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 October 25, 2007 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 1-18 of 32 actions from October 25, 2007
Calling upon The City of Philadelphia and Fairmount Park Commission to allow the Boy Scouts to remain in the facility located at 22nd & Spring Streets until they obtain a suitable new location, and urging them to compensate the Boy Scouts in full, for any and all improvements which they have made to the facility throughout the term of their lease.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling on the Mayor and the Office of Housing and Community Development to enter into the contracts necessary to make available the additional funds for the Basic Systems Repair Program authorized by Resolution No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Archbishop John P.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling on the School Reform Commission (SRC) to submit quarterly updates to the Mayor and City Council related to the impact analysis report for additional School District funding filed by the SRC pursuant to Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Philadelphia Theatre Company on the opening of its new home, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, which culminates 32 years of dedication to the genius and diversity of the American playwright, 10 years of searching for a permanent home, and three years of planning for an important and useful new performing venue for the region and for the advancement of American theater.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the Sistahs of the Million Woman March.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the National Federation of Advanced Informational Services (NFAIS) on its 50th Annual Conference and Declaring February 24, 2008 as "NFAIS Day" in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Michael Galbraith on receiving the Milken National Education Award.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold public hearings to examine the potential impact of the upcoming deployment of Pennsylvania National Guard troops on the City of Philadelphia's workforce.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to identify employee safety issues that have been forced into contract arbitration by the City, and to investigate the reasoning behind why employee health and safety issues are negotiated rather than properly addressed by the City.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 10-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Ethnic Intimidation And Institutional Vandalism," by adding a section prohibiting the display of symbols of racial animus, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 14-1605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulated Uses," by adding Take-out Restaurants and Small Retail Food Establishments to the list of designated regulated uses, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by increasing the threshold amount that invokes requirement of the Economic Opportunity Plan, and excepting single family households, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding provisions requiring the City to pay its vendors promptly and requiring City vendors to pay their subcontractors promptly, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 12-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Restrictions Upon Use of Vehicles Around Wheelchair Lift Equipped Vehicles," by adding a new subsection requiring that vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts prominently display a notice on the rear and on the sides of said vehicle of such wheelchair lift, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-102, entitled "Definitions," and creating a new Section 14-1631 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Green Building Design Standards," to require certain buildings to meet green building design standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-300, entitled "Commercial Districts," by adopting a new Section 14-310, entitled "Transit-Oriented Development District," under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement to sublease from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority a certain building located at 229 W.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.