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
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
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to create a statewide local preference for contracting processes involving entities that use state or local government funds.
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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Committees on Children and Youth and on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about Philadelphia Water Department practices for reducing lead exposure from household water service lines.
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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Committees on Children and Youth and on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about Philadelphia Water Department practices for reducing lead exposure from household water service lines.
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.
The adopted resolution recognized and honored February 1–5, 2016, as National School Counseling Week in Philadelphia.
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.
The adopted resolution recognized and honored February 1–5, 2016, as National School Counseling Week in Philadelphia.
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.
The adopted resolution recognizes January 29, 2016, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing January 29, 2016 as "Earned Income Tax Credit ('EITC') Awareness Day" in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution recognizes January 29, 2016, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day in Philadelphia.
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.
The adopted resolution honors, recognizes, and celebrates the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference, held February 18–20, 2016, in Philadelphia.
Honoring, recognizing and celebrating the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution honors, recognizes, and celebrates the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference, held February 18–20, 2016, in Philadelphia.
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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the President and federal immigration officials to create policies that protect undocumented immigrant families, refugees, and asylum seekers who fled violence.
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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 1333 South Dover 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 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer 100 listed surplus properties in the Second Councilmanic District to the Philadelphia Land Bank.
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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling on the U.S.
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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about creating a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate youth gun violence in Philadelphia.
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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about creating a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate youth gun violence in Philadelphia.
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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committees on Education and on Children and Youth to hold joint hearings about recent school bus lateness in the School District of Philadelphia.
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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committees on Education and on Children and Youth to hold joint hearings about recent school bus lateness in the School District of Philadelphia.
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.