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Authorizing City Council's Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to examine the creation, maintenance and funding of public restrooms.

AI summary

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings about creating, maintaining, and funding public restrooms in Philadelphia. The hearings would examine a potential public restroom program for city residents and visitors; the resolution itself does not create restrooms or establish funding.

File details

Status
ADOPTED
Introduced
February 5, 2004
Sponsors
FJFrank J. DiCicco
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Full text

WHEREAS, Hundreds of thousands of individuals visit the City of Philadelphia each year; and,

WHEREAS, There are no public restrooms in the City for visitors and citizens to use; and,

WHEREAS, Public urination and defecation continue to be a nuisance and health threat to the City's citizens; and,

WHEREAS, Public restroom programs have been used successfully in cities such as New York, San Francisco and San Jose; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That authority be given to City Council's Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to examine the creation, maintenance and funding of public restrooms.

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File history

Sometimes city council's record keeping is not complete. This timeline reflects the information on the council's legistar website.
  1. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Adopted & referred

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

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