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 30, 2014 meeting.
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Showing 19-32 of 32 actions from January 30, 2014
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and achievements of Thomas J.
Honoring the life and achievements of Thomas J. "Tom" Gola., a life-long Philadelphian, former City Controller and a Philadelphia basketball hero and legend.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and achievements of Thomas J.
Honoring the life and achievements of Thomas J. "Tom" Gola., a life-long Philadelphian, former City Controller and a Philadelphia basketball hero and legend.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings on the condition and status of Philadelphia’s firehouses and police district buildings.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings to investigate the current condition and status of all firehouses and police district buildings after multiple reports of unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings on the condition and status of Philadelphia’s firehouses and police district buildings.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings to investigate the current condition and status of all firehouses and police district buildings after multiple reports of unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Public Property Commissioner to lease the Junod Recreation Center to the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority to lease from the City of Philadelphia the premises commonly known as the Junod Recreation Center, for further sublease, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease the Chalfont Recreation Center to the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority to lease from the City of Philadelphia the premises commonly known as the Chalfont Recreation Center, for further sublease, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Fire Code to create a Vacant Property Task Force and require a citywide inventory and database of vacant buildings and structures.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode F (The Philadelphia Fire Code), by adding certain provisions related to fire safety and prevention and inventory of vacant buildings or structures; by adding certain provisions related to databases and website information of vacant properties; by adding certain provisions related to the creation, powers, and duties of a vacant property task force; by adding certain enforcement powers; and other related items; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s standards of conduct and ethics for City officers and employees.
Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," including Chapter 20-600 ("Standards of Conduct and Ethics"), by prohibiting certain gifts, adding and modifying certain definitions, establishing penalties and making technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations on Philadelphia’s Zoning Maps for certain land within an area bounded by Springfield Avenue, 58th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard, 60th Street, Elmwood Avenue, 77th Street, and Cobbs Creek.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Springfield Avenue (extended), 58th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard, 60th Street, Elmwood Avenue, 77th Street (extended), and Cobbs Creek.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s dog-licensing rules to waive licensing fees and grant permanent licenses for guide dogs serving blind or other disabled people and for government-owned dogs used in law enforcement.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by allowing the granting of permanent licenses for guide dogs for the blind, handicapped persons, or government-owned dogs used for law enforcement; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have created a temporary tax amnesty program for people and businesses delinquent on Philadelphia’s Net Income Tax under the School Tax Authorization chapter.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing for a temporary tax amnesty program pertaining to the Net Income Tax authorized by this Chapter under which delinquent taxpayers may satisfy their past due tax obligations with forgiveness of accrued interest and penalties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution condemns the American Studies Association’s academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
Condemning the American Studies Association's academic boycott against Israeli academic institutions and urging the Department of Education, the State System of Higher Education and all colleges and universities in Pennsylvania to reject the academic boycott.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.