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 June 21, 2018 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 38 actions from June 21, 2018
This lapsed resolution would have authorized two City Council committees to hold hearings on the availability of lab spaces and incubation facilities in Philadelphia.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy and the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the availability of lab spaces and incubation facilities in the City of Philadelphia that are accessible to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and related start-up companies.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes the announcement of the inaugural “Sister Cities Friendly” soccer match between the Philadelphia Union and Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt.
Recognizing and celebrating the announcement of the inaugural "Sister Cities Friendly" soccer match between the Philadelphia Union and Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt professional soccer team. A portion of the proceeds raised will assist Philadelphia students to travel to our Sister and Partnership Cities.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution states that imprisoning and prolonged detention of asylum-seeking children and families is inhumane and contrary to international law.
Affirming that the imprisonment and prolonged detention of asylum-seeking children and families is inhumane and counter to international law, and calling on Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to issue an emergency removal order and immediately close the Berks County Residential Center.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation authorizes a Youth Residential Placement Task Force to recommend ways to safely reduce the number of Philadelphia youth in residential placements, including placements outside city limits.
Authorizing the creation of a Youth Residential Placement Task Force, to make recommendations and provide guidance to safely reduce both the number of Philadelphia youth in residential placements and the use of placements outside of city limits.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the Japanese American Citizens League’s civil rights work during its national convention in Philadelphia.
Honoring the groundbreaking civil rights legacy of the Japanese American Citizens League on the occasion of its national convention in Philadelphia, and recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the organization's successful redress campaign that led to the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing a national apology and financial reparations for Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
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 and honoring Paul R.
Recognizing and honoring Paul R. Levy, recipient of the 2017 Vision for Philadelphia Award, for his hard work and dedication 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 authorized the City Council Committee on the Environment to hold hearings about the effects of plastic waste on Philadelphia’s environment and on residents’ health, safety, and well-being.
Authorizing the Committee on the Environment to hold hearings regarding the threat of wasted plastics to the health, safety, and wellbeing of the City and residents 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 honors and recognizes Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, whose international headquarters are in Philadelphia.
Honoring and Recognizing Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated and Welcoming the 84th Grand Chapter Meeting to the City of Philadelphia in July 2019.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution condemns the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy and opposes indefinite detention of immigrant families, citing the separation of children from parents at the U.S.
Condemning the Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, which has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents after being detained at the United States border, and opposing the use of indefinite family detention as inhumane.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution also naming the 5700 block of Race Street “Rev.
Also naming the 5700 block of Race Street as "Rev. Dr. A. F. Campbell Way" in honor of Reverend Dr. Albert F. Campbell, to commemorate his forty-seven and a half years of preaching at Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Reverend Quy K.
Recognizing and honoring Reverend Quy K. Pham for his outstanding perseverance and for his recent ordination as a Priest by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution names the 2900 block of Holme Avenue in honor of Philadelphia Police Officer Timothy Simpson.
Also Naming the 2900 Block of Holme Avenue in honor of Police Officer Timothy Simpson.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold public hearings on the financial condition of Philadelphia and the School District.
Authorizing the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold public hearings to examine the financial condition of the City and School District of Philadelphia in light of a recent downgrade of the City's general obligation bond rating, to examine the impact that local control of the School District will have on the City's fiscal condition, and to further explore cost-efficiency and non-tax revenue generating measures that could improve the City's and School District's long-term fiscal health.
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 commending the Please Touch Museum for launching Pride Family Weekend.
Commending the Please Touch Museum for its Launch of Pride Family Weekend.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution recognizes Monique Greenwood and her husband, Glenn Pogue, for opening Akwaaba Philadelphia, a bed-and-breakfast at the former Spruce Hill Manor location in Philadelphia.
Recognizing Monique Greenwood, Chief Enjoyment Office of Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast Inns, and her husband Glenn Pogue on the opening Akwaaba 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 authorized the City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings about succession planning for Philadelphia’s appointed officers and department heads.
Authorizing the Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings on succession planning for appointed officers 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 resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on the Environment to hold hearings on the state of Philadelphia’s environment in 2018.
Authorizing the Committee on the Environment to Hold Hearings on The State of the Environment in 2018.
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 required the City’s Director of Finance to establish, maintain, and supervise an adequate and modern accounting system for City government.
Adding a Section 19-101 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Adequate and Modern Accounting System," by providing a requirement for an adequate and modern accounting system for the City government and a requirement that material weaknesses and significant deficiencies reported by the City Controller be addressed; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.