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
April 7, 2022
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating Dawn Staley, a North Philadelphia native, for coaching the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team to the 2022 NCAA championship.
Honoring and congratulating Dawn Staley for coaching the 2022 Women's NCAA Championship basketball team, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on Mayor James Kenney, Governor Tom Wolf, and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to seek state and federal emergency declarations and relief resources for the humanitarian emergency in Kensington.
Calling on Mayor James Kenney, Governor Tom Wolf, and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to use all powers of their offices to declare a state of emergency and seek available emergency relief resources from the state and federal governments through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the humanitarian emergency in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, including but not limited to resources that will provide hazard mitigation, access to health-related treatments, neighborhood cleanup and remediation, wraparound social services for neighborhood residents and persons experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, and all other necessary assistance to maintain a safe and healthy environment for Philadelphians living or working in this area.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes April 2022 as Autism Acceptance & Awareness Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April 2022 as Autism Acceptance & Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia, and commending the creators of the Autism 365 Collection at the Wynnefield Library.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution celebrating Quiara Alegría Hudes’s memoir, My Broken Language, as the selection for the Free Library of Philadelphia’s 2022 “One Book, One Philadelphia” program.
Celebrating the Selection of My Broken Language: A Memoir, written by Philadelphia-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Quiara Alegría Hudes, for the 2022 “One Book, One Philadelphia” Program.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 22, 2022, as Earth Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing April 22, 2022 as Earth Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Philadelphia natives Questlove and Jazmine Sullivan, along with the Philadelphia Orchestra, for their 2022 award-season achievements.
Honoring and congratulating Philadelphia natives, Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, and the Philadelphia Orchestra for a stellar 2022 award season, collectively winning an Oscar and four Grammys for outstanding contributions to music and film.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Rick Bloomingdale upon his retirement as president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
Recognizing Rick Bloomingdale upon his retirement as President from the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of 2100 N.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 2100 N. 6th Street and 2104-06 N. 6th Street in the Fifth Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to designate additional Market-Frankford Line stations as Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) transit stations.
Amending Section 14-513 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District," to designate additional Transit-Oriented Development Transit Stations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for disposing of surplus public properties without a competitive process, especially in the 3rd and 4th Council Districts.
Amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Surplus Properties," by adding criteria for evaluating non-competitive dispositions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes one bicycle lane in each direction on Woodland Avenue between The Woodlands driveway and the VA Medical Center driveway.
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designation of Bicycle Lanes," to authorize a bicycle lane on Woodland Avenue from The Woodlands driveway to the VA Medical Center Driveway; and making associated changes to parking regulations within the same limits; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The withdrawn resolution would have recognized and honored Judge Doris Smith-Ribner for her years of service to Pennsylvania and for being the first Black woman elected to a statewide judicial seat in the Commonwealth.
Recognizing and honoring Judge Doris Smith-Ribner for her years of service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the first Black woman elected to a statewide judicial seat on the occasion of Women's History Month.
WITHDRAWN
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Meeting date
April 6, 2022
This resolution would approve the Mayor’s revised Five Year Financial Plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2023 through 2027, including changes for fiscal year 2022, before submission to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2023 through 2027, and incorporating Revised changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2022, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution would approve the Mayor’s revised Five Year Financial Plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2023 through 2027, including changes for fiscal year 2022, before submission to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2023 through 2027, and incorporating Revised changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2022, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill creates a Philadelphia County Demolition Fund to pay for demolishing blighted properties in Philadelphia to support economic development.
Amending Section 19-1403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Imposition of Tax," by creating a Philadelphia County Demolition Fund to increase and encourage economic development by demolishing blighted properties within the City, imposing a related fee for recorded documents and related items; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill creates a Philadelphia County Demolition Fund to pay for demolishing blighted properties in Philadelphia to support economic development.
Amending Section 19-1403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Imposition of Tax," by creating a Philadelphia County Demolition Fund to increase and encourage economic development by demolishing blighted properties within the City, imposing a related fee for recorded documents and related items; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure increases Philadelphia recording fees for deeds from $214 to $217, mortgages from $184 to $187, and mortgage satisfaction pieces, releases, assignments, and other listed documents from $182 or $91 to $185 or $94, respectively.
Amending Section 10-1001 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fees of Commissioner of Records," to increase certain fees for the recording of deeds and mortgages and related documents, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure increases Philadelphia recording fees for deeds from $214 to $217, mortgages from $184 to $187, and mortgage satisfaction pieces, releases, assignments, and other listed documents from $182 or $91 to $185 or $94, respectively.
Amending Section 10-1001 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fees of Commissioner of Records," to increase certain fees for the recording of deeds and mortgages and related documents, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.