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 February 1, 2024 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 45 actions from February 1, 2024
The adopted resolution authorizes joint City Council committee hearings on how trauma centers are mapped across Philadelphia and how hospitals are selected when transporting shooting victims.
Authorizing the joint City Council Committees on Public Safety and Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings investigating the mapping out of trauma centers across the city and how they are selected when transporting shooting victims.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings about recent Rite Aid and other pharmacy closures in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings to explore the effects of recent Rite Aid and pharmacy closures in Philadelphia, understand the impact this has on prescription access and vital pharmacy health services for senior citizens, and examine the use of urgent care centers to fill the void in prescription care.
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 authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings about recent Rite Aid and other pharmacy closures in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings to explore the effects of recent Rite Aid and pharmacy closures in Philadelphia, understand the impact this has on prescription access and vital pharmacy health services for senior citizens, and examine the use of urgent care centers to fill the void in prescription care.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charisse McGill, founder of Lokal Artisan Foods, and recognizing her work as a businesswoman, organizer, and educator.
Honoring the life and legacy of Charisse McGill, founder of Lokal Artisan Foods, for her enduring dedication to the City of Philadelphia as a businesswoman and organizer.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charisse McGill, founder of Lokal Artisan Foods, and recognizing her work as a businesswoman, organizer, and educator.
Honoring the life and legacy of Charisse McGill, founder of Lokal Artisan Foods, for her enduring dedication to the City of Philadelphia as a businesswoman and organizer.
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 City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings on Philadelphia’s progress toward its carbon-neutrality goals.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings to investigate the City's progress on its carbon neutrality goals to meaningfully participate in the planet-wide effort to mitigate the effects of global warming.
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 City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings on Philadelphia’s progress toward its carbon-neutrality goals.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings to investigate the City's progress on its carbon neutrality goals to meaningfully participate in the planet-wide effort to mitigate the effects of global warming.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution proposes a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment requiring the City’s annual budget to set aside at least 0.5% of General Fund appropriations for the Housing Trust Fund, plus certain payments made in place of providing affordable housing.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter further providing for mandatory annual appropriations for the Housing Trust Fund; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month(r) in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month(r) in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Wood Street, 4th Street, Vine Street, and Lawrence Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Wood Street, 4th Street, Vine Street, and Lawrence Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Holme Avenue, Academy Road, and Willits Road.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Holme Avenue, Academy Road, and Willits Road.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land bounded by Salmon Street, Ontario Street, Richmond Street, and Westmoreland Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Salmon Street, Ontario Street, Richmond Street, and Westmoreland Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s zoning code to create a separate category for alcohol and substance use rehabilitation facilities rather than treating them as hospitals.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to create a distinction between hospitals and alcohol or substance use rehabilitation facilities.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s Housing Trust Fund rules for its Non-Recording Fee Sub-Fund.
Amending Section 21-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Housing Trust Fund," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance provided for a 2025 primary-election ballot question asking Philadelphia voters whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to increase the minimum annual amount required for the Housing Trust Fund in the city operating budget.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter further providing for mandatory annual appropriations for the Housing Trust Fund; and authorizing and directing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance strengthens Philadelphia’s protections against housing discrimination based on source of income, including Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) and other housing assistance.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to clarify and enhance protections against housing discrimination for housing assistance program participants, to modify certain procedures for investigation of housing discrimination complaints and conciliation, appeal and election of civil action of all complaints filed with the Commission, and to make related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates a low-income tax program for Philadelphia residents who live in a homestead and meet an income limit tied to the state’s PACENET program.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finances, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter 19-4600, entitled "Low-Income Tax Provisions," providing for the refund or forgiveness of real estate tax liability of certain low-income residents attributable to real estate tax increases and increases in the assessed value of the taxpayer's homestead, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.