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 October 24, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 18 actions from October 24, 2007
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about proposals to expand the use of the police tactic known as “stop, question and frisk,” or “stop and frisk.” It does not itself expand the tactic; it authorizes an investigation of those proposals.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate proposals for expanded use of the police tactic known as "stop, question and frisk," often referred to as "stop and frisk."
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about proposals to expand the use of the police tactic known as “stop, question and frisk,” or “stop and frisk.” It does not itself expand the tactic; it authorizes an investigation of those proposals.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate proposals for expanded use of the police tactic known as "stop, question and frisk," often referred to as "stop and frisk."
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about proposals to expand the use of the police tactic known as “stop, question and frisk,” or “stop and frisk.” It does not itself expand the tactic; it authorizes an investigation of those proposals.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate proposals for expanded use of the police tactic known as "stop, question and frisk," often referred to as "stop and frisk."
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law creates designated on-street parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, and sets rules for applying for and marking those spaces.
Enacting a new Section 12-1131 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Electric Vehicle Parking," to provide for the designation of electric vehicle on-street parking spaces where only electric vehicles may be parked and amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for penalties for illegally parking in a designated electric vehicle parking space; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law creates designated on-street parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, and sets rules for applying for and marking those spaces.
Enacting a new Section 12-1131 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Electric Vehicle Parking," to provide for the designation of electric vehicle on-street parking spaces where only electric vehicles may be parked and amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for penalties for illegally parking in a designated electric vehicle parking space; all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law creates designated on-street parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, and sets rules for applying for and marking those spaces.
Enacting a new Section 12-1131 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Electric Vehicle Parking," to provide for the designation of electric vehicle on-street parking spaces where only electric vehicles may be parked and amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for penalties for illegally parking in a designated electric vehicle parking space; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law creates designated on-street parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, and sets rules for applying for and marking those spaces.
Enacting a new Section 12-1131 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Electric Vehicle Parking," to provide for the designation of electric vehicle on-street parking spaces where only electric vehicles may be parked and amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for penalties for illegally parking in a designated electric vehicle parking space; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required supermarkets and certain pharmacies in Philadelphia to provide only recyclable paper, compostable plastic, or reusable checkout bags.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adding a new Section 9-614, entitled "Mandatory Use of Recyclable and Compostable Checkout Bags," all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required supermarkets and certain pharmacies in Philadelphia to provide only recyclable paper, compostable plastic, or reusable checkout bags.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adding a new Section 9-614, entitled "Mandatory Use of Recyclable and Compostable Checkout Bags," all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required supermarkets and certain pharmacies in Philadelphia to provide only recyclable paper, compostable plastic, or reusable checkout bags.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adding a new Section 9-614, entitled "Mandatory Use of Recyclable and Compostable Checkout Bags," all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have required supermarkets and certain pharmacies in Philadelphia to provide only recyclable paper, compostable plastic, or reusable checkout bags.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adding a new Section 9-614, entitled "Mandatory Use of Recyclable and Compostable Checkout Bags," all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments, and city contractors and lessees from using disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam when an affordable biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable alternative was available.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware by food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments, and city contractors and lessees from using disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam when an affordable biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable alternative was available.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware by food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments, and city contractors and lessees from using disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam when an affordable biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable alternative was available.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware by food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments, and city contractors and lessees from using disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam when an affordable biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable alternative was available.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware by food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited package shippers, City departments, and City contractors and lessees from using disposable packaging materials containing polystyrene foam.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Shipping and Packaging Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable packaging materials that contain polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable packaging materials by package shippers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited package shippers, City departments, and City contractors and lessees from using disposable packaging materials containing polystyrene foam.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Shipping and Packaging Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable packaging materials that contain polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable packaging materials by package shippers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited package shippers, City departments, and City contractors and lessees from using disposable packaging materials containing polystyrene foam.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Shipping and Packaging Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable packaging materials that contain polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable packaging materials by package shippers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.