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 April 10, 2025 meeting.
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This bill would amend Philadelphia’s zoning rules for nonconforming uses.
Amending Section 14-305 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Nonconformities," by providing further provisions on changes from non-conforming uses; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDER THE BILL PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SUSPENSION 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 the Philadelphia Department of Human Services’ policies and practices for protecting children in its care.
Resolution authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold a hearing on the policies of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding child welfare protections.
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 establishes a Special Committee on Child Separation in Philadelphia to review how the city’s child welfare system separates children from families.
Authorizing the creation of a "Special Committee on Child Separation in Philadelphia" to review child separation practices in Philadelphia's child welfare system and develop recommendations to ensure compliance with state child protective services law, protect children, uphold due process rights of families, and prevent the unnecessary break-up of families.
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 and congratulating the Neumann-Goretti boys basketball team for winning its 10th PIAA State Championship.
Honoring and congratulating the Neumann-Goretti boys basketball team on winning the PIAA State Championship.
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 honors and congratulates the Neumann-Goretti girls basketball team for winning its sixth PIAA State Championship on March 29, 2025, after defeating Lansdale Catholic 48-45.
Honoring and congratulating the Neumann-Goretti girls basketball team on winning the PIAA State Championship.
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 approving Angela Dunston’s appointment to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the appointment of Angela Dunston to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The City Council adopted a resolution approving Council President Johnson’s appointment of Darby Ford, of the American Legion, to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the appointment of Darby Ford to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The resolution was adopted, approving Council President Johnson’s appointment of Dave Jannette to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the appointment of Dave Jannette to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council approved the appointment of Myra Ralph, of the Foreign War Veterans Association, to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the appointment of Myra Ralph to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
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 approved James Lamont Rozier’s appointment to Philadelphia’s Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the appointment of James Lamont Rozier to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
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 urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass bipartisan legislation providing long-term funding for SEPTA.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to draft and pass bipartisan legislation that will secure necessary funding for SEPTA to prevent service closures, fare increases, and a decline in mobility and economic activity for the citizens of Philadelphia and neighboring counties.
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 Special Committee on Kensington to hold hearings about the connection between homelessness and substance use disorder in communities facing unstable housing and addiction.
Authorizing the Special Committee on Kensington to hold hearings on the intersection of homelessness and substance use disorder (SUD) in communities with both unstable housing and addiction.
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 April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in the city.
Recognizing the week of April 13-19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 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.
The adopted resolution recognizes April as “National Woodworking Month” in Philadelphia.
Recognizing the month of April as "National Woodworking Month" 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 6 through 12, 2025, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April 6 through 12, 2025 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in 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 a Special Committee to review how Pennsylvania’s Act 135, which allows non-owners to seek court authority to repair abandoned or blighted properties, is being used in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the establishment of the Special Committee on Reform of ACT 135, the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, to develop recommendations for reforming the Act to prevent its use for exploitation of vulnerable communities.
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 calling on the National Football League to abandon proposed rule changes that would stop the Philadelphia Eagles from using their quarterback sneak, known as the “Brotherly Shove” or “Tush Push.” The resolution asks the NFL to allow the play to continue but does not establish any rule for Philadelphia residents or require action by the league.
Calling on the National Football League to abandon proposed rule changes to halt the usage of the Philadelphia Eagles' signature quarterback sneak, better known as the "Brotherly Shove" or the "Tush Push."
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 recognizing April 15, 2025, as World Art Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April 15, 2025, as World Art Day in the City of Philadelphia, and celebrating the creativity, innovation and cultural diversity of the city's fine arts.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.