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 January 29, 2009 meeting.
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Showing 1-11 of 11 actions from January 29, 2009
The adopted resolution recognizes and thanks Dr.
Recognizing and thanking Dr. James P. Gallagher on the occasion of the completion of seven years of dedicated and excellent service on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to the Philadelphia School District and the people of the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted City Council resolution honoring, commending, and thanking the Mutter Museum on its 150th anniversary.
Honoring and commending and thanking the Mutter Museum on the occasion of its 150th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings, without payment, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh, Forty-third and Forty-seventh 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing the Walnut Street Theatre on its 200th anniversary.
Honoring and recognizing the Walnut Street Theatre on the occasion of its 200th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the African American Children’s Book Project and its founder, Vanesse J.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the Annual African American Children's Book Fair.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Commerce and Economic Development Committee and Special Committee on Gender Parity to hold joint public hearings on workplace initiatives that could help working parents balance work and family responsibilities.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and Special Committee on Gender Parity to hold joint public hearings to explore initiatives that can be developed in the workplace that foster balance in the lives of working parents and to make develop and submit recommendations to the City and other local private and public sector employers.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to the Commission on Parks and Recreation.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to serve on the Commission on Parks and Recreation, and further authorizing the Committee to recommend for Council's consideration nominations to be forwarded to the Mayor.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 257 North Wanamaker Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Fourth 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 220–250 West Lippincott Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Nineteenth 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 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on its 100th anniversary.
Honoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on their Centennial Anniversary and Declaring February 12, 2009 "NAACP Day" in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution expresses Philadelphia City Council’s support for the proposed federal National Health Insurance Act (H.R.
Authorizing City Council in support of the National Health Insurance Act, as proposed by H.R. 676, and the state Family and Business Health Security Act, as proposed by H.B. 1660 and S.B. 300.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.