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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Other actions actions from the April 28, 2011 meeting.
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Showing 19-30 of 30 actions from April 28, 2011
Philadelphia City Council designated the week of April 10, 2011, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming The Week of April 10th 2011 as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution honors the life and scientific accomplishments of Philadelphia resident Dr.
Honoring the Life and Recognizing the scientific accomplishments of Philadelphia Resident Baruch Blumberg, Nobel Prize Winner.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the Governor of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania House and Senate to continue funding full-day kindergarten.
Calling on the Governor of Pennsylvania, the State House of Representatives and the State Senate to continue to fund full day Kindergarten.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Martha Chamberlain, a principal dancer with the Pennsylvania Ballet, on her retirement after 21 years with the company.
Recognizing Martha Chamberlain, one of the Pennsylvania Ballet's principal dancers, on the occasion of her retirement after 21 years with the Company.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have required property owners replacing, repairing, rebuilding, or constructing a sidewalk or curb to use materials substantially similar in appearance to the immediately adjacent sidewalk or curb when the work was intended to provide access for people with disabilities.
Amending Section 11-505 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Paving and Other Improvements by Property Owners," by providing further specifications for curb and sidewalk paving, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution confirms Emily Schiller’s appointment to the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority.
Confirming the appointment of Emily Schiller as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2014.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s animal-control rules by requiring annual dog licenses, setting fees and licensing agents, and establishing requirements for animal owners, shelters, retailers, and kennels.
Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to provide for mandatory annual licensing of dogs and the creation of dog licensing agents to facilitate the issuance of such licenses, to provide for minimum standards for the care and control of dogs and cats, including their maintenance in kennels operating in the City, to provide for sterilization of dogs and cats, to provide for the confiscation and protection of dogs used in dog fighting, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of laws relating to animals, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution confirms Ken Ogawa’s appointment to the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority.
Confirming the appointment of Ken Ogawa as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2012.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution confirms Barbara Adams’s appointment to the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority.
Confirming the appointment of Barbara Adams as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2015.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution confirms Christopher Lewis’s appointment to the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority.
Confirming the appointment of Christopher Lewis as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2013.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution confirms E.
Confirming the appointment of E. Mitchell Swann as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2016.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings on whether targeting medical resources could improve the quality and reduce the cost of health care services for Philadelphia’s employees and residents.
Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings investigating ways that targeting medical resources can help the City of Philadelphia improve the quality and reduce the cost of providing health care services to its employees and citizens.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.