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 January 23, 2014 meeting.
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Showing 37-54 of 65 actions from January 23, 2014
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about Pennsylvania’s Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act of Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about Healthy PA, Pennsylvania’s proposed health coverage plan connected to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding Healthy PA.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about Healthy PA, Pennsylvania’s proposed health coverage plan connected to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding Healthy PA.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of 3010 West Diamond Street, including its buildings and improvements, 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 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 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.
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates James Lafferty on being elected to Sharon Hill Borough Council in Delaware County at age 23 while completing his undergraduate studies at Temple University.
Honoring and Congratulating James Lafferty for being one of the youngest - if not the youngest - officials elected to Sharon Hill Borough Council in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates James Lafferty on being elected to Sharon Hill Borough Council in Delaware County at age 23 while completing his undergraduate studies at Temple University.
Honoring and Congratulating James Lafferty for being one of the youngest - if not the youngest - officials elected to Sharon Hill Borough Council in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose House Bill 1507 and Senate Bill 1034.
Urging the members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose all efforts by anonymously funded groups to attack the collective bargaining rights of public sector union workers through House Bill 1507 and Senate Bill 1034.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Sonny Hill for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Comcast SportsNet Shining Star Award Ceremony.
Recognizing and honoring Philadelphia legend Sonny Hill for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Comcast SportsNet Shining Star Award Ceremony and for his countless contributions to the Philadelphia sports community.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Sonny Hill for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Comcast SportsNet Shining Star Award Ceremony.
Recognizing and honoring Philadelphia legend Sonny Hill for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Comcast SportsNet Shining Star Award Ceremony and for his countless contributions to the Philadelphia sports community.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring St.
Honoring the St. Joseph's Preparatory School Varsity Football Team on winning the PIAA AAAA State Championship, the District XII AAAA City Championship and the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring St.
Honoring the St. Joseph's Preparatory School Varsity Football Team on winning the PIAA AAAA State Championship, the District XII AAAA City Championship and the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill directs the Philadelphia Department of Streets’ Board of Surveyors to change the name of Wishart Street between Seventeenth Street and Allegheny Avenue to Lippincott Street.
Authorizing and directing the changing of the name of Wishart Street, from Seventeenth Street westwardly and northwestwardly to Allegheny Avenue, to Lippincott Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill repealed Bill No.
Amending Chapter 20-304, of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation for Members of Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils," by repealing Bill No. 100212, thereby returning the compensation for members of the Board of Revision of Taxes to the level existing prior to the passage of that bill; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes changes to the City Plan for part of Laurel Street between Canal Street and Delaware Avenue, including vacating an irregularly shaped portion and moving the street’s southwest property line northeast.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating an irregularly shaped portion of Laurel Street, from Canal Street to Delaware Avenue, by relocating the southwesterly houseline of said Laurel Street a variable distance northeastwardly and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the portion of Laurel Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure placed a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment on the November 4, 2014 ballot for voters to approve or reject.
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 to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to transfer the functions of certain City agencies with respect to penal, reformatory and correctional institutions to a newly-created Department of Prisons and Board of Trustees of Philadelphia Prisons and add certain duties to such department; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance abolishes the Board of Inspectors of the Philadelphia County Prison and transfers its powers and duties to the Department of Prisons.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for the powers and duties of the Department of Prisons created under Section 3-100 of the Home Rule Charter; and further amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for the salary of the Commissioner of Prisons, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for farmers’ markets.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," to remove the requirement that operators of farmers' markets obtain a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections, to provide for registration by market operators with the Department of Public Health, and to adjust various requirements for the operation of farmers' markets, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia zoning rules for certain CMX-4 and CMX-5 properties, including how buildings with three or more covered frontages meet sky-plane standards and how CMX-5 properties in the Center City/University City area can use floor-area and height bonuses.
To amend Section 14-701 of the Zoning Code, entitled "Dimensional Standards," and to amend Section 14-702(4) of the Zoning Code, entitled "Maximum Floor Area and Height Bonus Amounts," and to amend Section 14-806 of the Zoning Code, entitled "Off-Street Loading," and to amend Section 14-502 of the Zoning Code, entitled "CTR, Center City Overlay," under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.