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 December 8, 2016 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 43 actions from December 8, 2016
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 161013, which was passed by Council on December 8, 2016, was signed by the Mayor on December 9, 2016.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 161013, which was passed by Council on December 8, 2016, was signed by the Mayor on December 9, 2016.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates Motivos Bilingual Magazine on its 10th anniversary.
Honoring and Congratulating Motivos Bilingual Magazine on the Occasion of its 10th Anniversary.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates Motivos Bilingual Magazine on its 10th anniversary.
Honoring and Congratulating Motivos Bilingual Magazine on the Occasion of its 10th Anniversary.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted by City Council, this resolution recognizes and honors the Chestnut Hill Historical Society on its 50th anniversary.
Recognizing and Honoring the Chestnut Hill Historical Society on the Occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted by City Council, this resolution recognizes and honors the Chestnut Hill Historical Society on its 50th anniversary.
Recognizing and Honoring the Chestnut Hill Historical Society on the Occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
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 Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold hearings about JumpStart initiatives across Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold hearings regarding the JumpStart initiatives throughout the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold hearings about JumpStart initiatives across Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold hearings regarding the JumpStart initiatives throughout 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 honors Henry H.
Honoring and celebrating Henry H. Houston Elementary School on the occasion of its student-created album, "A Day in My Life," being placed on the first-round ballot for a Grammy Award nomination in the category of "Best Children's Album."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution honors Henry H.
Honoring and celebrating Henry H. Houston Elementary School on the occasion of its student-created album, "A Day in My Life," being placed on the first-round ballot for a Grammy Award nomination in the category of "Best Children's Album."
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the occasion of the fraternity’s 106th annual Founders’ Day.
Recognizing the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter on the occasion of the 106th annual Founders' Day of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution recognizes the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the occasion of the fraternity’s 106th annual Founders’ Day.
Recognizing the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter on the occasion of the 106th annual Founders' Day of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
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 disabled people and education to hold joint hearings about the School District of Philadelphia’s obligation to provide special education to students with disabilities.
Authorizing the Committee on the Disabled and Persons with Special Needs and the Committee on Education to hold joint hearings regarding the School District of Philadelphia's obligation to provide special education to students with disabilities.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council committees on disabled people and education to hold joint hearings about the School District of Philadelphia’s obligation to provide special education to students with disabilities.
Authorizing the Committee on the Disabled and Persons with Special Needs and the Committee on Education to hold joint hearings regarding the School District of Philadelphia's obligation to provide special education to students with disabilities.
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 Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about the Philadelphia Police Department’s implementation of body-worn cameras.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining the ongoing implementation of body-worn cameras by the Philadelphia Police Department, to determine whether the Department's policy for body-worn cameras promotes transparent and accountable policing practices, and whether the program is fair and equitable to both police officers and the residents of Philadelphia.
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 the Philadelphia Police Department’s implementation of body-worn cameras.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining the ongoing implementation of body-worn cameras by the Philadelphia Police Department, to determine whether the Department's policy for body-worn cameras promotes transparent and accountable policing practices, and whether the program is fair and equitable to both police officers and the residents of 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 changed Philadelphia’s building code to deny permits to a developer, or a related entity, after a city department or court determined that the developer had filed or maintained a bad-faith lawsuit intended to silence or intimidate a critic of a construction or development project.
Amending Subcode "A" ("The Philadelphia Administrative Code") of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code"), to add a provision prohibiting the issuance of permits to a project developer, or an entity related to such developer, upon a determination that the developer filed a lawsuit intended to censor or intimidate a critic (sometimes known as a strategic lawsuit against public participation) in bad faith, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code to add certain municipal employees who are not represented by a union to retirement Plan 16 and allow some existing Plan 10 members to elect to join it.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to provide for additional members of Plan 16, to change contribution rates for certain employees, and to make technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.