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 September 18, 2008 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 73 actions from September 18, 2008
Adopted, this resolution recognizes, honors, and celebrates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish settlers in America on October 1, 1608.
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.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating September 2008 as Deaf History and Awareness Month.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating September of 2008 As Deaf History and Awareness Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Public Safety and Technology and Information Systems committees to hold joint public hearings about the July 22, 2008 failure of Philadelphia’s 800 MHz digital radio system.
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.
This adopted resolution reminds Philadelphia residents that September is MRSA Awareness Month in the city.
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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings in the 25th and 31st 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 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.
The adopted resolution honors Jacob Lawrence’s “Hiroshima” series and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and celebrating William Randolph “Sonny” Hill for being named a 2008 co-recipient of the Mannie Jackson—Basketball’s Human Spirit Award from the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
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.
The adopted resolution calls on Philadelphia to adopt the Local Government Green Jobs Pledge.
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.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow City Council to create bid preferences in public contracts for businesses whose products, services, or operations show a high level of environmental performance.
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.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to keep seven Councilmembers elected at large while allowing each party or other political body to nominate six at-large candidates instead of five.
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.
This adopted resolution urges the United States Congress to renew expiring clean-energy tax incentives, including an eight-year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit.
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. In particular, urging Congress to pass an eight year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC).
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on the City Treasurer to analyze how much revenue Philadelphia may lose from unclaimed or uncashed paper checks sent by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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.
This adopted resolution honors the Council of Spanish Speaking Organization (Concilio), its board, staff, and volunteers for organizing the 46th annual Puerto Rican Festival and Parade.
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 adopted resolution honored all grandparents on September 7, 2008, in recognition of National Grandparents Day.
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.
City Council adopted a resolution designating September 2008 as “National Preparedness Month” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming September 2008 as "National Preparedness Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring the NAACP’s ACT-SO competition on its 30th anniversary.
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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring September 25, 2008, “Philabundance Day” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming September 25, 2008 as Philabundance Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring September 2008 “National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming September 2008 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month".
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.