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 May 4, 2017 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 140 actions from May 4, 2017
Adopted by City Council, this resolution honors and thanks the University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy’s GenerationRx Student Chapter.
Honoring And Thanking The University Of The Sciences Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy's GenerationRx Student Chapter For Its Vision, Leadership, And Commitment In Developing And Successfully Implementing A Program To Educate Philadelphia Area Pharmacists About Increased Access To Naloxone.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted by City Council, this resolution honors and thanks the University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy’s GenerationRx Student Chapter.
Honoring And Thanking The University Of The Sciences Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy's GenerationRx Student Chapter For Its Vision, Leadership, And Commitment In Developing And Successfully Implementing A Program To Educate Philadelphia Area Pharmacists About Increased Access To Naloxone.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes and honors Philadelphia restaurateurs and chefs Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov, and Greg Vernick for winning 2017 James Beard Awards.
Recognizing and Honoring Philadelphia's Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov, and Greg Vernick as Winners of the 2017 James Beard Awards.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution recognizes and honors Philadelphia restaurateurs and chefs Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov, and Greg Vernick for winning 2017 James Beard Awards.
Recognizing and Honoring Philadelphia's Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov, and Greg Vernick as Winners of the 2017 James Beard Awards.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution declared May 4, 2017, as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Philadelphia.
Declaring May 4, 2017 as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution declared May 4, 2017, as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Philadelphia.
Declaring May 4, 2017 as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day 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.
The adopted resolution approves a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop the property at 2246 East Cambria Street in the Auburn Redevelopment Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Auburn Redevelopment Area identified by house number and street address as 2246 East Cambria street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Joel Suarez-Manzano and Marisol Beltran-Aponte 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.
The adopted resolution recognizes May 19, 2017, as the 200th anniversary of the admission of Friends Hospital’s first patient in Philadelphia.
Recognizing May 19, 2017 as the 200th Anniversary of the admittance of the First Patient at Friends Hospital in the City of Philadelphia and honoring Friends Hospital as being a steadfast leader in the moral treatment movement and providing recovery oriented care to hundreds of thousands of people in need.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution recognizes May 19, 2017, as the 200th anniversary of the admission of Friends Hospital’s first patient in Philadelphia.
Recognizing May 19, 2017 as the 200th Anniversary of the admittance of the First Patient at Friends Hospital in the City of Philadelphia and honoring Friends Hospital as being a steadfast leader in the moral treatment movement and providing recovery oriented care to hundreds of thousands of people in need.
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 June 10, 2017, as the 20th anniversary of Philly Shipyard in South Philadelphia.
Recognizing June 10, 2017 as the 20-year Anniversary of Philly Shipyard in South Philadelphia and honoring its excellence in the art of ship building, which continues the legacy of shipbuilding within our region and nation.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing June 10, 2017, as the 20th anniversary of Philly Shipyard in South Philadelphia.
Recognizing June 10, 2017 as the 20-year Anniversary of Philly Shipyard in South Philadelphia and honoring its excellence in the art of ship building, which continues the legacy of shipbuilding within our region and nation.
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 Finance to hold hearings about annual reports from City offices, departments, boards, and commissions that charge fees for permits, licenses, or other documents.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to hold hearings to examine the City's Annual Reports requirement as it relates to every City office, department, board and commission that issues any permit, licenses or other document for which a fee is charged in order to ascertain and discuss with the Administration the current availability of these reports and going forward, a schedule which sets out when these reports can be made available to Council for this fiscal year and every fiscal year thereafter.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Committee on Finance to hold hearings about annual reports from City offices, departments, boards, and commissions that charge fees for permits, licenses, or other documents.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to hold hearings to examine the City's Annual Reports requirement as it relates to every City office, department, board and commission that issues any permit, licenses or other document for which a fee is charged in order to ascertain and discuss with the Administration the current availability of these reports and going forward, a schedule which sets out when these reports can be made available to Council for this fiscal year and every fiscal year thereafter.
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 designating May 10, 2017, as World Lupus Day.
Designating May 10, 2017, as World Lupus Day, on which lupus organizations around the world call for an increase in public and private-sector funding for medical research on lupus; education programs for health professionals, patients, and the public; and worldwide recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution designating May 10, 2017, as World Lupus Day.
Designating May 10, 2017, as World Lupus Day, on which lupus organizations around the world call for an increase in public and private-sector funding for medical research on lupus; education programs for health professionals, patients, and the public; and worldwide recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue.
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 recognizing and honoring Mellanie Lassiter for more than a decade of service connected to PECO and the City of Philadelphia.
Recognizing and honoring Mellanie Lassiter on her departure from PECO after more than a decade of dedicated service to the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Mellanie Lassiter for more than a decade of service connected to PECO and the City of Philadelphia.
Recognizing and honoring Mellanie Lassiter on her departure from PECO after more than a decade of dedicated service to 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 lapsed resolution would have started the process to create the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District, a proposed business improvement district covering certain taxable hotels in Philadelphia.
Initiating action to establish a business improvement district encompassing certain taxable (for real estate tax purposes) hotels within the boundaries of the City and County of Philadelphia, to be known as the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District, designating the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District Corporation to serve as Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association (the "NIDMA") under the Community and Economic Improvement Act; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, as amended, prior to adoption of an ordinance that would formally establish the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.