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 April 2, 2009 meeting.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending the Ben Franklin Coin Club of Philadelphia on its 50th anniversary.
Honoring and commending The Ben Franklin Coin Club of Philadelphia on the occasion of its 50TH Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution celebrates the 50th anniversary of Philadelphia’s Percent for Art programs, which dedicate a share of certain construction costs to fine arts and public art.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Percent for Art Programs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and celebrating the Providence Center’s 15th anniversary.
Recognizing and Celebrating the Providence Center on the Occasion of its 15th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes May 3 through May 9, 2009, as Correctional Employees Week in Philadelphia.
Recognizing May 3rd thru May 9th 2009 as Correctional Employees Week.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer ownership of 1519 South Stanley Street, a City-owned property in the 36th Ward, 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 Thirty-sixth 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated during its first annual Delta Day in City Council.
Recognizing and Acknowledging Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on the Occasion of the Annual Delta Day in Philadelphia City Council.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing the life and accomplishments of historian and scholar John Hope Franklin.
Honoring and Recognizing the Life and Accomplishments of Historian and Scholar John Hope Franklin.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted, this resolution recognizes and congratulates Independence Charter School for receiving The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prize for Excellence in International Education.
Recognizing and congratulating Independence Charter School on the occasion of receiving The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prize for Excellence in International Education.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Environment and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs committees to hold joint public hearings on whether sustainable irrigation systems could be installed beneath City recreation fields.
Authorizing City Council's Committees on the Environment and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold joint public hearings to investigate the feasibility of installing sustainable irrigation systems beneath City recreation fields to improve the condition, reduce maintenance and associated costs, and extend the lifespan of the fields.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the City to lease the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House, 1729 Mt.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement to lease the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House located at 1729 Mt. Vernon Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for further sublease by PAID to the Mural Arts Advocates, for use by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the City to lease the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House, 1729 Mt.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement to lease the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House located at 1729 Mt. Vernon Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for further sublease by PAID to the Mural Arts Advocates, for use by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s amusement tax by removing exemptions for certain entertainment whose proceeds benefit organizations maintaining symphony orchestras, opera performances, or other artistic presentations.
Amending Chapter 19-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Amusement Tax," by removing certain amusements from the exclusions from the tax.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Dahlia Osman to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 1001 S.
Authorizing Dahlia Osman to construct, own and maintain, an open-air sidewalk cafe at 1001 S. 10th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the procedures for revising Philadelphia neighborhood conservation districts.
Amending Chapter 14-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Neighborhood Conservation Districts," by amending the procedures for making revisions to neighborhood conservation districts and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have increased the fee for a special ordinance granting a person a special right, privilege, or franchise from $200 to $300.
Amending Section 21-501 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Rights, Privileges and Franchises," by revising the fee relating to special ordinances and requiring that such fee be paid prior to introduction or adoption of such ordinances, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of an approximately four-acre parcel near Belmont Avenue and Monument Road, including its buildings and improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to all or part of a certain approximately 4 acre parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon located in the vicinity of the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Monument Road, for further conveyance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for nominal consideration, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s rules for news and printed-material boxes to include a defined area of Manayunk.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by including certain areas in the vicinity of Manayunk and adding additional requirements, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s Health Code to remove the requirement that mobile food vendor licenses be renewed every six months; licenses generally remain in force for one year unless revoked.
Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," to eliminate the requirement of semiannual license renewal for mobile food vendors and to provide for protective gloves and head coverings as established in regulations of the Board of Health, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.