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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Other actions actions from the May 4, 2017 meeting.
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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.
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Recognizing and Honoring Philadelphia's Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov, and Greg Vernick as Winners of the 2017 James Beard Awards.
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Declaring May 4, 2017 as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in the City of Philadelphia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Recognizing and honoring Mellanie Lassiter on her departure from PECO after more than a decade of dedicated service to the City of Philadelphia.
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Declaring May 2017 "Brain Tumor Awareness Month" and further recognizing Philadelphia resident Jennifer Pownall for her efforts to raise awareness about brain tumors.
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Honoring, Congratulating and Recognizing Julia R.
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Initiating action to continue the Mt.
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Urging the Pennsylvania Legislature to reject Senate Bill 383, which would permit school personnel to carry concealed firearms in schools.
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Urging the Pennsylvania State Legislature to adopt Senate Bill 1134, which seeks to enhance conviction integrity in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by ensuring access to post-conviction DNA testing.
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To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Girard Avenue, 9th Street, Brown Street, 8th Street, Spring Garden Street, and Broad Street.
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Appointing Mary Hummel to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
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Appointing Patrick Shillenn to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
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Appointing Danielle DelRe to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
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Reappointing Timothy Snowden to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
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Reappointing Pat Lavelle to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
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