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 March 8, 2012 meeting.
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This adopted resolution appoints a five-member Economic Opportunity Review Committee with representatives from the Office of Economic Opportunity, two chambers of commerce, and two AFSCME district councils.
Appointing a five (5) person committee entitled the "Economic Opportunity Review Committee" pursuant to §17-1607 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending Mighty Writers for its free programs that help Philadelphia residents, especially young people, improve their reading and writing skills.
Honoring, recognizing and commending Mighty Writers for its efforts to educate people to think and write with clarity in order to boost self-esteem and create a generation of young people who are successful in school, their careers and ultimately their lives.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution authorizing its Public Safety and Public Property and Public Works committees to investigate the condition and effectiveness of facilities and equipment used by the Philadelphia Police and Fire departments.
Authorizing Council's Committees on Public Safety and Public Property and Public Works to investigate and hold hearings on the current state of the effectiveness of facilities and equipment used by the Philadelphia Police Department and Philadelphia Fire Department along with the design, location, funding and timetable for new facilities and equipment.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution supporting Pennsylvania House Bill 1828.
Supporting House Bill 1828 which seeks to add domestic partners to the list of relatives who are currently exempt from paying state Inheritance Taxes.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 3121 North Darien Street and 3133 North 7th Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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-seventh 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.
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose House Bill 1077.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose House Bill 1077.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging Governor Corbett and Attorney General Kelly to use money from a federal mortgage-servicing and foreclosure-abuse settlement to restart the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program and restore dedicated state funding.
Urging Governor Corbett and Attorney General Kelly to use proceeds from the federal mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuse settlement to re-launch and restore dedicated state funding to the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program.
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging Governor Corbett and Attorney General Kelly to use money from a federal mortgage-servicing and foreclosure-abuse settlement to restart the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program and restore dedicated state funding.
Urging Governor Corbett and Attorney General Kelly to use proceeds from the federal mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuse settlement to re-launch and restore dedicated state funding to the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution approving the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority’s redevelopment contract and disposition supplement for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Center City Redevelopment Area, designated as Parcel No. 46 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 2017-2023 Chestnut street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Aquinas 2021 Chestnut Street, LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 5213 Woodland Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
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 Fifty-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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of 5528 Thomas Avenue and 6248 Market Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Third and Fifty-first Wards 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.