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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Meeting date
February 1, 2024
Meeting date
December 13, 2018
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—1606 South Twentieth Street, 1412 South Twenty-second Street, and 1546 South Thirtieth Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, 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 Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure changed Philadelphia’s real estate non-utilization tax for vacant lots and abandoned properties.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Chapter 19-2500 entitled "Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax" by changing the definition of vacant and abandoned property for the purpose of taxation under this section, changing the rate of assessment of the tax and modifying the means of collection, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls for the City Controller to prepare an annual report on small-business lending in Philadelphia, including the number and dollar value of loans and how lending varies across neighborhoods of different income levels.
Calling for an annual review of small business lending in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of four City-owned properties—5429-55 Chestnut Street, 456 North Dearborn Street, 30 South Millick Street, and 1201 South Fifty-third Street—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, 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 Third, Forty-fourth, Fifty-first and Sixtieth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending Lisa Cromwell for protecting a six-year-old girl from being lured into a car in Mantua in 1999.
Honoring Lisa Cromwell.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Rosaline Morgan as the 1999 Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
Honoring Rosaline Morgan, the 1999 Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings on how City officials were addressing the effects of hepatitis C on Philadelphia firefighters exposed to the virus during their employment.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings to monitor the actions of City officials in addressing the effects of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus on Philadelphia Firefighters who have been exposed to the virus during the course of their employment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance allows licensed sidewalk cafés on Chestnut Street and Walnut Street between Broad Street and 18th Street without requiring a zoning certificate under the Center City commercial-area rules.
Amending Section 14-1607 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Controls for the Center City Commercial Area" by providing that nothing in that section shall prohibit the maintenance of, licensed sidewalk cafés along certain portions of Chestnut street and Walnut street and amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sidewalk Cafes", by requiring the main restaurant use more than twenty five percent (25%) of its interior gross floor area for seating and that all food served be on non-disposable containers.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s realty transfer tax by gradually lowering the tax rate from 3% to 1% for qualifying real estate transactions beginning July 1, 2000.
Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Tax," by decreasing the rate of the tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited adults from bringing children under age six to movie theaters after 7:00 p.m., unless the movie was rated G for general audiences.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," to prohibit the attendance of children under the age of six years old at certain movies shown at movie theatre establishments after 7:00 P.M., under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill adopts a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2001 through 2006.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2001-2006 inclusive.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
December 6, 2018
This adopted resolution recognizes and congratulates Philadelphia-based jazz vocalist Laurin Talese for winning the 2018 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
Recognizing and Congratulating Laurin Talese for Winning the Illustrious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted City Council resolution recognizing and honoring Harvey Holiday upon his retirement.
Recognizing and honoring Harvey Holiday on the occasion of his retirement after extraordinary service as a Broadcaster of nearly 30 years with WOGL and a half-century in the broadcasting business to the people of Philadelphia and beyond.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee on Global Opportunities and Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings on how hemp could support Philadelphia’s economic development.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings on how hemp can spur economic development 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 also names Sixth Street between Race Street and Lombard Street “Avenue to Freedom.” It honors the area’s connections to African American history, including people and sites associated with the struggle for freedom, and directs that an engrossed copy be presented to the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides.
Also naming Sixth Street, between Race Street and Lombard Street, as "Avenue to Freedom".
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution also names Market Street between Front Street and Eighth Street “Avenue of Our Founders.” It recognizes the street’s historical connections to William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, and Philadelphia’s commercial history.
Also naming Market Street, between Front Street and Eighth Street, as "Avenue of Our Founders".
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of 1740 S.
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 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.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.