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 September 20, 2007 meeting.
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This lapsed resolution would have appointed Kali Morgan to the Board of Directors of the South Street/Headhouse District of Philadelphia.
Appointing Kali Morgan to the Board of Directors of the South Street/Headhouse District of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring, recognizing, and celebrating the University of the Arts’ School of Theater Arts on its 25th anniversary.
Honoring, recognizing and celebrating the University of the Arts' School of Theater Arts on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of several City-owned properties 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 Fifth, Twenty-third, Twenty-fifth, Thirty-first and Thirty-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.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold a public hearing on policies and procedures for real estate transfers, focusing on fraudulent transfers.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold a public hearing to investigate current policies and procedures relating to real estate transfers - in light of the many fraudulent real estate transfers - calling on the creation of a Real Estate Fraudulent Transfer Task Force; and 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.
The adopted resolution calls on Philadelphia merchants to voluntarily stop selling toy guns in their stores.
The City Council Of Philadelphia Calls Upon The Responsible Merchants Of Philadelphia - During These Troubling Times, With Gun Violence At An All Time High -To Implement A Voluntary Moratorium On The Sale of Toys Guns In The Philadelphia Stores.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution declared October 2007 Human Relations Month in Philadelphia.
Declaring October 2007 as Human Relations Month in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing October 6 as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Day.
Recognizing October 6th as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Day.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling on the U.S.
Calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to Monitor the Jena 6 Litigation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on the U.S.
Calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to act on the complete removal and off-site disposal of the Franklin Slag Pile Superfund Site located on the Bridesburg/Port Richmond Delaware Riverfront.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognized September 2007 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in honor of children with cancer, their caregivers, survivors, and children who died from the disease.
Recognizing September 2007 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in honor of childhood cancer patients, care givers, survivors and those children who have succumbed to the disease.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and German Americans’ contributions to the United States.
Honoring the memory of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and designating the area of Frankford Avenue from Welsh Road to Knorr Street as "Steuben Strasse" in celebration of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Steuben Day Parade to be held on Saturday, September 22, 2007.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Sister Roberta Archibald, SSJ, for reaching 50 years as a member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and for her service and commitment to Christian principles.
Honoring Sister Roberta Archibald, SSJ on her Golden Jubilee as a member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and for her dedicated service and commitment to the Christian principles of faith, hope and charity.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale on its 40th anniversary season.
Honoring and Congratulating the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale on its 40th Anniversary Season.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution approves Drexel University's proposed amendment to its Institutional Development District Master Plan under Philadelphia's zoning code.
Approving Drexel University's proposed amendment to its Institutional Development District Master Plan pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings about Pennsylvania’s rules for selling and using consumer fireworks in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on the Commonwealth's regulations pertaining to the sale and use of consumer fireworks in Philadelphia and to discuss pending legislation in the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would authorize municipalities to regulate consumer fireworks within their respective jurisdictions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on the Environment to hold public hearings about whether Philadelphia could invest in wind energy for city operations and community energy needs.
Authorizing the Committee on the Environment to hold public hearings to investigate the feasibility of the City of Philadelphia investing in wind energy for municipal operations and community energy needs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania, described as America’s oldest African American public cemetery company.
Recognizing Eden Cemetery, America's oldest African American public cemetery company, located in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have added anti-nepotism rules to Philadelphia’s standards of conduct for City officers and employees, including elected City officers.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding anti-nepotism provisions prohibiting City officers and employees, including all elected City Officers, from taking or recommending certain personnel actions affecting family members, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.