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
Unanimous actions actions from the February 25, 2016 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 20 actions from February 25, 2016
The lapsed resolution would have authorized Council’s Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold public hearings about whether Philadelphia should create its own certification process for minority-, women-, or disabled-owned businesses.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold public hearings to determine whether the City of Philadelphia should provide its own certification process for Minority, Women, or Disabled Owned Enterprises
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 City to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 3108 North Chadwick Street 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 buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Eleventh 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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to investigate and hold hearings about preserving and expanding Philadelphia’s public art.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to investigate and hold hearings on the preservation and expansion of the City's public art, including its voluminous collection of outdoor murals, mosaics, and sculptures.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the #Philly1st Campaign, the Advocacy Institute, and Real Talk Tobacco for their youth-led anti-tobacco media campaign.
Recognizing and acknowledging the #Philly1st Campaign, the Advocacy Institute and Real Talk Tobacco's youth-led media campaign, for their efforts and initiative which calls for the whole of Philadelphia to work towards becoming the first City with a zero percent youth smoking rate.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes Jason Pinardo and Primary Pictures, LLC for creating #PopUpPhilly, a pop-up restaurant event for approximately 200 members of Philadelphia’s homeless community.
Recognizing and acknowledging Jason Pinardo and his company Primary Pictures, LLC for the creation of #PopUpPhilly, a pop-up restaurant, organized for the purpose of providing approximately 200 members of Philadelphia's homeless community with a fine dining experience, a selection of donated goods and clothing and access to representatives from a variety of local shelters and organizations, to help them take the first steps towards getting back on their feet.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes National Developmental Disability Awareness Month and honors Philadelphia Intellectual disABILITY Services during its 24th annual My City, My Place Brighter Futures Awards.
In recognition of National Developmental Disability Awareness Month, honoring the Philadelphia Intellectual disABILITY Services on the occasion of the 24th Annual My City, My Place Brighter Futures Awards.
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 and honoring Julian Abele, a Philadelphia resident and accomplished architect.
Recognizing and honoring the outstanding contributions and achievements of Julian Abele, an accomplished architect and Philadelphia resident.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted, this resolution honors Wayne Jacobs, Scott P.
Honoring and recognizing Wayne Jacobs, Scott P. Charles and Dr. Robert Timothy Bryan for their role as co-founders of "Fighting Chance", the extraordinary new community trauma treatment training program at Temple University Hospital.
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 expressed City Council’s support for a Pennsylvania constitutional amendment allowing Philadelphia and its School District to use different real estate tax rates for residential, commercial, and other property classes.
Expressing Council's support for an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that would authorize different real estate tax rates in Cities and School Districts of the First Class for residential property, commercial property, and such other classes of property that the City may establish; and conveying Council's opposition to a provision that would mandate a reduction in other business or wage taxes as a condition of implementing different real estate tax rates for different classes of property.
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 public hearings by two City Council committees to review Philadelphia’s franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
Authorizing the Joint Committee on Public Property and Public Works and Technology and Information Services to hold public hearings to review the status of the City of Philadelphia's franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., particularly on Verizon's progress in making cable television service available across the City.
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 and congratulating Paul Doris for serving as Grand Marshal of the 246th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.
Honoring Paul Doris as Grand Marshal of the 246th Annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade.
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 City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 1418-20 North 8th Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Twentieth 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.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold public hearings about the sale of liquor in corner stores throughout Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to conduct public hearings to investigate the sale of liquor in corner stores throughout Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s contracting rules to create a separate category for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the city’s annual disparity studies and participation goals.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new category of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and of City contracts entitled "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons," that must be considered separately by the Finance Director in conducting the Annual Disparity Study and devising the Annual Participation Goals as required by Section 6-109 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; and also adding a rebuttable presumption that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons are Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals; and further adding a definition of "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons;" and finally recognizing religious prejudice as a form of prejudice because of identity as a member of a group whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the same business who have not been subject to such prejudice or ...
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Finance Director to transfer $125,000 in Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund appropriations within City Council.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 within the General Fund relating to the Council.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning maps for certain properties in the area bounded by Buttonwood Street, Broad Street, Callowhill Street, and 15th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Buttonwood Street, Broad Street, Callowhill Street, and 15th Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Rachel Miller of Best Partners LP to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4301 Baltimore Avenue, subject to City permits, insurance, and other requirements.
Authorizing Rachel Miller of Best Partners LP, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4301 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking limits on both sides of Pine Street between 45th and 46th Streets from 7:00 a.m.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Pine street and 45th street; Melville street and Locust street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.