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Bill 130154

Authorizing Bharat Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street), to construct, use and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street) for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Mar 7, 2013Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Johnson

From the floor

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  1. Bill No. 130255-A, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code by amending sections of the /CTR, Center City Overlay District to apply special controls to an area bounded by the west I-95, Race Street, 4th Street, and New Street"; and Bill No. 120142-A, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Miscellaneous,' by requiring the implementation of an electronic op…

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 20, 2013 · Jun 20, 2013 · official transcript, this passage

  2. The Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 120614, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Sidewalk Sales,' by permitting sidewalk sales on a portion of Frankford Avenue"; and Bill No. 120901, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Ricardo Mejias to construct, own and maintain various rights-of-way encroachments at 4004 North 5th Street"; and Bill No. 1…

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 13, 2013 · Jun 13, 2013 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Mar 7, 2013Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jun 12, 2013HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Jun 12, 2013HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Jun 12, 2013REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Jun 13, 2013ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Jun 13, 2013SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Jun 13, 2013READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Jun 20, 2013READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Jul 11, 2013SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing Bharat Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street), to construct, use and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street) for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to Bharat Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street), to construct, use and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street) for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand. SECTION 2. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, Owner must first obtain or have its contractor(s) obtain all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commissions, including approval of the site plan. No such department, board, agency or commission shall be required to issue any such permit, license or approval solely because this Ordinance has been enacted, it being the express intent of this Ordinance not to supersede any other provision of law governing the issuance of such permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, before exercising any rights and privileges under this Ordinance, Owner shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department or departments, in a form satisfactory to the Law Department which shall: (a) furnish the City with a bond with corporate surety in an amount required by the Streets Commissioner and in a form satisfactory to the Law Department to insure the compliance with all the terms and conditions of this Ordinance and the aforementioned agreement; (b) protect, indemnify and save harmless the City from all suits or claims for damages which may arise directly or indirectly as a result of the conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street) for the purpose of supplying electric service and telephone service to the newsstand; (c) comply with the provisions of The Philadelphia Code thereby securing all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commissions, as may be required; (d) agree in writing that when, at the determination of the City of Philadelphia, relocation and/or removal of any underground structure in the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street), either publicly or privately owned, is necessary, Bharat Patel will be responsible for all costs and expenses related to the removal of any and all conduits constructed pursuant to this Ordinance; (e) insure that the conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street), for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand are constructed according to plans approved by the Streets Department; (f) insure that all construction contractors for the encroachments described in Section 1 carry public liability and property damage insurance, naming the City of Philadelphia as an insured party in such amounts as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the City Solicitor; (g) carry public liability and property damage insurance, co-naming the City of Philadelphia as an insured party in such amounts as shall be satisfactory to the Law Department; and (h) remove the conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street) for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand within one hundred and eighty (180) days upon service of lawful written notice from the Streets Department. SECTION 3. The City Solicitor shall include in the Agreement such other terms and conditions as shall be deemed necessary to protect the interests of the City. SECTION 4. The permission granted to Bharat Patel to construct, use and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets (1400-08 Chestnut Street) for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand described in Section 1 shall expire without any further action by the City of Philadelphia if Bharat Patel has not entered into an Agreement and satisfied all requirements of the Agreement that are listed in Section 2 and 3 of this Ordinance within one (1) year after this Ordinance becomes law. SECTION 5. 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 sixty (60) days after the date this Ordinance becomes law. ..End