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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Unanimous actions actions from the March 26, 2015 meeting.
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This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings about opportunities to export liquefied natural gas from Philadelphia.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings concerning Liquefied National Gas (LNG) export opportunities for Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the Girard Academic Music Program, a public magnet school in South Philadelphia, for being selected as a 2015 GRAMMY Signature School.
Honoring and celebrating the Girard Academic Music Program for being selected as a 2015 GRAMMY Signature School by the GRAMMY Foundation which recognizes the best public high schools that make an outstanding commitment to music education.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted in 2015, this resolution proclaimed April 17–25, 2015, as the Fifth Annual Philly Tech Week presented by Comcast.
Proclaiming the week of April 17, 2015 to April 25, 2015 as the Fifth Annual Philly Tech Week presented by Comcast, and honoring the broad and vibrant Philadelphia technology community.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Dr.
Honoring Philadelphia native, Dr. Leon Bass, one of the liberators of Buchenwald Concentration Camp on the 70th Anniversary of its liberation.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring, recognizing, and celebrating the 125th anniversary of Saint Laurentius School.
Honoring, recognizing, and celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Saint Laurentius School.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted by City Council, this resolution recognized April 12 through April 19, 2015, as the annual remembrance of the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust.
In solemn recognition of the week of April 12 through April 19, 2015 as the annual remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs who perished during the Holocaust.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Paul Socolar’s retirement and recognizing his more than 15 years as editor and publisher of The Notebook.
Honoring and commemorating the retirement of Paul Socolar, and his tireless devotion to promoting better public education in Philadelphia by serving as the editor and publisher of The Notebook for more than 15 years.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution supporting USA250’s efforts to make Philadelphia the site of the nation’s 250th Anniversary celebration in 2026.
Supporting USA250's efforts to make Philadelphia the home of our nation's 250th Anniversary in 2026
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 2, 2015, as Cecil B.
Recognizing April 2, 2015 as Cecil B. Moore Day in the City of Philadelphia as we celebrate the 100th birthday of Cecil B. Moore.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes and honors Shawn Bullard, a lifelong Philadelphia resident, former professional football player, real estate developer and investor, and star of WE-TV’s “Match Made in Heaven.” It cites his academic and athletic achievements, business success, and mentoring of Philadelphia youth.
Recognizing and honoring Shawn Bullard, the nation's "First Black Bachelor," the star of WE-TV's "Match Made in Heaven," life-long Philadelphia resident and successful development entrepreneur, for his many achievements and successes.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution expressing sympathy for the 43 students missing from Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, and their relatives.
Expressing sympathy for the missing students and their relatives, and calling for further investigation into the disappearance, and alleged killing, of forty-three students in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico and for holding those responsible for their crimes in accordance with the Mexican and international standards of justice.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution urges the United States Congress and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to fund critical transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transit, freight rail, aviation, ports, and intercity passenger rail.
Urging the United States Congress and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to fund critical transportation infrastructure, and recognizing April 9, 2015 as Stand Up for Transportation Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing George D.
Recognizing and acknowledging George D. Gould, Esq., winner of the 2014 Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award, for his achievements over more than four decades of work in the field of public interest law.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution approved a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop the property at 1531 Cecil B.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Cecil B. Moore Avenue Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1531 Cecil B. Moore avenue; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Gryphon Webb Co. 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and congratulating students in the Benjamin B.
Recognizing and congratulating students from the Benjamin B. Comegys Elementary School Afterschool Program on their impressive Be a Buddy, Not a Bully production featured on YouTube.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors Dr.
Honoring and recognizing Dr. Ira Harkavy and the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships for their dedication to community service and their significant contributions in West Philadelphia communities.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties within the area bounded by Germantown Avenue, School House Lane, Greene Street, and Armat Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Germantown Avenue, School House Lane, Greene Street, and Armat Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Alvin Shipon to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 342-344 Queen Street.
Authorizing Alvin Shipon, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 342-344 Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.