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 September 11, 2012 meeting.
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Showing 1-9 of 9 actions from September 11, 2012
This enacted ordinance authorized submitting a November 6, 2012 ballot question to Philadelphia voters on whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to extend civil service preference to grandchildren of Philadelphia firefighters or police officers killed or who died in the line of duty.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to a preference in civil service regulations for the grandchildren of firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The vetoed bill would have added a $4 administrative surcharge to the cost of each covered parking ticket after a finding that the person was liable for the violation.
Amending Chapter 12-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," by providing for an additional fee to be added to the cost of each parking ticket, under certain terms and conditions.
VETOED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance removes specified properties near West Thompson Street, North 31st Street, West Girard Avenue, and nearby railroad tracks from Philadelphia’s Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone.
Removing certain properties located on the ground bounded by West Thompson Street to the North, North 31st Street to the East, West Girard Avenue to the South, and certain railroad tracks and North 32nd Street to the West from the Philadelphia Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone, subject to the request and consent of the owners of said properties, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Northern Liberties Auction, Inc.
Authorizing Northern Liberties Auction, Inc. ("Owner") to construct, use and maintain various encroachments within the right-of-way on the north sidewalk of Spring Garden Street between N. Third Street and Bodine Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
VETOED
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This enacted bill officially named the playground at 63rd and Catharine Streets, bounded by 63rd and Christian Streets, the “Rufus O.
Naming the playground currently designated as the "Cobbs Creek Playground," located at 63rd and Catharine Streets, and bounded by 63rd and Christian Streets as the "Rufus O. Williams Memorial Playground."
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Old Line Park at 8730 Old Line Road has been renamed and designated as “Jack Horgan Memorial Field at Old Line Park.” The designation honors Jack Horgan, a longtime Philadelphia resident who served as commissioner of the 21st Ward Baseball League and coached and managed youth baseball teams.
Renaming and designating Old Line Park located at 8730 Old Line Road as "Jack Horgan Memorial Field".
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes and directs the installation and maintenance of a traffic signal on Conshohocken Avenue at the easternmost entrance to the parking lot at 4160 Monument Road.
Authorizing and directing the installation of a traffic signal on Conshohocken Avenue at the easternmost entrance from Conshohocken Avenue to the parking lot on the property known as 4160 Monument Road, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill provided for putting a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before voters in the November 6, 2012 election.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to information that must be provided with the annual operating budget, annual capital budget, and capital program; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
SIGNED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Public Safety Committee and Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless Committee to hold joint hearings on Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s preparedness for returning veterans, including those from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Housing Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold joint hearings on the City and State's preparedness for the influx of returning veterans from war, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.