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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the June 19, 2014 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 131 actions from June 19, 2014
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about creating a citywide strategic plan for prescription drug drop boxes.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings examining the need for a strategic plan for prescription drug drop boxes throughout the City of Philadelphia to take back expired, unused or unwanted prescriptions and the effect these boxes will have in the battle against prescription drug misuse, abuse, addiction and overdose.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about creating a citywide strategic plan for prescription drug drop boxes.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings examining the need for a strategic plan for prescription drug drop boxes throughout the City of Philadelphia to take back expired, unused or unwanted prescriptions and the effect these boxes will have in the battle against prescription drug misuse, abuse, addiction and overdose.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing the life of Lewis Katz, who died on May 31, 2014.
Honoring the life and mourning the loss of Lewis Katz (1942-2014).
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing the life of Lewis Katz, who died on May 31, 2014.
Honoring the life and mourning the loss of Lewis Katz (1942-2014).
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 Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 1907 South Bonsall Street in the 48th Ward 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 Forty-eighth 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 1322 North 15th Street and 1313 North 16th 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 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the city-owned property at 1716 North Stillman 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 lot or piece of ground with the building 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 Philadelphia Redevelopment Authorityto dispose of such property 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 authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer conditional ownership of specified City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 29th and 47th Wards 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 Twenty-ninth and Forty-seventh 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about the potential benefits of creating a “School-Based Family Services” program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Education to hold hearings to examine the potential benefits of establishing a program, entitled "School-Based Family Services", through which the Philadelphia School District's schools would function as neighborhood-based community hubs for the delivery of key social services to children and their families.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about the potential benefits of creating a “School-Based Family Services” program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Education to hold hearings to examine the potential benefits of establishing a program, entitled "School-Based Family Services", through which the Philadelphia School District's schools would function as neighborhood-based community hubs for the delivery of key social services to children and their families.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Finance to hold public hearings about possibly investing City and pension funds in the Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Index Fund and similar funds.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to hold public hearings into the possible investment of City Funds and Pensions Funds with the Pax Ellevate Global Women's Index Fund and other similar entities that support and promote gender diversity in the board room and in company management.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Finance to hold public hearings about possibly investing City and pension funds in the Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Index Fund and similar funds.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to hold public hearings into the possible investment of City Funds and Pensions Funds with the Pax Ellevate Global Women's Index Fund and other similar entities that support and promote gender diversity in the board room and in company management.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for tour passenger carriers by reducing the number of approved tour passenger loading zones on the west side of 12th Street between Market and Filbert Streets from three to two.
Amending Section 9-407 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tour Passenger Carriers," by eliminating a Tour Passenger Loading Zone on the west side of 12th Street between Market and Filbert Streets, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have added the corner of Byberry Road and Barbary Road, in the parking lot of the Third Reformed Presbyterian Church at 3024 Byberry Road, to Philadelphia’s list of permissible farmers’ market locations.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding the corner of Byberry Road and Barbary Road, in the parking lot of the Third Reformed Presbyterian Church, as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorized the City of Philadelphia to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to finance up to $30 million in additional operating funds for the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2015.
Authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of a Service Agreement between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development relating to the financing of additional operating funds for the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2015 only, approving the issuance by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series, to finance such additional operating funds; and authorizing and approving the obligation of the City of Philadelphia to pay in full when due the Service Fee and other amounts payable under the Service Agreement; authorizing certain City officers to take certain actions required to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness; covenanting that the City of Philadelphia will make necessary appropriations in each of the City's fiscal years to provide for the Service Fee and other amounts due under the Service Agreement; covenanting that the City...
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s property and building codes for vacant premises, effective January 1, 2015.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), Subcode A (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending requirements applicable to vacant premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Brandywine Cira South L.P.
Authorizing Brandywine Cira South L.P. to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 2930 Chestnut Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended the 2013 ordinance allowing 39th and Sansom Streets Corporation, doing business as Cavanaugh's Leprechaun, to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 119 S.
Amending Section 5 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 130079), approved May 8, 2013, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing 39th and Sansom Streets Corporation t/a Cavanaugh's Leprechaun to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 119 S. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions," to extend the time for compliance with certain terms of the ordinance.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.