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
Other actions actions from the April 10, 2008 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 74 actions from April 10, 2008
Transmitting a bill authorizing the City's Chief Information Officer, on behalf of the City, to enter into multi-year contracts with one or more providers of on-line legal research services to be used by various City and City-funded agencies, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Transmitting a resolution approving the amended and restated redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of an additional portion of the Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area, by including an additional property designated as Parcel No.
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Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No.
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Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Authorizing City Council to commission an economic research study to develop indicators, processes, and tools which will allow Council to mitigate significant disruptions in the housing market related to predatory lending practices.
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Authorizing City Council to commission an economic research study to develop indicators, processes, and tools which will allow Council to mitigate significant disruptions in the housing market related to predatory lending practices.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings on the safety of the Philadelphia subways, elevated trains, buses and commuter rail lines and the measures that SEPTA, the City, the Department of Public Property and the Police are is taking to protect all riders on the public transportation system.
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Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose and defeat Senate Bill No.
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Declaring the Council of the City of Philadelphia's intention to eliminate funding to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania within the next four-year period and urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to carry-out its constitutionally-mandated and court-ordered responsibility to fund the First Judicial District, as mandated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
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Recognizing Philadelphia born actor Elliot Ruiz on the May 17th premier of his film Battle for Haditha.
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Recognizing Philadelphia born actor Elliot Ruiz on the May 17th premier of his film Battle for Haditha.
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Proclaiming The Week of April 26th 2008 as "Safe Kid's Week."
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Proclaiming The Week of April 26th 2008 as "Safe Kid's Week."
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Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating the Turn Purple Campaign - For their mission of working to prevent youth homelessness by raising awareness, uniting youth organizations, increasing advocacy, and heightening prevention efforts.
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Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating the Turn Purple Campaign - For their mission of working to prevent youth homelessness by raising awareness, uniting youth organizations, increasing advocacy, and heightening prevention efforts.
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Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes Cheltenham Avenue with boundaries of Wadsworth Avenue on the west and Broad Street on the east, Ogontz Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the north and 67th Avenue on the south and Wadsworth Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the northeast and Michener Avenue on the southwest; to be known as The Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District, and for which Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; 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 establish the District.
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Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes Cheltenham Avenue with boundaries of Wadsworth Avenue on the west and Broad Street on the east, Ogontz Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the north and 67th Avenue on the south and Wadsworth Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the northeast and Michener Avenue on the southwest; to be known as The Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District, and for which Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; 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 establish the District.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Declaring June 6, 2008 as "Safe Night Philadelphia Day."
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