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 May 23, 2024 meeting.
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Showing 37-54 of 106 actions from May 23, 2024
The adopted resolution declared May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Declaring The Month of May in 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia and further honoring Dr. Taliba Foster for her work in the field of mental health.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This resolution would appoint Marc Jenkins to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Appointing Marc Jenkins to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about partnerships between Philadelphia schools and cultural institutions.
Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to explore existing partnerships between cultural institutions and schools in the City of Philadelphia and to evaluate the benefits of expanding these partnerships.
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’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about partnerships between Philadelphia schools and cultural institutions.
Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to explore existing partnerships between cultural institutions and schools in the City of Philadelphia and to evaluate the benefits of expanding these partnerships.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating April Verrett on becoming the first African American woman to serve as president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Honoring and congratulating April Verrett, the first African American woman to become the President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
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 honoring and congratulating April Verrett on becoming the first African American woman to serve as president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Honoring and congratulating April Verrett, the first African American woman to become the President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring June 1, 2024, “Philadelphia Freeway Day” in Philadelphia.
Honoring and recognizing Philadelphia Freeway by declaring June 1st, 2024, "Philadelphia Freeway Day" in the City of Philadelphia, celebrating the outstanding contributions of Philadelphia Freeway and his organization Freedom Thinkers Academy.
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 declaring June 1, 2024, “Philadelphia Freeway Day” in Philadelphia.
Honoring and recognizing Philadelphia Freeway by declaring June 1st, 2024, "Philadelphia Freeway Day" in the City of Philadelphia, celebrating the outstanding contributions of Philadelphia Freeway and his organization Freedom Thinkers Academy.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and congratulating Luz Marcela Alva de la Rosa, an Olney High School teacher, for receiving the Christian R.
Recognizing and congratulating Olney High School teacher Luz Marcela Alva de la Rosa for being honored with the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation's Award for Distinguished Teachers.
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 recognizing and congratulating Luz Marcela Alva de la Rosa, an Olney High School teacher, for receiving the Christian R.
Recognizing and congratulating Olney High School teacher Luz Marcela Alva de la Rosa for being honored with the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation's Award for Distinguished Teachers.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance creates requirements for electric vehicle charging stations installed at commercial or residential parcels with 10 or more parking spaces that are built or significantly upgraded after October 1, 2024.
Amending Title 9 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions" by adding a new Chapter creating requirements related to the operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations installed at certain commercial and residential parcels, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within the boundaries of Locust Street, 8th Street, South Street, and Broad Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Locust Street, 8th Street, South Street, and Broad Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits most commercial establishments in four specified areas from being open to the public between 11 p.m.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses", by adding various locations to the section regulating the hours of operation of certain establishments and providing for penalties within those various locations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes 5013 Baltimore LLC, doing business as Cleo Bagels, to install and maintain a sidewalk café near 5013 Baltimore Avenue with three tables and 12 seats.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 5013 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the owner of the property at 6249 Catharine Street, doing business as Macho's Delish Mix, to install and maintain a sidewalk café with five tables and 10 seats along the public sidewalk.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 6249 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Department of Streets’ Board of Surveyors to approve a plan vacating Beaumont Street from Fifty-First Street to its southwestward terminus.
Authorizing the vacating of Beaumont Street from Fifty-First Street to its terminus southwestwardly therefrom.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to apply for and accept federal and state funding under the 2025 Annual Action Plan for housing, homelessness services, housing for people with AIDS, community development, and blight prevention.
Authorizing the Director of Planning and Development, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant; to file applications to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program; and to apply for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grant; and to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to file applications to obtain other grants from the Commonwealth; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to accept ...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the owners of Café y Chocolate at 1532 Snyder Avenue to install and maintain a sidewalk café with three tables and six seats.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1532 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.