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
Procedural actions actions from the December 8, 2016 meeting.
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Showing 1-5 of 5 actions from December 8, 2016
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 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 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.
The adopted resolution approves Mayor James F.
Approving the appointment of Patrick Eiding as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited restrictive covenants or other usage restrictions on property in areas defined as food deserts from preventing the property’s use as a large grocery store or supermarket.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to add a new chapter limiting the use of a restrictive covenant or usage restriction that prohibits a purchaser of property from using the property as a grocery store, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.