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
Procedural actions actions from the October 20, 2022 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 25 actions from October 20, 2022
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia.
Recognizing and commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Parks and Recreation to hold public hearings about the status of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Initiative.
Authorizing Committee of Parks and Recreation to hold public hearings on the status of the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild Initiative.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about expanding Philadelphia’s mobile crisis response capacity.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding expanding Philadelphia's mobile crisis response capacity to develop strategies and best practices for non-lethal de-escalation, crisis intervention, and restraint of individuals experiencing mental or emotional distress.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging Drexel University, which received the Atwater Kent Collection, to safeguard the collection and protect the interests of donors and the public.
Urging Drexel University, as the recipient of the Atwater Kent Collection to ensure adequate stewardship of the collection and protect the interest of donors, art lovers, and the residents of Philadelphia.
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 Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer, without payment, ownership deeds for 2843–2861 Janney Street and 2842–2860 Weikel Street to the Philadelphia Land Bank.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to 2843-2861 Janney street and 2842-2860 Weikel street located in the First Councilmanic District pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the People’s Emergency Center on its 50th anniversary.
Honoring the People's Emergency Center on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution praises Philadelphia’s City Commissioners, poll workers, election inspectors, local election officials, and city staff for administering free and fair elections.
Affirming and praising Philadelphia's City Commissioners and citizen poll workers in implementing free and fair election procedures to determine the will of all eligible Philadelphia voters, and decrying efforts to undermine such officials and citizen participants through bullying and legislative interference.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution encourages Philadelphia’s Law Department to sue the State of Pennsylvania for refusing to take custody of juveniles sentenced to state facilities who remain at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center.
Encouraging the Law Department to file a lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania seeking injunctive relief for their refusal to take custody of juveniles sentenced to state facilities who are currently housed at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center (PJJSC).
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 authorizes the City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings about aging multiunit buildings with expiring U.S.
Authorizing the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings to examine aging multiunit structures with expiring Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracts to strategize ways to utilize local, state, and federal resources to prevent the displacement of community residents.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution declares October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia.
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 Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer ownership of 2317 Ridge Avenue, in the 5th Councilmanic District, to The Stash Spot, LLC.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2317 Ridge Avenue located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 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 authorizes the Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer ownership of specified properties on N.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1510, 1512, 1514, 1520-26, 1530, 1532-34, 1538, 1540, 1542, 1548, 1552, 1554, 1556, 1558, 1563 N Darien Street, 1526, 1528, 1540 N. 8th Street, 1501-13, 1529, 1545, 1549, 1551 N. 9th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 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 authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about young people’s experiences with gun violence in and around schools.
Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to discuss youth experience in schools as a follow-up to the student-led Enough is Enough Anti-Gun Violence Campaign discussed in May 2022.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating Philadelphia Military Academy for receiving the Department of Army Gold Star as an Honor Unit with Distinction.
Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Philadelphia Military Academy (PMA), for receiving a Department of Army Gold- Star as an Honor Unit with Distinction from the Department of Army, for their outstanding performance.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill approves the Center City District’s 2023–2027 plan for business improvements and administrative services in Philadelphia’s central business district.
Approving the plan, estimated costs and proposed method of assessment and charges of the Center City District (the "Authority") for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the central business district of the City of Philadelphia for 2023-2027; amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 1069, approved November 2, 1990, as amended by Bill No. 960631, approved November 25, 1996, as further amended by Bill No. 120800, approved December 21, 2012, and as further amended by Bill No. 170927, approved December 20, 2017) adopted pursuant to the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," P.L. 382, as amended (the "Act"); and approving estimated costs for debt service through 2045; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on both sides of Haverford Avenue between N.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Haverford Avenue between N. 67th Street and N. 68th Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would amend the Fifth District Overlay District zoning rules.
Amending Section 14-529 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/VDO, Fifth District Overlay District," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would require certain designated real estate transferred by the City to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority or the Philadelphia Land Bank to remain covered by the City’s self-insurance or another insurance program after the transfer.
Amending Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code to require that certain designated real estate conveyed by the City to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority or the Philadelphia Land Bank be insured under the City's self-insurance or other insurance program following conveyance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.