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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Council actions
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting dates
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Meeting date
December 7, 2017
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Office of Human Resources, or another office designated by the Mayor, to create rules prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, objects, or characterizations in City-owned or City-occupied facilities.
Amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Maintenance and Supervision," by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to promulgate regulations prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, and objects in City-owned or City-occupied facilities; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property to acquire, through a donation from PECO Energy Company, a trestle over Germantown Avenue near Cresheim Valley Drive.
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property to acquire a trestle over Germantown Avenue just below Cresheim Valley Drive and to enter into an agreement to license from PECO Energy Company a certain strip of land running parallel to a portion of Cresheim Creek, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Historic Preservation Code to create a temporary demolition moratorium for designated properties along Ridge Avenue between Wissahickon Creek and Northwestern Avenue.
Amending Chapter 14-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, (entitled "Historic Preservation") to establish a temporary demolition moratorium with respect to properties in the area of Ridge Avenue between Wissahickon Creek and Northwestern Avenue; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia Code Section 9-705, which regulated public baths where people were attended to while bathing and were wholly or partly nude.
Amending Chapter 9-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Amusement Businesses," by repealing Section 9-705 (relating to public baths), all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals a Philadelphia Code provision that prohibited anyone from operating, using, or maintaining a shoe fluoroscope, a device that uses radiation.
Amending Chapter 6-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous Standards and Requirements," by repealing Section 6-401(2)(b) (relating to radiation), all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia’s rules for selling telephone-activated pagers, including restrictions on sales to minors, identification requirements, purchase logs, and related penalties.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Services and Other Businesses," by repealing Section 9-621 (relating to the sale of telephone activated pagers), all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia Code Section 10-712, which prohibited throwing, dropping, or depositing litter, handbills, or other objects from an aircraft so they fall within the city.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by repealing Section 10-712 (relating to dropping litter from an aircraft), all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance repeals Chapter 9-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, which was entitled “Use of Electronic Scanners for Customer Checkout.” The repeal took effect immediately and concerns businesses using electronic scanners for customer checkout.
Repealing Chapter 9-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Electronic Scanners for Customer Checkout," all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance repeals Philadelphia Code Section 6-207, which addressed premarital examinations and physician reporting of syphilis test results for people applying for a marriage license.
Amending Chapter 6-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Preventive Medicine," by repealing Section 6-207 (relating to premarital examinations), all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance repeals Section 6-305 of the Philadelphia Code, which contained specific rules for milk, milk products, and milk derivatives, including licensing and handling requirements.
Amending Chapter 6-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food," by repealing Section 6-305 (relating to milk, milk products and milk derivatives); and making conforming amendments to other provisions of Chapter 6-300, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia City Council’s rules for fiscal impact statements.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by changing the rules for requesting the preparation of Fiscal Impact Statements and final adoption of bills; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
November 30, 2017
The adopted resolution asks the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and the Governor of Pennsylvania to restore control of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and its revenues to the City.
Requesting the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and the Governor of Pennsylvania to Act to Restore Control Over the Philadelphia Parking Authority and its Revenues to the City of Philadelphia
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution appointing Charles L.
Appointing Charles L. Richardson to the Board of Directors for the Germantown Special Services District.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution appoints Angela Bowie to the Board of Directors of the Germantown Special Services District.
Appointing Angela Bowie to the Board of Directors for the Germantown Special Services District.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Julia Reynolds Masterman School for its Mock Election Project.
Recognizing Julia Reynolds Masterman School for their Mock Election Project that encouraged young people to find and use their civic voices in making a positive difference in their communities.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution declaring December 1 as World AIDS Day in Philadelphia.
Declaring December 1st World AIDS Day in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 2732 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 Nineteenth 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.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution supports enactment of Pennsylvania Senate Bill 501, which would tighten gun restrictions for people subject to domestic-violence protective orders.
Supporting enactment of PA Senate Bill 501, a bipartisan effort to enhance protections for domestic violence victims by tightening restrictions on gun possession for persons subject to protective orders.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.