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 January 26, 2017 meeting.
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Showing 73-90 of 110 actions from January 26, 2017
Adopted resolution honoring Lynne Honickman and the Honickman Foundation for their philanthropic and civic work to improve the lives of Philadelphia residents.
Honoring and Recognizing Lynne Honickman and the Honickman Foundation on their work to improve the lives of citizens across the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted resolution honoring Lynne Honickman and the Honickman Foundation for their philanthropic and civic work to improve the lives of Philadelphia residents.
Honoring and Recognizing Lynne Honickman and the Honickman Foundation on their work to improve the lives of citizens across the City of Philadelphia.
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 honoring Sandy Sheller and the Sheller Family Foundation for work in Philadelphia involving arts, preservation, education, social justice, health services, and support for marginalized people and families.
Honoring and Recognizing Sandy Sheller and the Sheller Family Foundation for their tireless work throughout the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring Sandy Sheller and the Sheller Family Foundation for work in Philadelphia involving arts, preservation, education, social justice, health services, and support for marginalized people and families.
Honoring and Recognizing Sandy Sheller and the Sheller Family Foundation for their tireless work 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 3731-33 Brandywine Street in the Twenty-fourth Ward 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 building and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-fourth 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of the City-owned properties at 4204 and 4208 Lancaster Avenue 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 building and improvements thereon, situate in the Sixth 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.
The lapsed resolution would have authorized the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings.
Authorizing the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings to examine the benefits of having a more robust homeless prevention program in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed resolution would have authorized the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings.
Authorizing the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings to examine the benefits of having a more robust homeless prevention program in 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 Dr.
Honoring and Recognizing Dr. Arthur C. Evans for his accomplishments and numerous contributions to the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of his retirement from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services and congratulating him on his appointment as CEO of the American Psychological Association.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution honors Dr.
Honoring and Recognizing Dr. Arthur C. Evans for his accomplishments and numerous contributions to the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of his retirement from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services and congratulating him on his appointment as CEO of the American Psychological Association.
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 February 2017 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Honoring and Recognizing February, 2017 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing February 2017 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Honoring and Recognizing February, 2017 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awareness 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution supporting the goals of observing January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Recognizing January as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution supporting the goals of observing January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Recognizing January as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors the African American Children’s Book Project for the 25th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair and recognizes February 4, 2017, as the kickoff of the National Literacy Initiative, “Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book.” It notes that the free event was held at the Community College of Philadelphia and recognized the project’s organizers, participants, and volunteers for promoting children’s literacy.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 25th Annual African American Children's Book Fair and that February 4th is the Kick-Off of the National Literacy Initiative - Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution honors the African American Children’s Book Project for the 25th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair and recognizes February 4, 2017, as the kickoff of the National Literacy Initiative, “Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book.” It notes that the free event was held at the Community College of Philadelphia and recognized the project’s organizers, participants, and volunteers for promoting children’s literacy.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 25th Annual African American Children's Book Fair and that February 4th is the Kick-Off of the National Literacy Initiative - Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have created a business income and receipts tax credit for large employers with at least 1,000 employees that hired or transferred qualifying production workers to Philadelphia under specified pay, workforce, and service requirements.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," by providing for a tax credit for large employers who employ low skill employees, as well as providing exemptions from certain charges and taxes imposed by Chapter 19-1600, entitled "Water and Sewer Rents," and Chapter 19-2700, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Wayne Avenue, Berkley Street, Morris Street, and extended West Logan Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Wayne Avenue, Berkley Street, Morris Street, and West Logan Street (extended).
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.