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 October 10, 2013 meeting.
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Recognizing October 18, 2013 as National Martial Arts Day In Philadelphia to encourage all Philadelphians to learn about the important benefits of the Martial Arts.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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 2516 Gaul street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with BMK Properties, LLC 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.
Agreeing to participate in the "Headquarter Hotel Tax Increment Financing District", if it should be created by the Council of the City of Philadelphia in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act of July 11, 1990, (P.L.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling for joint hearings by the Committee on Public Safety and the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to explore methods of detecting and mitigating subtle forms of discrimination that create barriers to minority renters and homebuyers in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Commending the United States Green Building Council on selecting Philadelphia as the Host City for the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from November 20th through the 22nd, 2013.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling on the Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia to hold hearings examining the startling level of poverty in the City of Philadelphia and the high rate of poverty among the City's municipal workforce, and identifying governmental policies that have contributed to this crisis.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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 Twenty-ninth 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 the 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.
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 Twenty-fourth Wards 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 the 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.
Calling for the City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings on the fiscal decision-making of the School District of Philadelphia including the School Reform Commission and School District Officials responsible for making financial decisions.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing October as American Pharmacists Month (APhM) and congratulating University of the Sciences Student Pharmacists on their efforts to educate the local community.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings to investigate the current status of all Fire Department apparatuses, medic units, and other vehicles after Medic Unit 44b caught fire damaging the fire house at 4th and Arch Streets.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Laurel Street, Front Street, Delaware Avenue, Water Street, the Delaware River, Christopher Columbus Boulevard, and Oregon Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by clarifying the criteria for granting a variance, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by authorizing the School Reform Commission to determine whether certain tax exemptions from School District of Philadelphia real estate taxes shall continue; and by making technical corrections; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 6 (Health Code), Title 17 (Contracts and Procurement), and Title 20 (Officers and Employees) all of The Philadelphia Code, by replacing references to "mental retardation" with references to "intellectual disability;" all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 9-603 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pawnbrokers," and Section 9-615, entitled "Dealers in Precious Metals," to revise the length of the holding period during which pawnbrokers must retain articles of personal property and dealers in precious metals must retain precious metals; and to provide for appeals; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), by authorizing the code official to gain access to enclosed and secured vacant lots for the purpose of abating violations, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.