Leadership and Commitment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating Roman Catholic High School’s varsity basketball team for its 2007 season.
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating, Roman Catholic High School's Varsity Basketball Team, for Their Outstanding 2007 Basketball Season.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors and mourns the 32 people killed at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007.
Remembering, Memorializing, Honoring, and Mourning the 32 people slain at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, and authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate how safe the College Campuses in The City of Philadelphia are; and, in furtherance of such investigation, authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 3010 and 3140 Diamond Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-second Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about whether Philadelphia should impose class-size limits by ordinance.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Education to hold hearings to investigate and determine the feasibility of imposing by Ordinance the requirement that the class sizes in grades K-3 not exceed twenty (20) students and in grades 4-12 class size shall not exceed twenty-five children (25).
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring SHAPING AMERICA’S YOUTH for holding its Town Meeting in Philadelphia on April 21, 2007, at the Liacouras Center at Temple University.
Honoring SHAPING AMERICA'S YOUTH (r) (SAY) (r) on the occasion of the SAY Town Meeting on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at The Liacouras Center at Temple University.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating April 24, 2007, as Equal Pay Day in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming April 24, 2007 as Equal Pay Day.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating Saint Rita of Cascia Parish and the National Shrine of Saint Rita on their 100th anniversary in 2007.
Honoring and Congratulating Saint Rita of Cascia Parish and The National Shrine of Saint Rita On Its Centenary Year 1907 - 2007.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Thirty-First Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-First Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned vacant properties to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Eleventh, Twenty-fifh and Thirty-first Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes a special City Council committee to hold hearings and make written recommendations about alternate Philadelphia locations for slots parlors.
Authorizing the creation of a Special Committee on Gaming Alternate Site Selection of the City Council of Philadelphia, for the purpose of holding hearings and making written recommendations to identify alternate locations for slots parlors in the City based on a set of objective and independent standards that would minimize neighborhood impacts and to identify economic policies to retain the viability of license portability.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings with public health leaders about the mental health aspects of Philadelphia’s crime epidemic and possible ways to reduce crime.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings to bring together leaders in public health to discuss the mental health component of the crime epidemic in the City of Philadelphia and possible solutions for reducing crime.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 13th and 59th Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirteenth and Fifty-Ninth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring April 2007 Autism Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Declaring April 2007 as Autism Awareness Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 45th Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Forty-fifth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings, at no cost, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirtieth, Thirty-sixth and Fortieth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia’s Commerce Director to apply for up to $1 million in additional state grant funds over two years for revitalization efforts in various neighborhood shopping districts.
Authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application for and, if the application is accepted, to execute contracts to obtain additional grant funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development to be used for business district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council committees to hold joint public hearings about the condition, maintenance policies, and irrigation methods for outdoor athletic fields across Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Environment and the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold joint public hearings to examine the conditions, maintenance policies and irrigation methods used to maintain functional and safe outdoor athletic fields City-wide and to also explore the option of working with area agricultural colleges to help accomplish this initiative.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.