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 December 3, 2009 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 26 actions from December 3, 2009
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-second 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.
Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs to collect delinquent taxes, the effectiveness or shortcomings of those procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent taxes.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Reappointing Harvey Spear to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Reappointing Sheryl Bar to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Appointing Arthur Holst to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Appointing Stephanie Wall to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing and appreciating the United States Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay for protecting the region's ports, providing maritime safety, policing our waterways and the numerous other functions the officers and crewmen of the Sector perform.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing and honoring the history of the SS UNITED STATES and its importance to Philadelphia, maritime history and the country as a whole; appreciating the opportunity to use the ship's redevelopment as a catalyst for development on the banks of the Delaware River; acknowledging the negative impact that the ship's current condition has on current efforts to redevelop the waterfront; thanking the SS UNITED STATES Conservancy for its efforts to save the ship; and encouraging the ship's current owner, Genting Hong Kong Ltd.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring and recognizing Chef Jose Garces on being named Food Network's "Next Iron Chef" and representing Philadelphia's restaurant scene with excellence, creativity and beauty.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Requesting that members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation support increased research funding that commensurates with the burden of the disease so that the screening and treatment of prostate cancer may be improved, and so that the causes of, and a cure for, prostate cancer may be discovered, therefore allowing American families to face less physical, emotional, and financial trauma.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the Career of Kaki Gladstone.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring Tom Pell.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Congratulating Major General (Ret.) Wesley E.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate the School District of Philadelphia's recycling policy, strategic goals, and educational program and to also review the District's diversion rate and expenses related to waste management.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to evaluate Philadelphia International Airport's current resources for international travelers and explore current trends and opportunities to improve these services to improve our City's international image.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 9-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Street Vendors," and Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting street and sidewalk vending within the area bounded by Broad street, Oxford street, 13th street and Jefferson street, including both sides of any street bounding this area; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.