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 October 13, 2016 meeting.
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Recognizing and Honoring Jayda Pugliese for Receiving the Milken Educator Award as One of the Nation's Top Educators.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings investigating whether the Philadelphia area's VA Medical Centers are properly screening and treating returning Veterans for brain injuries.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring and Recognizing PhillyCAM on this first annual National Community Media Day and Launch of their Community Radio Station, WPPM 106.5 FM in Philadelphia, on Thursday, October 20, 2016.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings concerning the factors affecting teacher recruitment and retention in the School District of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Appointing a sixteen (16) person task force entitled the "Task Force on Retirement Security for Private Sector Employees in Philadelphia", the purpose of which shall be to explore best practices to address the retirement security crisis in Philadelphia, particularly for private sector employees who are not offered a retirement plan by their employer, and to make recommendations to Council regarding potential solutions.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to hold joint hearings examining the lack of cell phone connectivity throughout Fairmount Park, which poses a safety risk to park visitors in the event of serious health emergencies or violent crime.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing and honoring the Father's Day Rally Committee for hosting a National Black Violence Conference in Philadelphia from October 21, 2016 to October 22, 2016, to address an increase in violent crimes in African-American communities across the country.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving the grant of an easement for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1600-1636 North Broad street; and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute a Declaration of Easements and Covenants in favor of American Multi-Cinema, Inc., 1600 Broad Associates, L.P., and 1600 Broad Associates, L.P.'s successors and assigns, and to execute all documents with American Multi-Cinema, Inc.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring and Congratulating the Friends Housing Cooperative on its 2016 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Community Involvement Award from Preservation Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 3300-08, 3310, 3312, 3314, 3316 Mantua avenue, 701, 703, 705, 707, 709-711 North Thirty-fourth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Westview Development Partners, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing the University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Student Society of Health System Pharmacy on the Occasion of American Pharmacist Month.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing October, 2016 as Energy Action 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.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Establishing a no stopping regulation on the 7400 block of Henslow Place.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Smick street and Dupont street; Race street and 61st street; Dupont street and Fleming street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.