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.
Action types
Council actions
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting dates
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Meeting date
November 16, 2006
This adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about child abuse deaths in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding Child Abuse Deaths in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors Lynda Orfanelli for 37 years of service to the City of Philadelphia.
Honoring Lynda Orfanelli for thirty-seven years of dedicated service to the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Herman Wooden on his retirement from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and recognizing more than 35 years of civic and community service to Philadelphia.
Honoring the Career of Herman Wooden.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Affirming Council's objection and opposition to the proposed re-opening and re-usage of Holmesburg Prison to house over 250 prisoners due to overcrowding in the Philadelphia Prison Systems.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution celebrating the 65th anniversary of St.
Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of St. Hubert's Catholic High School for Girls.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and commending Herb Wetzel for his dedicated service as executive director and a board member of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Honoring Herb Wetzel for his dedicated service to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadephia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution honoring and congratulating Samuel L.
Honoring and Congratulating Samuel L. Evans on the Occasion of his 104th Birthday.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes John Rocco to construct, operate, and maintain underground electric and phone conduits serving a newsstand at the northwest corner of 20th and Market Streets.
Authorizing John Rocco to construct, operate and maintain underground electric and phone conduit feeds for a newsstand located at the northwest corner of 20th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer four adjacent parcels and their buildings at 1015-21 Mount Vernon Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for a nominal amount.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed for nominal consideration conveying fee simple title to four adjacent parcels, situate 1015-21 Mount Vernon Street in the City of Philadelphia, with the buildings and improvements thereon, for further conveyance at fair market value.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the President of the Fairmount Park Commission to enter into a ground lease and license agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art corporation.
Authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission to execute a ground lease and license agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art corporation ("Corporation") under which the Corporation would (1) construct a parking garage and related improvements in East Fairmount Park in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to primarily serve patrons of the Museum, (2) construct and operate a sculpture garden above the garage, (3) pay all costs to construct, operate, maintain, repair, replace and improve the garage, sculpture garden, and related improvements, (4) construct a new surface parking lot in East Fairmount Park, and (5) make other improvements for the benefit of the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have made it unlawful for owners, operators, agents, or employees to knowingly allow anyone under 18 to remain on non-school premises during specified school-day hours, generally 9 a.m.
Amending Chapter 10-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Minors," by making it unlawful to allow any minors onto any non-school premises during school hours, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure adds rules to Philadelphia’s contracts and procurement code defining Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and requiring the Finance Director to separately consider DBEs by ownership or location, as well as professional-services and public-works contracts, in the annual disparity study and participation goals.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter defining and detailing the categories of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and of City contracts that must be considered separately by the Finance Director in conducting the Annual Disparity Study and devising the Annual Participation Goals as required by Section 6-109 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, and specifying additional matters that must be included in the Finance Director's annual report required by that Section; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance," by revising the thresholds for, and terms of, eligibility for certain contracts and financial assistance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a sublease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for premises at 2815 North 17th Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City and affiliated agencies premises located at 2815 North 17th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $1.725 million transfer for Fiscal Year 2006 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the Housing Trust Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Housing Trust Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s building construction and occupancy rules by adopting the 2006 Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code and updated International Code Council standards, with Philadelphia-specific changes.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the "2006 Pennsylvania Uniformed Construction Code" through adoption of the 2006 edition of certain International Codes as published by the International Code Council, with amendments thereto, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Meeting date
November 2, 2006
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Recognizing and commending Hall Stanton Elementary School for being one of five schools nationally to be honored by the Education Trust.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Recognizing the week of November 19th - 25th as National Family Week in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.