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 June 5, 2014 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 80 actions from June 5, 2014
Honoring the career of John Meyerson.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring and congratulating Dietz & Watson on their 75th Anniversary.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving a further amendment to the amended and restated redevelopment contract between the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority and the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Redeveloper, for a portion of the Franklin Town Project, identified by house number and street address as 1601 Vine street, to allow revised concept drawings as the plans by which the property will be redeveloped.
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 improvements thereon, situate in the Forty-seventh 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 improvements thereon, situate in the Forty-Seventh 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 improvements thereon, situate in the Fifteenth and Eighteenth 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.
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 1306-1308 Crease street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with James Staab 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.
Approving the Annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI) Bond Proceeds for Fiscal Year 2015.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Submitting to the electors of the City an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools, as proposed by a petition filed with the Council.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving the appointment of Ethel M.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving the appointment of Asia Coney as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Director of the Office of Supportive Housing, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to file a proposal for 2014 Emergency Solutions Grant Program funding with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring and recognizing Marq Temple for his leadership and lifelong dedication to the children and youth in Philadelphia, on this occasion of his retirement after 33 years of service to the Philadelphia Department of Human Services.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission to adopt regulations to provide additional examination credits for Fire and Police Department related positions to the members of the Philadelphia Second Alarmers Association, a nearly one hundred year old group who provides needed support for Philadelphia's first responders.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Pennsylvania Lottery to allow for the creation of a Philadelphia specific lottery game with all revenue generated from the game to be dedicated to the Philadelphia School District.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding the corner of Pleasant Street and Chew Avenue, abutting the Pleasant Playground, as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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 establish a Department of Aviation and to transfer the functions of certain City agencies with respect to the expansion, maintenance and operation of City airports to the Department of Aviation; 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.
Establishing a new Chapter of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Affordable Workforce Housing Opportunity Zones," authorizing the designation of the City in whole or in part as a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone; establishing definitions; and authorizing disposition of publicly-owned zone properties for nominal consideration, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.