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 April 21, 2022 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 59 actions from April 21, 2022
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Attorney Michael Sklaroff upon his retirement.
Honoring and recognizing Attorney Michael Sklaroff for his profound imprint on the legal history of Pennsylvania and the development of the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of his retirement.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of 3438 West Allegheny Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 3438 West Allegheny Avenue in the Fourth Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such property pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution approves Debra McCarty’s appointment to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board.
Approving the appointment of Debra McCarty to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would revise Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the Fourth District Overlay District.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions of Section 14-524, entitled "/FDO, Fourth District Overlay District," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires private employers with 50 or more covered employees in Philadelphia to offer at least one commuter benefit: pre-tax payroll deductions for public transit or bicycle commuting, an employer-paid transit pass or fare instrument, or a combination.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Employee Commuter Transit Benefit Programs," to require certain employers to provide a mass transit and bicycle commuter benefit program, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Police Officers Michael McGady and Matthew Mulholland of the 39th District.
Recognizing and honoring Michael McGady and Matthew Mulholland - police officers in the 39th District - for their swift, lifesaving response to a fire in North Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Judge Doris Smith-Ribner for her years of service to Pennsylvania.
Recognizing and honoring Judge Doris Smith-Ribner for her years of service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the first Black woman elected to a statewide judicial seat on the occasion of Women's History Month.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted, this resolution honors and congratulates the Northeast High School wrestling team for its successful 2021–2022 season and winning the Public League Championship.
Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Northeast High School Wrestling team, on their successful 2021-2022 season and winning the Public League Championship title.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating Dawn Staley, a North Philadelphia native, for coaching the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team to the 2022 NCAA championship.
Honoring and congratulating Dawn Staley for coaching the 2022 Women's NCAA Championship basketball team, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution calls on Mayor James Kenney, Governor Tom Wolf, and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to seek state and federal emergency declarations and relief resources for the humanitarian emergency in Kensington.
Calling on Mayor James Kenney, Governor Tom Wolf, and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to use all powers of their offices to declare a state of emergency and seek available emergency relief resources from the state and federal governments through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the humanitarian emergency in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, including but not limited to resources that will provide hazard mitigation, access to health-related treatments, neighborhood cleanup and remediation, wraparound social services for neighborhood residents and persons experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, and all other necessary assistance to maintain a safe and healthy environment for Philadelphians living or working in this area.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution celebrating Quiara Alegría Hudes’s memoir, My Broken Language, as the selection for the Free Library of Philadelphia’s 2022 “One Book, One Philadelphia” program.
Celebrating the Selection of My Broken Language: A Memoir, written by Philadelphia-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Quiara Alegría Hudes, for the 2022 “One Book, One Philadelphia” Program.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 22, 2022, as Earth Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April 22, 2022 as Earth Day in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Philadelphia natives Questlove and Jazmine Sullivan, along with the Philadelphia Orchestra, for their 2022 award-season achievements.
Honoring and congratulating Philadelphia natives, Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, and the Philadelphia Orchestra for a stellar 2022 award season, collectively winning an Oscar and four Grammys for outstanding contributions to music and film.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Rick Bloomingdale upon his retirement as president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
Recognizing Rick Bloomingdale upon his retirement as President from the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of 2100 N.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 2100 N. 6th Street and 2104-06 N. 6th Street in the Fifth Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Finance Director to transfer $33.5 million in Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations among the General Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, and Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Finance Director to transfer $33.5 million in Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations among the General Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, and Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Finance Director to transfer $33.5 million in Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations among the General Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, and Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.