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Bill 080281

Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 190 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the northeasterly two feet wide portion of Stout Road from City Avenue to a point approximately five-hundred sixty-three feet southeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Mar 13, 2008Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Jones

From the floor

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  1. “Thank you. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 080281.”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, April 17, 2008 · Apr 17, 2008 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Thank you. Councilman Jones, I understand that Bill No. 080281 is to be held?”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, April 10, 2008 · Apr 10, 2008 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 080204, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement systems at the intersection of 58th Street and Walnut Street"; and Bill No. 080207, entitled "An ordinance granting permission to ABEER, ow…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, April 3, 2008 · Apr 3, 2008 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “And Bill No. 080281, an ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 190 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the northeasterly two-feet-wide portion of Stout Road.”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, April 3, 2008 · Apr 3, 2008 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Mar 13, 2008Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Mar 13, 2008Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Mar 27, 2008HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Mar 27, 2008HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Mar 27, 2008REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  6. Apr 3, 2008ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Apr 3, 2008SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Apr 17, 2008READ · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Apr 17, 2008PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Apr 28, 2008SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 190 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the northeasterly two feet wide portion of Stout Road from City Avenue to a point approximately five-hundred sixty-three feet southeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-403 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is hereby authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 190 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the northeasterly two feet wide portion of Stout Road from City Avenue to a point approximately five-hundred sixty-three feet southeastwardly therefrom, thereby reducing the width of said Stout Road from seventy feet to sixty-eight feet. SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within two (2) years from the date this Ordinance becomes law: (a) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner or owners of property affected thereby, to release the City from all damages or claims for damages which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein; in lieu thereof, only after the party in interest has demonstrated best efforts to obtain such agreements and such efforts are unsuccessful, the party in interest shall file an agreement and a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to indemnify the City as aforesaid. (b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to release, indemnify, and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages that may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein. (c) The party requesting changes to the City Plan hereunder shall pay into the City Treasury as reimbursement to the City the appraised value of the two feet wide portion of the bed of Stout Road being stricken from the City Plan under authority of this Ordinance. (d) The payment by the party in interest of the cost of advertising the public hearing by the Board of Surveyors on the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall not become effective unless the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), toward costs thereof, is paid into the City Treasury within one hundred and twenty (120) days after this Ordinance becomes law. ..End