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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Adopted City Council resolution honors and congratulates Philadelphia chefs and restaurants named as finalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards.
Honoring and congratulating the Philadelphia chefs and restaurants named as finalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards.
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 10, 2025, as National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April 10, 2025, as National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day 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 calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass the Ready to Rent Act.
Calling on the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to pass the Ready to Rent Act and increase housing opportunities for Pennsylvanians by automatically sealing most eviction records.
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 calls on the Trump Administration to reverse the termination of Health and Human Services staff who manage the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Calling on the Trump Administration to reverse the mass termination of Health and Human Services (HHS) staff that manages the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which distributes $4.1 billion annually to state governments to assist low-income households in paying their utility bills, threatening the health and safety of vulnerable populations in extreme temperatures.
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 honors and recognizes The Elevation Project for helping reduce repeat incarceration and supporting formerly incarcerated Philadelphians.
Honoring and recognizing The Elevation Project, a non-profit organization, for its outstanding contributions to reducing recidivism, supporting formerly incarcerated individuals, and helping create pathways to a brighter future.
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 honors Inspector Verdell Johnson for his retirement and years of service with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Honoring Inspector Verdell Johnson for his retirement and years of service from the Philadelphia Police Department.
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 City Council’s Committee on Education to create a task force to investigate the current state of higher education in Philadelphia and the region.
Authorizing the Committee on Education to create a taskforce investigating the current state of higher education as this pillar of the Philadelphia regional economy and cultural landscape undergoes generational change.
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 honors Erik Reynolds for his contributions to St.
Honoring and recognizing Erik Reynolds for his historic contributions to the St. Joseph's University men's basketball program, his record-breaking journey to becoming the University's all-time leading scorer, and his lasting impact on 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.
Adopted legislation authorizes the Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer six properties—705, 709, and 713 N.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 705, 709, and 713 N 35th St; 3712 and 3714 Wallace St; and 3810 Haverford Ave located in the 3rd 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.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 11–17, 2025, as Black Maternal Health Week in the city.
Recognizing April 11 - 17, 2025, as "Black Maternal Health 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 5–11, 2025, as “Week of the Young Child” in Philadelphia.
Recognizing the week of April 5th to 11th, 2025, as "Week of the Young Child" in Philadelphia in support of The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and commending the work of NAEYC for promoting high quality educational and developmental services for children under 8 years of age.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would authorize the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire all or part of one or more parcels, including existing improvements, in the area around 31st Street, Ludlow Street, and 32nd Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser real estate interest in all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land located in and about the area bounded by 31st Street, Ludlow Street, and 32nd Street, together with all improvements thereon, for purposes of placing on the City Plan, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This proposal, which is held in committee, would expand Philadelphia’s tax credit program for businesses that contribute to qualifying community development, healthy-food, or nonprofit intermediary organizations.
Amending subsection 19-2604(6) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Credit for Contributions to Community Development Corporations, Nonprofit Organizations Engaged in Developing and Implementing Healthy Food Initiatives and Nonprofit Intermediaries," under which businesses may enter into agreements to make contributions to community development corporations and certain other organizations to receive tax credits, by expanding eligibility for recipients of such funds and the uses to which such funds may be used; and which taxes that are used for this tax credit program, and increasing the number of businesses to which the credit shall be made available; and providing the option for a commensurate grant program; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill requires the city to notify City Council members when a building or area is given a historical designation.
Amending section 14-1000 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled Historic Preservation, requiring notification to City Council Members of historical designations in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the rules for certain economic development areas in Philadelphia, allowing for extensions of benefits like tax breaks under specific conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill creates an Anti-Displacement Fund to help prevent tenants from being forced out of their homes.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to hereby authorize the creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund, to establish violations for displacement, and to authorize the Department of Planning and Development to administer the Anti-Displacement Fund; and amending Section A-505, entitled "Cease Operations Order" to add notice requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows the city to remove a portion of Bristol Street from the city map, specifically from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 226 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bristol Street from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows a staircase to be built outside a building at 5313 Haverford Ave, as long as the owner follows certain rules.
Authorizing an encroachment in the nature of a staircase in the vicinity of 5313 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19139, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.