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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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Council actions

Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the January 28, 2016 meeting.

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Showing 1-18 of 36 actions from January 28, 2016

Council Action2016-01-28
COMMUNICATION 160091

Transmitting a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of certain properties located in the Second Councilmanic District that will be transferred by the City to the Authority, by conveyance of such properties to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Interim Executive Director of the Philadelphia Land Bank.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160090

Urging The Pennsylvania General Assembly to legislate a State Local Preference for contracting processes involving entities using state and local government funds.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

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

Procedural2016-01-28
Resolution 160089

Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth and the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to conduct hearings concerning best practices followed by the Philadelphia Water Department as well as additional measures to prevent lead exposure due to household water service lines.

ADOPTED & REFERRED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160089

Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth and the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to conduct hearings concerning best practices followed by the Philadelphia Water Department as well as additional measures to prevent lead exposure due to household water service lines.

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

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

Council Action2016-01-28
Resolution 160088

A Proclamation recognizing, honoring, and observing, February 1- 5, 2016, as "National School Counseling Week" in the City of Philadelphia.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160088

A Proclamation recognizing, honoring, and observing, February 1- 5, 2016, as "National School Counseling Week" in the City of Philadelphia.

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

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

Council Action2016-01-28
Resolution 160087

Recognizing January 29, 2016 as "Earned Income Tax Credit ('EITC') Awareness Day" in Philadelphia.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160087

Recognizing January 29, 2016 as "Earned Income Tax Credit ('EITC') Awareness Day" in Philadelphia.

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

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

Council Action2016-01-28
Resolution 160086

Honoring, recognizing and celebrating the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160086

Honoring, recognizing and celebrating the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference.

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

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

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160085

Urging the President of the United States to establish a comprehensive national policy regarding our undocumented immigrants that seeks to preserve and protect families that have fled to this country from situations of widespread violence and depravation and to also prevent future deportation raids that tear apart our communities.

Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160084

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 Thirty-sixth 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.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160083

Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of certain properties located in the Second Councilmanic District that will be transferred by the City to the Authority, by conveyance of such properties to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

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

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160082

Calling on the United States Department of Justice to conduct a complete and thorough investigation of the water supply disaster in Flint, Michigan that may have exposed 99,763 people to lead poisoning.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

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

Procedural2016-01-28
Resolution 160081

Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the establishment of a comprehensive strategy for reducing and eliminating youth gun violence.

ADOPTED & REFERRED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160081

Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the establishment of a comprehensive strategy for reducing and eliminating youth gun violence.

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

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

Procedural2016-01-28
Resolution 160080

Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education and the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Children and Youth to hold joint hearings examining recent instances of school bus lateness in the School District of Philadelphia and the detrimental effects school bus lateness has on students.

ADOPTED & REFERRED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2016-01-28
Resolution 160080

Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education and the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Children and Youth to hold joint hearings examining recent instances of school bus lateness in the School District of Philadelphia and the detrimental effects school bus lateness has on students.

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

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