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 February 11, 2016 meeting.
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Showing 19-32 of 32 actions from February 11, 2016
Adopted by City Council, this resolution recognized February 2016 as Career and Technical Education Month in Philadelphia and honored students enrolled in career and technical education programs.
Recognizing career and technical education students and programs in Philadelphia in recognition of Career and Technical Education Month in Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 1742 South Edgewood Street and 4222 Powelton Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 building and improvements thereon, situate in the Third and Sixth 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.
The enacted ordinance creates rules holding business owners and operators accountable for repeated nuisance behavior occurring inside a business or on the sidewalk or street next to it, including illegal drug activity, gambling, loitering, public urination, littering, and other listed violations.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a new Chapter to hold business owners responsible for nuisance behavior occurring on the business premises and within the immediate vicinity of the business, to provide for enforcement and penalties, and to provide for business owner meetings with Registered Community Organizations with respect to certain appeals, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have reduced the early-payment discount on Philadelphia real estate taxes from 1% to one-half percent.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-1303, entitled "Discounts and Additions to Tax," by revising the discount percentage for real estate taxes, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire or accept approximately 7,350 square feet of land from CSX along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street, known as 624 Rear Schuylkill Avenue.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain land in the 30th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, located along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street, known as 624 Rear Schuylkill Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Dr.
Authorizing Dr. Jack Carroll for Magee Rehabilitation Hospital to construct, own, and maintain a liquid oxygen tank and the construction of an associated masonry enclosure at 1513 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds alternatives to polystyrene foam—including expanded and extruded polystyrene—to the products Philadelphia’s Procurement Department should purchase when the price is reasonably competitive and the quality is adequate.
Amending Chapter 17-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Price Preferences," by adding a preference for alternatives to expanded polystyrene, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—2555 Emerald Street, 1845 East Huntingdon Street, and 2106 East Stella 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 Twenty-fifth and Thirty-first 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the U.S.
Calling on the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to reform their programs for the sale of distressed mortgage notes in order to better protect homeowners from foreclosure and facilitate community redevelopment.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution would have expressed Philadelphia City Council’s support for Pennsylvania House Bill 262.
Supporting the passage of the Pennsylvania General Assembly's House Bill No. 262 to help combat human trafficking throughout Pennsylvania.
WITHDRAWN
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution approved Folasade Olanipekun-Lewis’s appointment to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board.
Approving the appointment of Folasade Olanipekun-Lewis to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The resolution confirms Sozi Pedro Tulante’s appointment as Philadelphia’s City Solicitor by Mayor James F.
Confirming the appointment of Sozi Pedro Tulante, Esq., as the City Solicitor.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution approved Mayor’s appointment of Clarena Tolson to the board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Approving the appointment of Clarena Tolson to the Board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Beverly Coleman to the Board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Approving the reappointment of Beverly Coleman to the Board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.