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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Other actions actions from the January 7, 2026 meeting.
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Showing 19-29 of 29 actions from January 7, 2026
This bill allows a business near 400 E Girard Ave to have a sidewalk cafe, which is an outdoor seating area, under certain rules.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 400 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This bill allows a streetery, an outdoor dining area, to be set up in the public right-of-way next to a business at 3467 Richmond Street in Philadelphia.
Authorizing a Streetery in the Right-of-Way adjacent to 3467 Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This bill allows a business at 3467 Richmond St to have a sidewalk cafe, which means they can use some of the sidewalk for outdoor seating.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 3467 Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The city has renamed the Wynnefield Branch Library to the Reverend Louise Williams Bishop Library in honor of former Pennsylvania State Representative Louise Williams Bishop.
Formally renaming the Wynnefield Branch Library, located at 5325 Overbrook Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, as the "Reverend Louise Williams Bishop Library" to honor the dedication and service of former Pennsylvania State Representative Louise Williams Bishop.
SIGNED
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This bill allows for certain structures or objects to extend beyond property lines near 113-17 Washington Ave in Philadelphia, as long as they meet specific conditions.
Authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 113-17 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This bill changes city rules to allow pharmacies to stay open longer than other businesses, as long as they meet certain conditions.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code (entitled "Services and Other Businesses") to add a new exemption from certain business hour restrictions for pharmacies, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The City of Philadelphia is allowed to buy or acquire land along the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek for public recreational use.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser interest in real estate, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation, or otherwise, in certain parcels of land along the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek together with all improvements thereon and all associated easements and appurtenances, for public recreational purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This bill allows the owner of 3423 Kensington Avenue to install and maintain an encroachment, which is a structure that extends beyond their property line, under certain conditions.
Authorizing 3419 KENSINGTON PARTNERS or a subsequent owner to install, own, and maintain an encroachment at 3423 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The City of Philadelphia has renamed Wissinoming Park, located at 5801 Frankford Ave, to 'Margaret Tartaglione Park'.
Renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as Wissinoming Park, located at 5801 Frankford Ave, as "Margaret Tartaglione Park" in the City of Philadelphia.
SIGNED
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This bill allows the owner of a property at 1338-44 Rising Sun Avenue to install and maintain a fence that extends onto public space, under certain conditions.
Authorizing HOWARD FOREMAN, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain a proposed fence encroachment at 1338-44 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This bill allows victims of deed fraud to get a refund of the realty transfer taxes they paid.
Amending Chapter 19-1700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes, and Collections," to allow for refunds of the realty transfer taxes to victims of deed fraud, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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