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
December 11, 2014
Meeting date
December 10, 2014
This adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about the Department of Human Services’ Improving Outcomes for Children initiative and its Community Umbrella Agency provider system.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the Department of Human Services' Improving Outcomes for Children initiative and the Community Umbrella Agency provider system.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Public Safety and Health and Human Services committees to hold joint hearings on the Department of Human Services’ Family Service Plan policies and procedures.
Authorizing the committees on Public Safety and Health and Human Services to conduct joint hearings to evaluate DHS Family Service Plan (FSP) policies and procedures, including the relevance of the FSP in reunification or alternative permanency planning goals for children and youth under DHS authority.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
December 8, 2014
Meeting date
December 4, 2014
This communication records the mayor’s return without signature of Bill No.
December 4, 2014 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am hereby returning unsigned Bill No. 140695, which passed Council on November 20, 2014, and would amend the FY2015 Operating Budget to transfer $500,000 in Class 200 Appropriations from Prisons to the Office of Housing and Community Development. Vision and creativity are central to governing in a way that improves our City and the lives of residents and communities. Equally central is sound budgeting. Budgets require planning, forethought, and willingness to make difficult decisions. Any less, and we would fall short in our collective obligation to be wise stewards of public resources. My Administration has been, and remains, steadfastly open to partnering with Council to set priorities through the budget, and to consider the kind of program the sponsor seeks here: neighborhood clean-up services to be performed by returning citizens who need jobs and experience. To do that, w...
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution proclaiming January 13, 2015, as Korean American Day in Philadelphia.
Proclaiming January 13, 2015 as Korean American Day in the City of Philadelphia to celebrate and commemorate the proud heritage of Korean Americans and their invaluable contributions to enhancing the City's culture, economy, and the founding ideals of independence and democracy.
ADOPTED
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Adopted, this resolution congratulates Overbrook High School and the United States Postal Service for holding a dedication ceremony honoring Philadelphia-born basketball player Wilt Chamberlain.
Congratulating Overbrook High School and the United States Postal Service for holding a special dedication ceremony commemorating Wilt Chamberlain and his Limited Edition Forever stamps.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating June Spring on her retirement from Wawa Inc.
Honoring and congratulating June Spring on the occasion of her retirement from Wawa Inc.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Judge Annette M.
Honoring Judge Annette M. Rizzo for her outstanding leadership in Philadelphia's Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program and wishing her well as she retires from the bench to take on new challenges at JAMS, the largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider in the world.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring The Philadelphia Tribune for its role as a community advocate and champion of African American issues on the occasion of its 130th anniversary.
Honoring and recognizing The Philadelphia Tribune as a community advocate and vocal champion for African American issues on the occasion of its 130 year anniversary as the oldest, continuously published newspaper, owned and operated by African Americans.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending Mo'ne Davis for her achievements as a Little League Baseball pitcher and for leading the Philadelphia Taney Dragons to the Little League World Series.
Honoring, recognizing and commending Mo'ne Davis, the first female Little League Baseball player to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history, for capturing the hearts and support of Philadelphians and the nation while leading the Philadelphia Taney Dragons to the Little League World Series.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending The Prep Charter High School football team for winning its first Public League Class AA Championship.
Honoring, recognizing and commending The Prep Charter High School Football Team for its outstanding hard work and determination this season in winning its first ever Public League Class AA Championship Title.
ADOPTED
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Adopted resolution recognizing, honoring, and remembering Charles J.
Recognizing, honoring, and remembering the lives of Charles J. Borelli and Roger Courtland, writers and composers of the Philadelphia Eagles Victory Song otherwise known as "Fly Eagles Fly" which has been sung in support of the Philadelphia Eagles for over sixty years.
ADOPTED
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Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Judge Benjamin Lerner, a Senior Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, for more than 40 years of public service to the First Judicial District.
Recognizing and honoring Judge Benjamin Lerner, Senior Judge for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, for his years of service to the First Judicial District and after he was chosen to receive the Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award by the Philadelphia Bar Association on December 9, 2014.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 2149 East Albert Street in Philadelphia’s Thirty-first 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 Thirty-first 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 Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of eight City-owned properties in the Seventh and Nineteenth Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Seventh and Nineteenth Wards 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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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of four City-owned properties—5539 Florence Avenue, 1624 South Ithan Street, 5116 Pentridge Street, and 421 South 51st Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Fifty-first and Sixtieth 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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The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 6013 Baltimore Avenue to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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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