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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Meeting date
March 16, 2017
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 4104 N.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the United States Congress to reject H.R.
Urging the United States Congress to reject H.R.785, also known as the National Right-to-Work Act, due to the legislation's negative impact on the ability of unions to bargain on behalf of working-class families.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 2533 North 23rd Street, a City-owned property in the Sixteenth Ward, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Sixteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 5804 Hazel Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvement thereon, situate in the Third Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
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Meeting date
March 13, 2017
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about the Philadelphia Police Department’s implementation of body-worn cameras.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining the ongoing implementation of body-worn cameras by the Philadelphia Police Department, to determine whether the Department's policy for body-worn cameras promotes transparent and accountable policing practices, and whether the program is fair and equitable to both police officers and the residents of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property and Director of Commerce to acquire the approximately 136-acre Airport Business Center in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, including its buildings and other improvements.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to acquire an approximately 136 acre property known as the Airport Business Center located in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, together with all improvements thereon, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire ownership or other interests in specified parcels along the Delaware River and the Kensington & Tacony Trail.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the Kensington & Tacony Trail, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The lapsed resolution would have authorized the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings.
Authorizing the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings to examine the benefits of having a more robust homeless prevention program in Philadelphia.
RECESSED
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The enacted ordinance amends zoning rules in the Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District.
Amending Section 14-507 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/CDO Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District," by amending provisions under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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Meeting date
March 10, 2017
Meeting date
March 9, 2017
This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would have allowed the Law Department to standardize the appearance, numbering, and formatting of The Philadelphia Code without another Code amendment, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 1-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Definitions, Construction, Penalties and Enforcement," to authorize the Law Department to standardize the appearance, numbering and formatting of The Philadelphia Code without the need for further Code amendment, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 160687-AAA, which was passed by Council on February 23, 2017, was signed by the Mayor on March 7, 2017.
READ
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The failed resolution would have recognized and commended Patrick Blessington for his service as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
Recognizing and Commending Patrick Blessington for his distinguished service to the City of Philadelphia as a Prosecutor in the Office of the District Attorney.
FAILED
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This adopted resolution urges the United States Congress to preserve the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion.
Urging the United States Congress to preserve the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion as cutting back or repealing them would have disastrous effects on the health of Philadelphians and negatively impact the economy of entire Philadelphia region.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring March 6–10, 2017, National School Breakfast Week in Philadelphia.
Declaring March 6-10, 2017, National School Breakfast Week in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing the Deborah Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star for its contributions to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
Honoring and recognizing the Deborah Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star for its contributions to the City of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and congratulating the Chapter for its 100th Anniversary.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring The Agnes Irwin School, its Center for the Advancement of Girls, and the Franklin Institute for the third annual STEM conference, held March 16–17, 2017.
Honoring The Agnes Irwin School and its Center for the Advancement of Girls (CAG) in partnership with the Franklin Institute on the Occasion of the 3rd Annual STEM Conference, Sharing Solutions 2017: Advancing Girls in STEM.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution approving a redevelopment contract for properties on Cantrell Street, Winton Street, and South Fifth Street in the Whitman Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Whitman Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 427 Cantrell street, 429 Cantrell street, 431 Cantrell street, 433 Cantrell street, 435 Cantrell street, 437-439 Cantrell street, 441 Cantrell street, 443 Cantrell street, 445 Cantrell street, 447 Cantrell street, 449 Cantrell street, 451-455 Cantrell street, 438 Cantrell street, 440 Cantrell street, 442 Cantrell street, 444 Cantrell street, 446-448 Cantrell street, 502-504 Cantrell street, 506 Cantrell street, 508 Cantrell street, 510-512 Cantrell street, 514 Cantrell street, 516 Cantrell street, 518 Cantrell street, 520 Cantrell street, 522 Cantrell street, 523-529 Cantrell street, 531 Cantrell street, 519 Winton street, 521 Winton street and 2116 South Fifth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Cantrell Place...
ADOPTED
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