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 September 18, 2008 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 1-18 of 73 actions from September 18, 2008
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 400th Anniversary Of The First Polish Settlers In America, Who Arrived On October 1, 1608.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating September of 2008 As Deaf History and Awareness Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing a Joint Hearing for both City Council's Committee on Public Safety and City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Systems to hold public hearings to: investigate and determine the cause of the failure of the City of Philadelphia's 62 million dollar 800 Megahertz Digital Radio System (MDRS) which occurred at 9:30 PM on Tuesday July, 22, 2008; to receive communication and instruction from the City Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia on the status of the City's legal remedies against Motorola Corporation as a result of this latest failure; to hear the Managing Director's conclusions as to the cause of these failures and her recommendations, and timeline, to correct these failures, and to identify whether or not additional funds need to be budgeted to finally solve this serious breech of public safety, and in furtherance of such investigation authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full ext...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Reminding Philadelphians That The Month Of September Is MRSA Awareness Month In The City Of Philadelphia And Urging Parents, Students, And Teachers To Be Vigilant Of The Signs And Symptoms Of This Deadly Disease
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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 Twenty-fifth, and Thirty-first 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.
Honoring the Jacob Lawrence's series Hiroshima and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as it continues to grow and provide the rare combination of a world-class museum and an extraordinary faculty known for its commitment to students and for the stature and quality of it's artistic work.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating William Randolph "Sonny" Hill, on the occasion of his being named a 2008 co-recipient of Mannie Jackson - Basketball's Human Spirit Award of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling on the City Council of Philadelphia to adopt the LOCAL GOVERNMENT GREEN JOBS PLEDGE.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter authorizing Council to provide, by ordinance, for bid preferences in the awarding of public contracts, for businesses whose products, services or operations demonstrate a high level of environmental performance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to Councilmembers elected at large, including the number of such members who shall serve on Council, the number of candidates for Councilmember at large each party or other political body is permitted to nominate, and the number of Councilmembers at large for which each elector has the right to vote.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the United States Congress to extend the expiring Clean Energy Tax Incentives that are spurring production of renewable energy and increase the use of energy efficient technologies and practices.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling on the Treasurer to do an analysis to determine the degree to which the City loses revenue as a result of unclaimed and uncashed paper checks disbursed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the steps necessary to implement electronic transfer of these funds.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the Council of Spanish Speaking Organization (Concilio) on the occasion of their 46th annual Puerto Rican Festival and Parade.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The City Council of Philadelphia honors all Grandparents on "National Grandparents Day" and encourages those who offer Grandparents the opportunity to show their love for their children's children and those who help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proclaiming September 2008 as "National Preparedness Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The City Council of Philadelphia honors the NAACP's ACT-SO Competition - For its 30th Anniversary and the Four Philadelphian Medal Winners.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proclaiming September 25, 2008 as Philabundance Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proclaiming September 2008 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month".
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.