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 October 5, 2017 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 60 actions from October 5, 2017
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 5430 Trinity Street 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 building and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifty-First 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.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Young Involved Philadelphia and its eighth annual State of Young Philly Week, held October 12–21, 2017.
Recognizing and Celebrating Young Involved Philadelphia and Its 8th Annual State of Young Philly Week in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Young Involved Philadelphia and its eighth annual State of Young Philly Week, held October 12–21, 2017.
Recognizing and Celebrating Young Involved Philadelphia and Its 8th Annual State of Young Philly Week 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.
Adopted Resolution recognizing October 2017 as Energy Action Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing October 2017 as Energy Action Month in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted Resolution recognizing October 2017 as Energy Action Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing October 2017 as Energy Action 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.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property to acquire, through a donation from PECO Energy Company, a trestle over Germantown Avenue near Cresheim Valley Drive.
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property to acquire a trestle over Germantown Avenue just below Cresheim Valley Drive and to enter into an agreement to license from PECO Energy Company a certain strip of land running parallel to a portion of Cresheim Creek, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to install, own, and maintain specified planters and bike racks in public footways and traffic islands along Passyunk Avenue, South 12th Street, Morris Street, and Watkins Street.
Authorizing Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain various planter and bike rack encroachments on Passyunk Avenue, S. 12th Street, Morris Street and Watkins Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required landlords entering into or renewing a residential lease to give tenants or prospective tenants written information about the landlord’s rental license.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant - Rent Control," by requiring that tenants of rental units be provided with a written disclosure of the Landlord's Rental License Information at the time of and accompanying their lease; and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created a Philadelphia County Demolition Fund to pay for demolishing blighted properties in the city and support economic development.
Amending Section 19-1403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Imposition of Tax," by creating a Philadelphia County Demolition Fund to increase and encourage economic development by demolishing blighted properties within the City, imposing a fee when a deed or mortgage is recorded, and related items; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes and directs the City’s Board of Surveyors to rename Convention Avenue between Health Sciences Drive and South Street as Health Sciences Drive.
Authorizing and directing the changing of the name of Convention Avenue, from Health Sciences Drive to South Street, to Health Sciences Drive, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires certain contractors, developers, and recipients of City financial assistance to provide information about City contracts and financial assistance they and related corporate entities received during the previous three years, or a longer required record-retention period.
Amending Section 17-1603 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans: Contents," to require the provision of information relating to prior history of meeting goals established in connection with City contracts and the prior history of related corporate entities, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution naming Chelwynde Avenue between Bialy Street and South 74th Street “Akyra Murray Way.” The honorary name recognizes Akyra Murray, a Philadelphia native whose life was cut short in the 2016 Pulse Night Club shooting in Orlando, Florida.
Also naming Chelwynde Avenue, between Bialy Street and South 74th Street, "Akyra Murray Way", to honor and celebrate Akyra's life, which was tragically cut short in the shooting at Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council approved the sale of an approximately two-acre property near 76th Street and Holstein Avenue in the Eastwick Urban Renewal Area’s Stage “A” Industrial section.
Approving the action of the Boards of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to sell a property in the vicinity of 76th street and Holstein avenue in the Eastwick Urban Renewal Area - Stage "A" Industrial, containing approximately two acres, to Pio Construction & Roma Concrete, or its assignee or nominee.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling on the United States Congress to oppose blocking grants, reducing funding, or changing SNAP in ways that would negatively affect recipients.
Calling on the United States Congress to fight hunger in Philadelphia by opposing any efforts to block grants, reduce funding, or structurally change the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in any way that would negatively impact its recipients, and oppose efforts to cut other federally funded nutrition programs.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution urges the President of the United States to affirm the “Clean Water Rule,” which identifies rivers, streams, wetlands, and other waters covered by federal Clean Water Act protections.
Urging the President of the United States to Affirm the "Clean Water Rule".
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate 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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.