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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Other actions actions from the June 23, 2022 meeting.
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Showing 19-31 of 31 actions from June 23, 2022
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating 9-year-old Asil Greer as the youngest author in Philadelphia.
Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, 9-year-old kidpreneur Asil Greer, on being the youngest author in the City of Philadelphia while promoting literacy in underserved Philadelphia communities.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring James Ijames, a Philadelphia playwright, actor, director, and educator, whose play “Fat Ham” won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Honoring Philadelphia playwright, actor, director, and educator James Ijames, whose play "Fat Ham" was named the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner for best drama, and whose work has brought a brilliant, joyful, and poignant voice for Black and queer America to the stage.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution adding Thurgood M.
Adding Thurgood M. Matthews, Esq. to the street signs on the 1000 block of Chelten Avenue in honor of his fierce advocacy on behalf of his clients, leadership in the courtroom, investment in his local community, and service to the people of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the City of Philadelphia to establish a committee to plan and host athletic events for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Calling on the City of Philadelphia to establish a committee to plan and host athletic events for Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Philadelphia, with the goal of establishing an annual, Philadelphia-based HBCU Classic.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution adding Congressman Dwight Evans’s name to the street signs on the 7100 block of Ogontz Avenue.
Adding the Honorable Congressman Dwight Evans to the street signs on 7100 Ogontz Avenue in honor of his decades of service to the people of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution approving a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop and carry out urban renewal at eight groups of properties in the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1535 North Thirty-third street, 1601 North Thirty-third street, 1603 North Thirty-third street, 1605 North Thirty-third street, 1607 North Thirty-third street, 3201-3207 West Oxford street, 3216 West Oxford street, and 3225-3231 West Oxford street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Inc. and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of 30 City-owned properties in the Fifth Councilmanic District 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 certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon situate 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
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This resolution confirms Chau Wing Lam’s appointment to a vacant seat on the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.
Confirming the appointment of Chau Wing Lam to the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution confirms Sarah-Ashley Andrews’s appointment to a vacant seat on the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.
Confirming the appointment of Sarah-Ashley Andrews to the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution approves the Rebuild Project Statement for fiscal years 2020 through 2023.
Approving the Rebuild Project Statement for Fiscal Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 pursuant to Bill No. 170206.
ADOPTED
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This enacted law changes Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules for property owners who timely appeal their assessed value for tax year 2023 or later.
Amending Section 19-1303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Discounts and Additions to Tax," by tolling additions, interest and penalties on real estate tax when the assessed value of property is under appeal and limiting tax payments due based on certain assessments under appeal; all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND PASSED
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for disposing of surplus public properties without a competitive process, especially in the 3rd and 4th Council Districts.
Amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Surplus Properties," by adding criteria for evaluating non-competitive dispositions, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
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The enacted measure adds rules for children in the custody of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services to be screened for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans, and other benefits within 60 days and to receive help applying for benefits when eligible.
Amending Chapter 21-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Foster Care," to add new provisions related to screening and application for benefits for foster youth; limiting the use of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans or other various benefits; and providing notice to the foster child for certain actions taken with respect to Social Security and other benefits; all under certain terms and conditions.
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