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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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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October 5, 2017
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September 28, 2017
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution congratulating and honoring the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Philadelphia Flower Show for receiving the Grand Pinnacle Gold Award for best overall event in the world from the International Festival and Events Association.
Congratulating and honoring the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Philadelphia Flower Show on winning the Grand Pinnacle Gold award for best overall event In The World from the International Festival and Events Association.
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 recognizing the 70th anniversary of Temple University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Red Diamond Battalion.
Recognizing the 70th Anniversary of Temple University's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Red Diamond Battalion and honoring its tradition of excellence in providing quality Officers to the United States Army from the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to hold hearings about squatting in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to hold hearings to discuss the impact of squatting in Philadelphia, the victims of squatting and additional measures and best practices to prevent squatting.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors and congratulates the honorees of the 2017 Stellar StartUps competition.
Honoring and congratulating the honorees of the 2017 Stellar StartUps competition.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Labor & Civil Service to hold hearings about Pennsylvania’s legalization of medical marijuana.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Labor & Civil Service to hold hearings regarding the State's recent legalization of medical marijuana and to address questions related to medical marijuana's potential impact on employers and employees in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about the diversity of boards and leadership at foundations and nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings regarding board and leadership diversity among foundations and nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution urges the president and Congress to act quickly to provide federal disaster relief to the more than 3.4 million U.S.
Urging President Donald Trump, the United States Congress, and its leadership at the House and Senate to act quickly in their federal relief efforts to assist the over 3.4 million United States citizens who live in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution naming Chelwynde Avenue between Bialy Street and South 74th Street “Akyra Murray Way.” The honorary name recognizes Akyra Murray, a Philadelphia native whose life was cut short in the 2016 Pulse Night Club shooting in Orlando, Florida.
Also naming Chelwynde Avenue, between Bialy Street and South 74th Street, "Akyra Murray Way", to honor and celebrate Akyra's life, which was tragically cut short in the shooting at Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council approved the sale of an approximately two-acre property near 76th Street and Holstein Avenue in the Eastwick Urban Renewal Area’s Stage “A” Industrial section.
Approving the action of the Boards of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to sell a property in the vicinity of 76th street and Holstein avenue in the Eastwick Urban Renewal Area - Stage "A" Industrial, containing approximately two acres, to Pio Construction & Roma Concrete, or its assignee or nominee.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall on the 50th anniversary of his swearing-in as the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Honoring the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall on the 50th Anniversary of his swearing-in to the United States Supreme Court.
Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing City Year Greater Philadelphia for 20 years of service to Philadelphia.
Honoring and recognizing City Year Greater Philadelphia for its 20 years of service to the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring October 1 through October 8 as the second annual Philadelphia Legacy Week.
Hereby declaring the week of October 1st through October 8th as the second annual "Philadelphia Legacy Week," which will be set aside to commemorate major contributions by Philadelphia individuals and institutions.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes October 2017 as Manufacturing Month in Philadelphia.
Recognizing October 2017 as Manufacturing Month in The City of Philadelphia.
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 calling on the United States Congress to oppose blocking grants, reducing funding, or changing SNAP in ways that would negatively affect recipients.
Calling on the United States Congress to fight hunger in Philadelphia by opposing any efforts to block grants, reduce funding, or structurally change the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in any way that would negatively impact its recipients, and oppose efforts to cut other federally funded nutrition programs.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution urges the President of the United States to affirm the “Clean Water Rule,” which identifies rivers, streams, wetlands, and other waters covered by federal Clean Water Act protections.
Urging the President of the United States to Affirm the "Clean Water Rule".
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have added a Philadelphia Code section defining and prohibiting the occupation of another person’s real property without legal right, rent, or the owner’s permission.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," Chapter 10-800, "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-840, "Squatters," establishing and clarifying procedures to remove squatters from real property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-any-time restriction on the south side of Maplewood Avenue between Greene Street and Wayne Avenue.
Revising parking restrictions on Maplewood Avenue, between Greene Street and Wayne Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.