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 January 31, 2008 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 1-18 of 34 actions from January 31, 2008
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080107Authorizing 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, Forty-seventh and Forty-third 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.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080106Authorizing 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 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.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080105Honoring and recognizing Old Saint Joseph's Church on the event of its 275th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080104Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create an independent Police Advisory Commission and provide for its funding, and to empower Council to provide by ordinance for the appointment, powers and duties of such Commission, and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080103Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to investigate, and to hold hearings on, the issue of diversity within Philadelphia's Building and Construction Trades, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080102Reappointing Rev.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080101Reappointing H.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080100Reappointing George R.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080099Appointing Matthew Schure, Ph.D., to the Board of Directors of the Board of Direct of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080098Appointing Bernie Prazenica to the Board of Directors of the Board of Direct of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080097Initiating action to continue a neighborhood improvement district, beyond the date of termination of such district, in an area that generally includes both sides of Ridge Avenue from Main Street to 7220 Ridge Avenue and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Ridge Avenue and which is known as the Roxborough District ("District"); continuing the designation of the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally continue the District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080096Authorizing the City Council's Committees on Commerce and Economic Development and Public Health and Human Services to hold joint public hearings on how the consolidation of anti-poverty applications will stimulate the city's economy while at the same time helping those who most need these services.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080095Authorizing the Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold hearings on the problems of foreclosures in Philadelphia and the extent to which sub-prime mortgages contribute to this problem and further investigating the possibility of imposing a Moratorium on Sherriff's Sales on those foreclosures resulting from sub-prime mortgages, and other mechanisms for protecting homeowners from homelessness.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080094Authorizing 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, Twelfth, 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.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080093Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating Central High School's Girls Basketball Team (The Lancers) and Coach Frank Greco For Their Amazing 100 Consecutive Victories.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080092Authorizing 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-sixth, Fortieth amd Forty-eighth 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.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080091Honoring the Sounds of Liberty Barbershop Chorus on their 60th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2008-01-31
Resolution 080090Authorizing 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 Third and Sixth 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.