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 22, 2008 meeting.
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Adopted, this resolution recognizes, honors, celebrates, and thanks The Chestnut Hill Local for its contributions to the Chestnut Hill community and Philadelphia on its 50th anniversary.
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, and Thanking The Chestnut Hill Local for its invaluable contributions to the Chestnut Hill Community and the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors the Strawberry Mansion High School Knights boys basketball team for its 23–6 2008 season and appearance in the PIAA Class AA State Basketball Championship game.
Honoring Strawberry Mansion High School Boys Basketball Team for their successful 2008 season and their appearance in the PIAA Class AA State Basketball Championship.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Anthony Lewis for his years of civic and community service and his career as an activist, advocate, and leader in housing and construction.
Honoring the Career of Anthony Lewis.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on the Mayor to file lawsuits against mortgage lenders that have negatively affected Philadelphia through foreclosures.
Calling upon the Mayor to file lawsuits against mortgage lenders that have negatively impacted Philadelphia through foreclosures; and, if the Mayor fails to do so, authorizing Council to retain counsel to file lawsuits against these mortgage lenders.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted Philadelphia City Council resolution commends the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing House Resolution 701.
Commending the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing House Resolution 701 and urging them to pass House Bill 2254, which recognizes the special needs of children of incarcerated parents and establishes a task force to create a plan to address their needs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted City Council resolution honoring Port Richmond residents of Almond and Schiller Streets for comforting and assisting Philadelphia Police Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski after he was shot in the line of duty on May 3, 2008.
Honoring the Port Richmond Residents of Almond and Schiller Streets who comforted and assisted Philadelphia Police Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski in his final moments on May 3, 2008.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival for producing Shakespeare plays and education programs and making them accessible.
Honoring The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival for its commitment to producing excellent Shakespeare productions and education programming and making both accessible to all.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Philadelphia International Airport for ranking highest among large airports in J.D.
Recognizing and honoring the Philadelphia International Airport for ranking the highest in overall customer satisfaction among large airports in J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 Airport Customer Satisfaction Report.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the locations where tour passenger carriers could load passengers.
Amending Section 9-407 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tour Passenger Carriers," by removing the east side of Sixth street between Market and Arch streets as a tour passenger loading zoning location and adding the west side of Fifth street between Chestnut and Market streets as a tour passenger loading zone location, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s net income tax for residents of the School District of Philadelphia.
Amending Section 19-1804 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Net Income Tax," by revising the rate of tax, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to issue up to $320 million in Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds to refinance some outstanding airport bonds, including Series 1997A, 1998A, 1998B, and 2005B, and to pay related costs.
Constituting the Ninth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to issue and sell one or more series of Airport Revenue Bonds of the City of Philadelphia; designating the obligations to be refunded from certain proceeds of such Airport Revenue Bonds; setting forth the use of proceeds; providing for the pledge of certain passenger facility charges solely for bonds which refund the Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1998B; determining the sufficiency of pledged Amounts Available for Debt Service; covenanting for the payment of interest and principal; authorizing the Bond Committee to take certain action with regard to the terms and conditions of the Airport Revenue Bonds and related agreements and the elections under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Director of Finance to take certain actions with regard to ...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This withdrawn proposal would have amended Philadelphia’s parking rules to add designated spaces for car-sharing organization vehicles at locations listed throughout the city.
Amending Section 12-918 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking for Car Sharing Organizations," by adding locations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits people from putting household or commercial refuse in public trash receptacles.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by amending Section 10-703, entitled "Placement of Litter in Receptacles," by prohibiting the disposal of household or commercial refuse in public receptacles; by amending Section 10-718, entitled "Enforcement," and Section 10-719, entitled "Penalties," by providing for enforcement and penalties for violations; by further amending Section 10-718 and Section 10-719 to increase the amount to be remitted and increase the penalties for violations of Section 10-702, relating to littering in public places; and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $2.85 million Fiscal Year 2008 transfer within Philadelphia’s General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the General Fund from the Managing Director to the Mayor's Office of Community Services.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $641,684 in Fiscal Year 2008 General Fund appropriations from the Managing Director to cover personal services for the Police Department, the District Attorney, and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the General Fund from the Managing Director to the Police Department, the District Attorney, and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorized $15.625 million in Fiscal Year 2008 appropriation transfers.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 from the General Fund, the City Representative and the Director of Commerce and from the Community Development Fund, the Director of Finance - Community Development Block Grant - to be Allocated to the General Fund, the Mayor, the Department of Recreation, the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits, and the City Commissioners.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure requires the Philadelphia Department of Records to check whether the person transferring real estate matches the recorded owner before recording most deeds.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by adding a new Chapter providing that prior to the recording of any deed, a check of record ownership be conducted by the Department of Records, appropriate documentation be submitted to the Department with certain deeds and requirements for the delivery of deeds to the Department of Records be met; providing for notification to the record owner of the recording of any deed; providing for exemptions and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes how authorized towing companies assess fees for towing and storing abandoned vehicles.
Amending Section 12-1120 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Abandoned Vehicles," by providing that towing and storage fees, charged by authorized salvors for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles, be assessed in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-2406.1, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.