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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 February 23, 2017 meeting.

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Showing 1-18 of 45 actions from February 23, 2017

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170189

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170188

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170187

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170186

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

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READ AND FILED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170185

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

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READ AND FILED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170184

This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
COMMUNICATION 170183

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2017-02-23
Resolution 170182

This adopted resolution recognizes Kalef Jones for being selected as a 2017 Corpsman of the Year.

Recognizing Kalef Jones for being selected as a 2017 Corpsman of the Year for his outstanding public service and dedication to the beautification and improvement of the environment.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170182

This adopted resolution recognizes Kalef Jones for being selected as a 2017 Corpsman of the Year.

Recognizing Kalef Jones for being selected as a 2017 Corpsman of the Year for his outstanding public service and dedication to the beautification and improvement of the environment.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2017-02-23
Resolution 170181

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds for being named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game.

Honoring and recognizing Philadelphia Flyers Forward, Wayne Simmonds on being named the Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League All-Star Game and the second African-American in NHL history and first for the Philadelphia Flyers.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170181

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds for being named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game.

Honoring and recognizing Philadelphia Flyers Forward, Wayne Simmonds on being named the Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League All-Star Game and the second African-American in NHL history and first for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170180

The adopted resolution congratulates and honors Philadelphia native Lt.

Congratulating and Honoring Philadelphian Lt. Gen. Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster on his recent appointment as National Security Advisor to the President.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170179

This lapsed resolution would have authorized a Special Committee on Regulatory Review and Reform made up of Council members and community members appointed by the Council President.

Authorizing the creation of a "Special Committee on Regulatory Review and Reform," to identify archaic, superfluous, and confusing provisions in The Philadelphia Code and in departmental regulations; and to recommend revisions that streamline, clarify and enhance the City's regulatory environment, for the purpose of accelerating the growth of well-paying jobs in Philadelphia while ensuring the safety and well-being of its residents.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170178

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging Congress to support H.R.

Urging Congress to vote in favor of H.R. 922, the Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017, which amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit, which would help the School District of Philadelphia with addressing its nearly 12,000 outstanding repairs that total almost $5 billion.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170177

This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 2350 North Fairhill Street, including its buildings and improvements, 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 Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170176

This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 2524 North Mascher Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.

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 Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Council Action2017-02-23
Resolution 170175

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring, recognizing, and congratulating the African American Museum in Philadelphia on its 40th anniversary.

Honoring, recognizing, and congratulating the African American Museum in Philadelphia, in celebration of the Museum's 40th Anniversary.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Unanimous2017-02-23
Resolution 170175

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring, recognizing, and congratulating the African American Museum in Philadelphia on its 40th anniversary.

Honoring, recognizing, and congratulating the African American Museum in Philadelphia, in celebration of the Museum's 40th Anniversary.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.