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 May 26, 2016 meeting.
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The adopted resolution also names Wallace Street from Broad Street to 13th Street as “Samuel Staten, Sr.
Also naming Wallace Street from Broad Street to 13th Street as "Samuel Staten, Sr. Drive".
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution urges Congress to provide $60 million for the U.S.
Respectfully urging Congress to provide adequate federal funding provided for housing counseling, namely $60 million for the HUD Housing Counseling Assistance Program and $40 million for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation's National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) Program, which are critical to ensuring that HUD-approved housing counseling agencies can continue to serve families in need in the City of Philadelphia and across the country.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted resolution recognizing May 2016 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing May 2016 as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia and honoring the work of Parity Track and its co-founders in raising awareness of federal and state behavioral health parity requirements.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted resolution recognizing May 2016 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing May 2016 as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia and honoring the work of Parity Track and its co-founders in raising awareness of federal and state behavioral health parity requirements.
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 conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 2939 North Fairhill Street and 2819 North Orianna 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 Nineteenth 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 2939 North Fairhill Street and 2819 North Orianna 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 Nineteenth 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 This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Bob Grossmann for more than 17 years of service to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
Recognizing and Honoring Bob Grossmann after Seventeen Years of Dedicated Service to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Bob Grossmann for more than 17 years of service to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
Recognizing and Honoring Bob Grossmann after Seventeen Years of Dedicated Service to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes June 2016 as Re-Entry Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing June 2016 as Re-Entry Month in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution recognizes June 2016 as Re-Entry Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing June 2016 as Re-Entry Month 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.
This adopted resolution formally accepts a report from City Council’s Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform about preventing young people from becoming involved with the justice system during summer 2016.
Adopting the report issued by Council's Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform on how to prevent youth from becoming involved with the justice system in the Summer of 2016.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next 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 two City-owned properties—1228 North Conestoga Street and 6203 Market 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 Fourth and Thirty-fourth 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.
This adopted resolution honors and recognizes Lisa Thomas-Laury upon her retirement from WPVI-TV Channel 6.
Honoring and Recognizing Lisa Thomas-Laury upon her retirement from WPVI-TV Channel 6.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution honors and recognizes Lisa Thomas-Laury upon her retirement from WPVI-TV Channel 6.
Honoring and Recognizing Lisa Thomas-Laury upon her retirement from WPVI-TV Channel 6.
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 welcoming the United Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry during its 135th Triennium Convention Meeting in Philadelphia.
Honoring, Recognizing and Welcoming the United Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection during their 135th Triennium Convention Meeting.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring, recognizing, and welcoming the United Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry during its 135th Triennium Convention Meeting in Philadelphia.
Honoring, Recognizing and Welcoming the United Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection during their 135th Triennium Convention Meeting.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends a 2015 ordinance concerning encroachments into the rights-of-way of several Center City streets and an overhead pedestrian bridge above Filbert Street.
Amending Section 9 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 150377) approved June 18, 2015, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the construction, ownership, and maintenance of various encroachments into the right-of-way of Market Street, Filbert Street, 11th Street, 10th Street, 9th Street and 8th Street, and authorizing the assignment of certain rights with respect to an overhead pedestrian bridge above Filbert Street west of the house line of Ninth Street to be assigned, all under certain terms and conditions," by further authorizing the Streets Department to approve encroachments consistent with plans approved by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and the City of Philadelphia Art Commission.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended a 2014 ordinance concerning the vacation of Hope Street from Laurel Street to Pollard Street and the reservation of a sewer and drainage right-of-way within that area.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 140280) approved May 19, 2014, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Hope Street from Laurel Street to Pollard Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes within the lines of Hope Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.