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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the September 20, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 163-180 of 303 actions from September 20, 2007
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 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.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate 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.
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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate 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.
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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
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.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have added conditions to Philadelphia business privilege licenses, including requirements to prevent public or private nuisances and to follow a Responsible Business Practices Agreement with the surrounding community.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses," by adding new conditions to the receipt or retention of the license, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have added conditions to Philadelphia business privilege licenses, including requirements to prevent public or private nuisances and to follow a Responsible Business Practices Agreement with the surrounding community.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses," by adding new conditions to the receipt or retention of the license, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Steve Ricchini, who owns and operates the newsstand at the northwest corner of 15th and Market Streets, permission to install and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way.
Granting permission to Steve Ricchini, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Steve Ricchini, who owns and operates the newsstand at the northwest corner of 15th and Market Streets, permission to install and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way.
Granting permission to Steve Ricchini, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-at-any-time rule on the east side of Frankford Avenue between Knights Road and Grant Avenue.
Establishing a no parking anytime regulation on the east side of Frankford Avenue, between Knights Road and Grant Avenue.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-at-any-time rule on the east side of Frankford Avenue between Knights Road and Grant Avenue.
Establishing a no parking anytime regulation on the east side of Frankford Avenue, between Knights Road and Grant Avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking and tow-away zone on both sides of Hendrix Street between Bustleton Avenue and West Centennial Square.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away regulation on Hendrix Street, between Bustleton Avenue and West Centennial Square, both sides.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.