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 April 24, 2025 meeting.
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Showing 55-72 of 122 actions from April 24, 2025
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas of land bounded by Fox Chase Road, Castor Avenue, Hoffnagle Street, and Alma Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Fox Chase Road, Castor Avenue, Hoffnagle Street, and Alma Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill would create rules for Philadelphia’s Transit Access Fund.
Adding Chapter 21-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Transit Access Fund," to establish the purposes for which appropriations to the Transit Access Fund may be used, and to establish public reporting requirements related to the Fund.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill would put a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before qualified Philadelphia voters at a special election scheduled for November 4, 2025.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for a mandatory annual appropriation for the Transit Access Fund, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to expand the Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District in the area around 49th Street and Woodland Avenue.
Amending Section 14-533 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "/MIN, Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District," to expand applicable areas of the overlay in the vicinity of 49th Street and Woodland Avenue
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for land within the area bounded by Powelton Avenue, Preston Street, Filbert Street, and 41st Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Powelton Avenue, Preston Street, Filbert Street, and 41st Street, and to amend Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code by adding Section 14-544 entitled /CSI, CSI Forensic Laboratory Overlay District, and making other related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.