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
Unanimous actions actions from the September 21, 2017 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 22 actions from September 21, 2017
Adopted resolution recognizing September 29, 2017, as Philadelphia Infant Toddler Early Intervention Day and celebrating the 25th anniversary of ChildLink.
Recognizing Philadelphia Infant Toddler Early Intervention and ChildLink Day in the City of Philadelphia and Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of ChildLink.
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 declaring gun violence a public health crisis in Philadelphia.
Recognizing gun violence as a public health crisis 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 recognized Monday, September 25, 2017, as the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in Philadelphia.
Recognizing Monday, September 25, 2017, the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, 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 Wanda Steward of Southwest Philadelphia for overcoming poverty and low literacy, learning to read at age 46, and becoming a published author the following year.
Honoring and recognizing Wanda Steward for overcoming extreme poverty to achieve literacy at age 46, and, only a year later, become a published author.
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 the Philadelphia Folksong Society on its 60th anniversary of preserving and promoting folk music.
Recognizing and honoring the Philadelphia Folksong Society on their 60th Anniversary of preserving the expression of folk music, and for their recent move to the Roxborough community.
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 Rhonda Willingham, president and founder of MenzFit.
Recognizing and honoring Rhonda Willingham, president and founder of MenzFit, for aiding in the employment of thousands of men across the City, and for hosting the annual Philadelphia City Council "Who Wore It Best" fashion show.
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 declaring October “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” in Philadelphia.
Declaring October as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution appoints Maureen Anastasi to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.
Appointing Maureen Anastasi to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution appoints Tina Byles Williams to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.
Appointing Tina Byles Williams to the Board of Directors of the Center City District.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia City Council’s Special Committee on Student Loan Debt to investigate how student debt affects residents’ ability to become first-time homeowners in Philadelphia.
Authorizing Philadelphia City Council's "Special Committee on Student Loan Debt" to Investigate the Impact of Student Debt on Achieving First-Time Homeownership 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.
This lapsed bill would have created rules for vehicles towed from temporary no-parking areas where on-street parking is normally allowed.
Amending Chapter 12-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing and Immobilizing of Parked or Abandoned Vehicles," and Chapter 12-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," by adding provisions for the payment of fees and charges for, and the recovery of, vehicles from areas marked by temporary no parking signs in spaces which otherwise permit on-street parking; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations on the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within an area bounded by Trenton Avenue, Lehigh Avenue, Belgrade Street, Somerset Street, the Delaware Expressway, Cumberland Street, Thompson Street, Aramingo Avenue, and York Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Trenton Avenue, Lehigh Avenue, Belgrade Street, Somerset Street, Delaware Expressway, Cumberland Street, Thompson Street, Aramingo Avenue and York Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Mark Melini to install, own, and maintain pedestrian improvements in the public footways around 701-39 Market Street, including decorative bollards, planters with benches, door-activated bollards, and a free-standing sign.
Authorizing Mark Melini, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain various pedestrian enhancement encroachments at 701-39 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have repealed Chapter 10-1400 of the Philadelphia Code, which concerns “tailgating” and related activities in outdoor parking lots at the Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Repealing Chapter 10-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ""Tailgating" and Related Activities in the Outdoor Parking Lots at The Philadelphia Sports Complex," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia Code Section 9-705, which regulated public baths where people were attended to while bathing and were wholly or partly nude.
Amending Chapter 9-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Amusement Businesses," by repealing Section 9-705 (relating to public baths), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals a Philadelphia Code provision that prohibited anyone from operating, using, or maintaining a shoe fluoroscope, a device that uses radiation.
Amending Chapter 6-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous Standards and Requirements," by repealing Section 6-401(2)(b) (relating to radiation), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia’s rules for selling telephone-activated pagers, including restrictions on sales to minors, identification requirements, purchase logs, and related penalties.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Services and Other Businesses," by repealing Section 9-621 (relating to the sale of telephone activated pagers), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia Code Section 10-712, which prohibited throwing, dropping, or depositing litter, handbills, or other objects from an aircraft so they fall within the city.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by repealing Section 10-712 (relating to dropping litter from an aircraft), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.