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
Procedural actions actions from the March 6, 2008 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 42 actions from March 6, 2008
Calling on the Committee on the Environment and the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold joint hearings on adopting a Green Job Corps to help Philadelphia create a qualified, trained workforce to support local green businesses and contractors.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on the study of lending disparities recently released by the City Treasurer.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Approving submission of a Sewage Facilities Planning Module to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection proposing a revision to the Official Sewage Facilities Plan of the City regarding disposal of sewage from properties located along River Road.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings to investigate the causes of the large number of false burglar alarm activations in Philadelphia, to examine the fiscal impact of these false activations and to propose solutions to reduce the number false activations and their negative impact on the City's financial resources and policing capabilities.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to inquire and investigate the missions, agreements, funding, policies, structure, business plans, operating and capital budgets, coordination efforts and effectiveness of various economic development departments, authorities and agencies operating in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Education to hold hearings to investigate the present state of secondary education in Philadelphia public schools, and explore ways to improve educational achievement in compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Community College of Philadelphia by allowing for the construction of an addition to an already existing building to be used for additional classroom and educational space at the College.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Community College of Philadelphia by allowing for the construction of a new building to be used for additional classroom space, dining and educational space at the College.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Front Street, Lombard Street, 2nd Street, and Pine Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the revision of curb lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes the east and west sides of Aramingo Avenue starting at 2700 Aramingo Avenue to 3995 Aramingo Avenue and the following blocks of streets: 2345 to 2363 E.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adopting a new Section 14-1635, entitled "River Road District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by the County Line, a Railroad R.O.W., Shawmont Avenue and the Schuylkill River, and approving a Master Plan of Development.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the paving of River Road from the existing northwesterly terminus of Nixon Street to a point approximately ten feet southeast of the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the construction of sanitary sewers and appurtenant work in portions of River Road and Nixon Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Naming and designating the "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center."
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.