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 27, 2018 meeting.
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Honoring and congratulating the honorees of the 2018 Stellar StartUps Competition.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Congratulating Honorable Nelson Diaz on the release of his new book, entitled, Not from Here, Not from There/No Soy de Aquí ni de Allá: The Autobiography of Nelson Díaz, and recognizing Nelson for his continued contributions to the Philadelphia Community;
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings regarding the operation of Philadelphia's 311 non-emergency hotline.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings examining the feasibility of expanding the services of the Community Life Improvement Program (CLIP) and establishing CLIP offices citywide.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Calling on Sheriff Jewell Williams and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania to impose a moratorium on residential property foreclosure sales until City Council has the opportunity to hold public hearings regarding recently obtained data, which suggests troubling trends in already struggling areas of the City.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing and honoring Crystal Tann, Amen Brown, Carl Hairston, Gail Young, Lizette Gonzalez and Felicia Miller for springing to the aid of hundreds of senior citizens by providing food, water, and emergency assistance during the Pavilion Apartments power outage on September 14, 2018.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing October 2018 as Manufacturing Month, and Further Honoring Weber Display and Packaging for their more than 120 years of dedication to the Manufacturing Industry 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.
Urging the Federal government to strengthen standards used to analyze dust-lead hazards and lead exposure to children.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Aging to hold public hearings to examine emergency protocols that ensure the safety of senior citizens residing in traditional community high-rises.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 17-1305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation Required to be Paid to Employees," to revise the compensation required to be provided in connection with application of the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard; and amending Section 19-2604 of the Code, entitled "Tax Rates, Credits, and Alternative Tax Computation," to make the wage rates related to the tax credit for new job creation consistent with Section 17-1305; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Wharton Street, 11th Street, Reed Street, and 12th Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 14-904 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Accessory Sign Controls," to provide for sign controls in the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street, and 12th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Capitol street, east side, Brown street to Parrish street; North street, north side, 17th street to 18th street; 29th street, both sides, Master street to Thompson street; Tioga street, both sides, Germantown avenue to Old York road; 4th street, both sides, Fairmount avenue to Green street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Providing for recurring funding to support equitable neighborhood development by preserving middle neighborhoods, constructing affordable housing units available for sale or rent, providing assistance to Philadelphians who desire to become homeowners; and directing Council to appropriate revenues for said purposes to the Department of Planning and Development - Division of Housing and Community Development, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.