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 November 29, 2012 meeting.
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The adopted resolution honors, congratulates, and thanks John J.
Honoring John J. Gaittens' 33 year career with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes Vets Journey Home USA, Inc.
Recognizing Vets Journey Home USA, Inc. as an organization that provides a unique program for Veterans to help them deal with the emotional wounds of military service.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approved a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop and carry out urban renewal for a parcel at 2200 East Cumberland Street in the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 2200 East Cumberland street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Brett Dietsch and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors the United Age Group Track Coaches Association and its director, Ron Jackson, for 35 years of providing organized track and field programs for Philadelphia youth.
Honoring and Celebrating the United Age Group Track Coaches Association and Director Ron Jackson for their 35 years of commitment in developing today's athletes into tomorrow's leaders by tirelessly working to provide quality, organized Track and Field programs for Philadelphia's youth.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution confirms Brian J.
Confirming the appointment of Brian J. McCormick as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2016.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution appoints C.
Appointing C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., to the Board of Directors for the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognized November 2012 as Epilepsy Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing November 2012 as Epilepsy Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to investigate and hold public hearings about the adequacy and frequency of training for Philadelphia Fire Department firefighters and other first responders.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety to investigate and hold public hearings reviewing the adequacy and frequency of training provided to Fire Fighters and other first responder personnel of the Philadelphia Fire Department, and what impact rolling brown-outs are having on training and preparedness.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of four City-owned properties at 1732 North Bodine Street, 302 and 304 West Lehigh Avenue, and 1949 Mutter Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Eighteenth and Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 1907, 1919, and 1923 West Berks Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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-second Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution approves a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop and carry out urban renewal at 1228–1230 East Oxford Street in the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1228-1230 East Oxford street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Brian K. Schubert and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approves a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority redevelopment contract for 1504 North Carlisle Street, a property within the Cecil B.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Cecil B. Moore Avenue Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1504 North Carlisle street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Temple Nests IV LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—4219 Filbert Street, 239 North Paxon Street, and 713 North 43rd Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvement thereon, situate in the Sixth and Forty-fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on the City Council Committees on Education and on the Disabled and Special Needs to form a task force to support Philadelphia’s Office of the Safe Schools Advocate.
Calling on the City Council Committee on Education and the City Council Committee on the Disabled and Special Needs to form a task-force which will support Philadelphia's Office of the Safe Schools Advocate.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s food-safety rules for establishments handling non-prepackaged potentially hazardous food.
Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by amending Section 6-301, entitled "Food Establishments," by revising certain provisions relating to food safety and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of withdrawn while in committee.
Amending various titles of The Philadelphia Code to increase the equality of treatment of all persons in the City of Philadelphia regardless of gender identity by expanding and modifying the definition of "Life Partnership" and "Life Partner"; further providing for protections, rights, benefits, and responsibilities of Life Partners; authorizing a tax credit as an incentive to provide health care benefits to Life Partners; providing for gender neutrality in certain City forms; and making conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill increased Philadelphia’s Hospitality Promotion Tax on hotel room rentals by adding a 0.3 percentage-point tax, collected from hotel patrons by hotel operators.
Amending Chapter 19-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hotel Room Rental Tax," by increasing the rate at which the Hospitality Promotion Tax is imposed and providing for terms for the deposit and distribution of the revenues from such additional tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s automated red-light enforcement rules.
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of an Automated Red Light Enforcement System to Prevent Red Light Violations," by conforming Sections 12-3006 ("Penalty"), 12-3007 ("Notification of Violation"), and 12-3012 ("Limitations") with the applicable enabling legislation, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.