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
Unanimous actions actions from the May 1, 2008 meeting.
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing May 5 through May 9, 2008, as Correctional Employees Week.
Recognizing May 5th thru May 9th 2008 as Correctional Employees Week.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes April as Community College Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April as Community College Month in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and properties in the First, Twenty-fifth, and Forty-fifth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing 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, Twenty-fifth, and Forty-fifth 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.
The adopted resolution requests that any money from the sale or lease of Camp William Penn be placed in a trust, with the trust’s income used to provide subsidized camping for Philadelphia youth.
Requesting the Mayor to dedicate any payments received as a result of the sale or lease of real property currently known as Camp William Penn in trust for the purpose of providing similar camping opportunities to the children of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes May 8, 2008, as Raymond W.
Recognizing May 8, 2008 as Raymond W. Holman, Sr. Caregivers Recognition Day.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating May as “Young Blacks Give Back” Month.
Honoring May as Young Blacks Give Back Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Eleventh Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost, with conditions on the property titles.
Authorizing 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 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.
The adopted resolution honors the 100th anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., an organization founded by African-American women in 1908.
Honoring the Centennial Celebration of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Declaring May 22, 2008 as "Alpha Kappa Alpha Day" in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution congratulates the Screen Actors Guild on its 75th anniversary and proclaims June 21, 2008, “Screen Actors Guild Founders Day” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming June 21, 2008 "Screen Actors Guild Founders Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution called on City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold a hearing about renewing the Philadelphia Prisons System’s contract with Aramark Correctional Services.
Calling on Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold a hearing on the renewal by the Philadelphia Prisons System of its contract with Aramark Correctional Services to provide food service at Philadelphia Prisons System facilities and the Riverview Home in light of outstanding concerns into Aramark's billing practices.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS® on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Honoring The Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS(r) on the occasion of celebrating their 100th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about the relationship between crime and street lighting in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to investigate the relationship between crime and street lighting in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves amendments to the redevelopment and relocation plans for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area near Front and Spring Garden Streets.
Approving the thirty-seventh amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the twenty-ninth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twenty-seventh amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately eleven (11) properties for residential and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes paving the relocated section of Harlan Street between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets.
Authorizing the paving of the relocated Harlan Street from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the City's Commissioner of Public Property to transfer 3548 Germantown Avenue, including its buildings and improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for a nominal amount.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to transfer to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for nominal consideration, a certain parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, known as 3548 Germantown Avenue, for further conveyance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove a roughly 99-foot portion of Leithgow Street south of Reno Street from the official City Plan and reserve a public-utility right-of-way within that area.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Leithgow Street south of Reno Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for public utility purposes within the lines of Leithgow Street being stricken, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for massage businesses.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by amending Section 9-610, entitled "Massage Businesses," by amending the requirements for operation of a Massage Business, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City Plan in the area northeast of Susquehanna Road and northwest of Verree Road to establish rights-of-way for gas mains and other public utility uses extending toward Verree Road and Grant Avenue.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 350, in the area northeast of Susquehanna Road and northwest of Verree Road, by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes and public utility purposes, and a right-of-way for gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.