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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the May 6, 2010 meeting.
Meeting dates
Page 3 of 6
Showing 37-54 of 95 actions from May 6, 2010
Philadelphia City Council designated May 2010 as “May is National Foster Care Month” in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming the Month of May 2010 as "May is National Foster Care Month."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating May 2010 as “Building Safety Month.” It encouraged families, employers, community leaders, and others to participate in activities promoting building safety practices and understanding of building codes.
Proclaiming the Month of May 2010 as "Building Safety Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating May 2010 as “Building Safety Month.” It encouraged families, employers, community leaders, and others to participate in activities promoting building safety practices and understanding of building codes.
Proclaiming the Month of May 2010 as "Building Safety Month."
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating May 2010 as “Building Safety Month.” It encouraged families, employers, community leaders, and others to participate in activities promoting building safety practices and understanding of building codes.
Proclaiming the Month of May 2010 as "Building Safety Month."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling for hearings before its Committee on Public Health and Human Services.
Calling for Hearings before the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to Examine the Department of Human Services' Policies and Procedures Concerning Adoption and Foster Care.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling for hearings before its Committee on Public Health and Human Services.
Calling for Hearings before the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to Examine the Department of Human Services' Policies and Procedures Concerning Adoption and Foster Care.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling for hearings before its Committee on Public Health and Human Services.
Calling for Hearings before the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to Examine the Department of Human Services' Policies and Procedures Concerning Adoption and Foster Care.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution welcomes the new owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
Welcoming the new owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution welcomes the new owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
Welcoming the new owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution welcomes the new owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
Welcoming the new owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s annual license fees for owners of vacant lots, vacant buildings, and vacant wharfs, piers, or docks.
Amending Chapter 4-200.0, Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Text of Subcodes," by amending Section A-906, entitled "Property Maintenance Code Fees," to provide for escalating licensing fees for owners of vacant lots, vacant buildings or vacant wharfs, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s annual license fees for owners of vacant lots, vacant buildings, and vacant wharfs, piers, or docks.
Amending Chapter 4-200.0, Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Text of Subcodes," by amending Section A-906, entitled "Property Maintenance Code Fees," to provide for escalating licensing fees for owners of vacant lots, vacant buildings or vacant wharfs, under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds rules for installing bicycle racks on Philadelphia sidewalks.
Amending Chapter 11-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Construction, Encroachments, and Projections Over, On, and Under Streets," by adding a new definition and new subsection providing for the granting of permits for the installation of bicycle racks on sidewalks, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds rules for installing bicycle racks on Philadelphia sidewalks.
Amending Chapter 11-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Construction, Encroachments, and Projections Over, On, and Under Streets," by adding a new definition and new subsection providing for the granting of permits for the installation of bicycle racks on sidewalks, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for taxable property.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by revising the real estate tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for taxable property.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by revising the real estate tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City street plan for Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by widening the cartway of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street, by changing the east and west sidewalk lines of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street and the grade of the westerly sidewalk of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street and by creating a new public use private sidewalk on the west side of Van Pelt Street west of the west legal sidewalk between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City street plan for Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by widening the cartway of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street, by changing the east and west sidewalk lines of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street and the grade of the westerly sidewalk of Van Pelt Street between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street and by creating a new public use private sidewalk on the west side of Van Pelt Street west of the west legal sidewalk between Chestnut Street and Sansom Street under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.