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
Other actions actions from the March 12, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 1-13 of 13 actions from March 12, 2015
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Recognizing and honoring Mason Wartman, owner of Rosa's Fresh Pizza, for his entrepreneurship and generosity to Philadelphia's homeless population.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Honoring and commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Branch of Alcoholics Anonymous for their commitment to recovery and ineffable service to the community by aiding in the recovery of thousands of Philadelphians since the inception of the branch in 1940.
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Honoring and recognizing Donna Allie, president and founder of Team Clean, Inc., Philadelphia's largest minority and women-owned janitorial business, for her entrepreneurial skills, integrity and compassion for providing employment opportunities to underserved populations as we further recognize March as Women's History Month.
ADOPTED
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Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Women of Moxie: Mo'ne Davis, Tina Sloan Green, Patricia Giorgio-Fox, Clarena Tolson, Katherine Gajewski, Judith Von Seldeneck, Irene Hannan, Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, Nora Lichtash, Vanessa Fields, Kathy Black, Yvonne Roberts, Evelyn Marcha-Hidalgo, Cynthia Figueroa, Dorothy Sumners Rush, and Sophie Bryan for their gumption, leadership, and excellence in the areas of athletics, government, business, nonprofits and education in observance of Women's History Month.
ADOPTED
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Honoring and celebrating the Academy of Vocal Arts on the occasion of its 80th Anniversary.
ADOPTED
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Recognizing April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month in honor of individuals living with Autism, their families and those working to improve the quality of life for the entire Autism community.
ADOPTED
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Recognizing and congratulating Drexel University Senior Christopher Gray for serving as an exemplary role model of entrepreneurship, and on the business success of his software application Scholly, designed to improve access to scholarship support for aspiring college students in Philadelphia and beyond.
ADOPTED
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Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings regarding expanding the number of high-quality afterschool offerings in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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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 2218-2220R Emerald street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Chris Sheffield and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
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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 Sixteenth 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.
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Urging Congress and the United States Department of Transportation to release specifications for tank car design and for Philadelphia rail companies to rapidly upgrade and replace crude oil tank cars.
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Legalizing an existing masonry and concrete patio encroaching on the public right-of-way at 214 W.
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