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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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May 25, 2006
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the 108th U.S.
Beseeching the 108th United States Congress and the Senatorial and Congressional Representatives of the City of Philadelphia to support H. Con. RES. 407 introduced by Congressman Fitzpatrick and Congresswoman Schwartz condemning the decision of St. Denis, France to name a street in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds to acquire 1917 Harlan Street.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use NTI bond proceeds for the acquisition of 1917 Harlan street, under certain terms and conditions.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds to acquire 1917 Harlan Street.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use NTI bond proceeds for the acquisition of 1917 Harlan street, under certain terms and conditions.
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The lapsed resolution proposed amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to change how the Fairmount Park Commission is formed and how its members are appointed.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the appointment of the members of the Fairmount Park Commission, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to develop an independent strategic plan evaluating Philadelphia’s criminal justice procedures, policing, courts, incarceration, re-entry, crime prevention, and public safety programs.
Authorizing the Committee of the Whole to initiate the development of an operational and management strategic plan for the criminal justice system in Philadelphia for the purpose of evaluating criminal justice procedures, crime fighting strategies and public safety programs; further authorizing the Committee to develop a report and recommendations on the best practices for crime prevention, policing, adjudication, incarceration, re-entry and public safety programs; further authorizing the acceptance of private funds and authorizing the expenditure of up to $100,000 in public funds to develop such professional, independent strategic plan conducted under the jurisdiction of the Committee of the Whole; further authorizing the Committee to hold public hearings for the purpose of informing citizens of the preliminary and final recommendations of the strategic plan; and, further authorizing the Committee in furtherance of such evaluation to issue subpoenas as may be necessary to compel the ...
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 13th Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 13th Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer certain City-owned vacant lots and properties with buildings in Philadelphia’s Forty-second Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Forty-second Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer certain City-owned vacant lots and properties with buildings in Philadelphia’s Forty-second Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Forty-second Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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The adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1069, the Innocence Commission Act.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1069 called the Innocence Commission Act which will establish the Innocence Commission of Pennsylvania which will study, develop and establish laws and public policy to prevent wrongful convictions of innocent citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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The adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1069, the Innocence Commission Act.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1069 called the Innocence Commission Act which will establish the Innocence Commission of Pennsylvania which will study, develop and establish laws and public policy to prevent wrongful convictions of innocent citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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This adopted resolution authorized the Council Committee of the Whole to hold hearings about the malfunction of hundreds of voting machines during Philadelphia’s May 16, 2006 primary election.
Authorizing the Council Committee of the Whole to hold hearings on the malfunction of hundreds of voting machines during the primary election of May 16, 2006 and to seek recommendations on how to prevent such an occurrence from happening again and to determine impact of the occurrence on the outcomes of the election.
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This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about the Quality Jobs for Quality Homecare Campaign.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the Quality Jobs for Quality Homecare Campaign and further authorizing the Committee to seek advice and recommendations on how to increase the quality of home caregivers within the City of Philadelphia.
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This adopted resolution celebrates the life and honors the memory of Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist.
Celebrating the life and honoring the memory of Katherine Dunham.
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This adopted resolution celebrates the life and honors the memory of Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist.
Celebrating the life and honoring the memory of Katherine Dunham.
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This adopted resolution honors the life and public service of Judge Edward R.
Honoring the life of Judge Edward R. Becker.
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This adopted resolution honors the life and public service of Judge Edward R.
Honoring the life of Judge Edward R. Becker.
ADOPTED BY STANDING VOTE
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business rules to prohibit people and retail businesses from selling items such as blunts, cigarillos, rolling papers, and other products considered drug paraphernalia under specified conditions.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," to add new provisions to prohibit the sale, from certain retail establishments, of "blunts," "loosies," cigarette papers, cigars, and other items that may be otherwise legal but that are commonly used as drug paraphernalia, under certain terms and conditions.
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