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.
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Meeting date
February 5, 2009
The enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within the area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Grant Avenue, Blue Grass Road, and the railroad right-of-way.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Grant Avenue, Blue Grass Road and Railroad Right of Way.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $34,200 transfer within the Fiscal Year 2009 Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 within the Aviation Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes a $10 million transfer within the Fiscal Year 2009 Water Fund: $4 million from Water Department personal services and $6 million from its purchase-of-services budget would go to debt service for the Department of Revenue’s Sinking Fund Commission.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Finance Director to transfer $11,974,122 within the Fiscal Year 2009 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 within the Grants Revenue Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $25,179,435 within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2009 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created a Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance prohibiting food vendors, large meal providers, certain businesses, and city departments, facilities, contractors, and lessees from using disposable food service ware made with polystyrene foam when an affordable comparable compostable or recyclable option was available.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware by food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
January 29, 2009
The adopted resolution recognizes and thanks Dr.
Recognizing and thanking Dr. James P. Gallagher on the occasion of the completion of seven years of dedicated and excellent service on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to the Philadelphia School District and the people of the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted City Council resolution honoring, commending, and thanking the Mutter Museum on its 150th anniversary.
Honoring and commending and thanking the Mutter Museum on the occasion of its 150th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and buildings, without payment, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty-seventh, Forty-third and Forty-seventh 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 recognizing the Walnut Street Theatre on its 200th anniversary.
Honoring and recognizing the Walnut Street Theatre on the occasion of its 200th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the African American Children’s Book Project and its founder, Vanesse J.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the Annual African American Children's Book Fair.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Commerce and Economic Development Committee and Special Committee on Gender Parity to hold joint public hearings on workplace initiatives that could help working parents balance work and family responsibilities.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and Special Committee on Gender Parity to hold joint public hearings to explore initiatives that can be developed in the workplace that foster balance in the lives of working parents and to make develop and submit recommendations to the City and other local private and public sector employers.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to the Commission on Parks and Recreation.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings for applicants seeking nomination to serve on the Commission on Parks and Recreation, and further authorizing the Committee to recommend for Council's consideration nominations to be forwarded to the Mayor.
Introduced·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 257 North Wanamaker 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 Fourth 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 adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 220–250 West Lippincott 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 Nineteenth 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.
The adopted resolution honors the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on its 100th anniversary.
Honoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on their Centennial Anniversary and Declaring February 12, 2009 "NAACP Day" in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution expresses Philadelphia City Council’s support for the proposed federal National Health Insurance Act (H.R.
Authorizing City Council in support of the National Health Insurance Act, as proposed by H.R. 676, and the state Family and Business Health Security Act, as proposed by H.B. 1660 and S.B. 300.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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