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 16, 2010 meeting.
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This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold a public hearing about ongoing problems with Philadelphia’s rotational towing program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold a public hearing to investigate and determine the cause of the ongoing problems with the rotational towing program in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced, Read, Adopted & Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, celebrating, and thanking the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO for its contributions to Philadelphia on its 50th anniversary.
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, and Thanking the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO for its invaluable contributions to the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring September 28, 2010, “Philadelphia Chromosome Day.” The resolution recognizes the Philadelphia chromosome discovery and its importance to cancer research, honors scientists involved in the work, and provides an engrossed copy to Fox Chase Cancer Center’s president and CEO.
Declaring September 28, 2010, "Philadelphia Chromosome Day".
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed Mary Jeffery to Philadelphia’s Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a five-year term, from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2015.
Appointing Mary Jeffery to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of five years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed Sherman Toppin to Philadelphia’s Board of Property Assessment Appeals.
Appointing Sherman Toppin to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of two years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed DeBorah Giles to Philadelphia’s Board of Property Assessment Appeals.
Appointing DeBorah Giles to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of three years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed Darrin W.
Appointing Darrin W. Pinkett to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of three years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed Barbara A.
Appointing Barbara A. Capozzi to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of four years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed Harry H.
Appointing Harry H. Higgins, III to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of four years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have appointed John M.
Appointing John M. Adams, IV to the Board of Property Assessment Appeals for a term of five years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes October 2010 as Parent Appreciation Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing October as Parent Appreciation Month at the School District of Philadelphia.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th anniversary.
Recognizing and congratulating the National Urban League on their 100th Anniversary.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution asks Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to support continued federal funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund, which supports Philadelphia’s “Way to Work” jobs program.
Requesting that members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation support continued funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund which supports the "Way to Work" jobs program scheduled to end on September 30, 2010.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on training and technical schools, colleges, and universities in the Greater Philadelphia region to create and include programs on building and maintaining electric vehicles.
Calling on the Greater Philadelphia Region's training and technical schools, colleges and universities to develop and incorporate training programs on the building and maintenance of electric vehicles in an effort to establish a qualified workforce of Philadelphians in regards to electric vehicles.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on the Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management to develop and carry out a request for proposals for electric vehicles and related charging-station infrastructure by July 1, 2011.
Calling on the City of Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management to develop and execute a Request for Proposals for Electric Vehicles and the charging station infrastructure for such vehicles by July 1, 2011.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Committee on Environment to hold hearings about whether the Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management could add electric vehicles to the City’s vehicle fleet by 2015.
Authorizing the Committee on Environment to hold hearings to investigate the feasibility of the City of Philadelphia's Office of Fleet Management to integrate electric vehicles into the City of Philadelphia's fleet of vehicles by 2015.
Introduced, Read, Adopted & Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing October 10, 2010, as DeSean Jackson Foundat10n for Pancreatic Cancer Day.
Recognizing, honoring and commemorating the 10th day of the 10th month of 2010 as DeSean Jackson Foundat10n for Pancreatic Cancer Day.
Introduced, Read and Adopted·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about possible abuse of the guardianship appointment process.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings on the potential for abuse of process in guardianship appointments and the financial burdens that such abuse could have on the courts and those being placed into guardianships.
Introduced, Read, Adopted & Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.