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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the February 9, 2012 meeting.
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Showing 19-34 of 34 actions from February 9, 2012
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Front Street, from Olney Avenue to 65th Avenue, both sides.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Erection, Use and Inspection of Tower Cranes," by re-naming the Chapter to include mobile cranes, by adding provisions regulating the use and inspection of mobile cranes, and by authorizing enforcement of the provisions contained in the Chapter with respect to tower cranes and mobile cranes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing for a price preference for American-made supplies, materials and equipment purchased by the City and recipients of City financial assistance; and making technical amendments all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing for a price preference for American-made supplies, materials and equipment purchased by the City and recipients of City financial assistance; and making technical amendments all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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-first 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Calling on the Governor and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation to require sellers of residential properties in the Commonwealth to disclose annual energy costs associated with residential properties.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine bail practices in gun-possession cases and the correlation to future gun-related crimes.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to investigate the City's support of the use of manufacturing in the creative industry, and how promoting and increasing this relationship will benefit the manufacturing sector in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on the merger of the City's workforce development agencies.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Authorizing City Council's Joint Committees on Transportation & Public Utilities and Legislative Oversight to hold hearings to investigate the status of the Philadelphia International Airport Capacity Enhancement Program.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the South Central Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Urging the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill No.
MOTION·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill No.
WITHDRAWN
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Approving the University of Pennsylvania's proposed amendment to its Institutional Development District Master Plan pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service and the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold joint public hearings to review and investigate construction industry practices to identify any weaknesses in the City's current inspection and enforcement procedures and explore appropriate remedies, and in furtherance of such investigation, authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.