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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June 18, 2015
This adopted resolution recognizes and commemorates National Senior Citizens Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing and commemorating August 21, 2015 as National Senior Citizens Day in 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 recognizing and commemorating August 26, 2015, as Women’s Equality Day in Philadelphia.
Recognizing and commemorating August 26, 2015 as Women's Equality Day 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 City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to investigate and hold hearings about preserving and expanding Philadelphia’s public art.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to investigate and hold hearings on the preservation and expansion of the City's public art including its voluminous collection of outdoor murals and sculptures.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted resolution honoring Glenn Bergman for 11 years of service as general manager of the Weavers Way Food Co-op and congratulating him on becoming executive director of Philabundance.
Honoring Glenn Bergman for his outstanding and memorable 11 years of service as the General Manager of the Weavers Way Food Co-op and congratulating him on his new position as Executive Director of Philabundance.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted in 2015, this resolution recognized, honored, and commemorated Juneteenth as a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.
Recognizing, honoring and commemorating Juneteenth in Philadelphia as the day when slaves were freed in the United States of America more than 150 years ago and further celebrating National Juneteenth Independence Day which is also known as Freedom Day on Friday, June 19, 2015.
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 joint Committees on Education and Law and Government to hold public hearings about low voter turnout in Philadelphia’s primary and general elections.
Authorizing the joint Committees on Education and Law and Government to conduct public hearings to examine the low voter turnout in primary and general elections 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 recognizing, honoring, and declaring July 6–12, 2015, as “Siempre Salsa Philly Week.” The resolution highlights Siempre Salsa Philly’s efforts to preserve and promote salsa music and notes cultural and educational events held during that week.
Recognizing, honoring, and declaring July 6th- 12th, 2015 as "Siempre Salsa Philly Week".
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 and honoring Hector Maisonave for his 58 years of work promoting salsa music and supporting Latino communities in Philadelphia and beyond.
Recognizing and honoring Hector Maisonave for his dedication to the Latino and Salsa communities 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 recognizes and honors Jesse Bermudez for his contributions to Philadelphia’s Latin music scene over four decades.
Recognizing and honoring the outstanding hard work and dedication of Jesse Bermudez to Philadelphia's Latin Music Scene and declaring July 8, 2015 as "Jesse Bermudez Day".
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 City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer 1941 Fernon Street, a City-owned property in the Thirty-sixth 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-sixth 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 improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution supports the City of Philadelphia Flood Risk Management Task Force, an interagency group working on a citywide strategy to reduce flood risk, inform the public, and review flood-related policies and zoning.
Showing support for the City of Philadelphia Flood Risk Management Task Force by offering engaged partnership and thoughtful consideration of forthcoming recommendations.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted by City Council, this resolution honors and celebrates the crews of the USS Dace SS 247 and USS Dace SSN 607 during their reunion weekend on September 11–13, 2015.
Honoring and celebrating the crew of the USS Dace on their reunion weekend of September 11 -13, 2015.
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 City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 2029 West Oxford Street 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 Forty-seventh 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 improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people riding bicycles to use designated bicycle lanes when available.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," Chapter 12-800 "Bicycle Regulations and Penalties," Chapter 12-913 "Prohibitions in Specified Places," and Chapter 12-2800 "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," by making it mandatory for persons riding bicycles to ride on designated bicycle lanes when available, and imposing new penalties and increasing the current penalty for vehicles blocking designated bike lanes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from City Plan No.
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 13-S and abandoning of a certain right-of-way reserved for gas main purposes which extends from Fourth Street to Fifth Street, north of Dickinson Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends the Institutional Development District Master Plan for the Holy Redeemer Lafayette retirement community at 8560 Verree Road.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the Holy Redeemer Lafayette retirement community, located at 8560 Verree Road, by allowing for an addition to the Skilled Nursing Building.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law requires the Finance Director to prepare an annual report on workforce diversity in projects and contracts that require Economic Opportunity Plans.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," to provide for the preparation and filing of an annual report by the Finance Director that analyzes the extent of workforce diversity on projects and contracts requiring Economic Opportunity Plans and identifies appropriate workforce diversity goals for future projects and contracts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed new residential construction in the RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning districts to use a minimum lot area of 800 square feet if it included an approved green roof and met existing minimum lot-width requirements.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-700, entitled "Development Standards," by revising minimum lot area requirements, and other dimensional requirements in certain residential zoning districts for new construction that includes an approved green roof, amending Chapter 14-200, entitled "Definitions," and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.