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 April 10, 2008 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 1-18 of 32 actions from April 10, 2008
Urging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact House Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose and defeat Senate Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing Philadelphia born actor Elliot Ruiz on the May 17th premier of his film Battle for Haditha.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proclaiming The Week of April 26th 2008 as "Safe Kid's Week."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Declaring June 6, 2008 as "Safe Night Philadelphia Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing and Honoring Author Paula J.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Temple University, Beasley School of Law Dean Robert J.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Declaring May 24-26, 2008, Cherokee Heritage Weekend in Celebration of the Fifteenth Annual Cherokee Indian Festival.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing the week of April 20th - 26th Philadelphia Donate Life Week.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing Grasso Holdings, Inc.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing Arch Street Hotel Partners, LLC to construct, own and maintain various encroachments at 1421 Arch Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing Mariner Commercial Properties, Inc., owner and developer of 1441 Chestnut Street to construct, own and maintain various encroachments to be installed in conjunction with a mixed-use development, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Delaware Avenue, Fairmount Avenue, Front Street, and Poplar Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.