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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 September 18, 2014 meeting.

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Showing 19-34 of 34 actions from September 18, 2014

Unanimous2014-09-18
Resolution 140701

The adopted resolution honors and congratulates Maria Walsh, a Philadelphia resident who was named the 2014 Rose of Tralee at the International Rose of Tralee Festival in Ireland.

Honoring Maria Walsh

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Resolution 140700

The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—872 North Field Street, 1249 North Hope Street, and 2819 North Hutchinson Street—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 Fifteenth, Eighteenth and Thirty-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.

Council Action2014-09-18
Resolution 140699

This adopted resolution recognizes October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month in Philadelphia.

Recognizing October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Resolution 140699

This adopted resolution recognizes October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month in Philadelphia.

Recognizing October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2014-09-18
Resolution 140698

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and professional golf career of Philadelphian John J.

Recognizing and honoring the life and career of former professional golfer and Philadelphian, John J. McDermott, Jr., who will be memorialized with a historical marker in his childhood neighborhood of Kingsessing in Southwest Philadelphia on October 9, 2014.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Resolution 140698

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and professional golf career of Philadelphian John J.

Recognizing and honoring the life and career of former professional golfer and Philadelphian, John J. McDermott, Jr., who will be memorialized with a historical marker in his childhood neighborhood of Kingsessing in Southwest Philadelphia on October 9, 2014.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2014-09-18
Resolution 140697

This adopted resolution recognizes and commemorates the 225th anniversary of Delaware County, Pennsylvania’s official organization on September 26, 2014.

Recognizing and commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the official organization of Delaware County, Pennsylvania to be celebrated on September 26, 2014.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Resolution 140697

This adopted resolution recognizes and commemorates the 225th anniversary of Delaware County, Pennsylvania’s official organization on September 26, 2014.

Recognizing and commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the official organization of Delaware County, Pennsylvania to be celebrated on September 26, 2014.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Bill 140696

This enacted ordinance repeals Bill No.

Repealing an Ordinance (Bill No. 140490) entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Café Italiano Inc. ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1871 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 ("Property")," under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Bill 140695

The enacted ordinance authorized a $500,000 transfer in Fiscal Year 2015 funds from Philadelphia Prisons to the Office of Housing and Community Development.

Authorizing the transfer in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 within the General Fund, from the Department of Human Services - Prisons to the Office of Housing and Community Development, to support landscaping and lot-cleaning jobs in the Philadelphia Re-Entry Employment Program for Returning Citizens, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Bill 140694

This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on both sides of the 4400 block of North 5th Street, between Cayuga Street and Blavis Street.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 4400 block of North 5th Street, between Cayuga Street and Blavis Street, on both sides of the street.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Bill 140693

This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer all or part of the City-owned parcel and improvements at 3300-98 C Street (Front and Rear) to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or part of a parcel of land and any improvements located at 3300-98 C Street (Front and Rear), for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Bill 140692

This lapsed bill would have authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $400,647.52 for Fiscal Year 2015 from the Grants Revenue Fund’s provision for other grants to the General Fund.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Director of Finance - Indemnities.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2014-09-18
Bill 140691

The enacted bill authorizes Paul Stolfo to construct, own, and maintain an elevator extending into the public footway at 2536-38 Broad Street, subject to city permits and an agreement with the City.

Authorizing Paul Stolfo, to construct, own and maintain an elevator encroachment to be located at 2536-38 Broad Street, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2014-09-18
Resolution 140662

The adopted resolution supports President Obama’s and the U.S.

Supporting President Obama and The Environmental Protection Agencies' Clean Power Plan that will help reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants throughout the United States.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-09-18
Resolution 140660

Adopted by City Council, this resolution urges the U.S.

Urging the United States Department of Defense to include the names of the 74 fallen sailors of the Destroyer U.S.S. Frank E. Evans on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.