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Bill 171082

Authorizing Mr. Ameen Tyler, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets, to construct, use, and maintain conduits in, under, and across the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service to said newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Dec 7, 2017Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Blackwell

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  1. …s and Printed Material,' relating to the regulation of newspaper boxes on the public sidewalk"; and Bill No. 171082, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Mr. Ameen Tyler, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets, to construct, use, and maintain conduits in, under, and across the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets"; and Bill No. 171083, entitled "An ordinanc…

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, February 15, 2018 · Feb 15, 2018 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Dec 7, 2017
    Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Blackwell that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Streets and Services. The motion carried unanimously.

  2. Feb 14, 2018
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Feb 14, 2018
    HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Feb 14, 2018
    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Feb 15, 2018
    ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Feb 15, 2018
    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Squilla that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

  7. Feb 15, 2018
    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Feb 22, 2018
    READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

  9. Mar 6, 2018
    SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing Mr. Ameen Tyler, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets, to construct, use, and maintain conduits in, under, and across the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service to said newsstand, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to Mr. Ameen Tyler, owner and operator of the newsstand located at the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets, to construct, use, and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service to said 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 52nd and Spruce Streets for the purpose of supplying electric 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 at the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets either publicly or privately owned, is necessary, Mr. Ameen Tyler 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 52nd and Spruce Streets, for the purpose of supplying electrical 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 52nd and Spruce Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical 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 Mr. Ameen Tyler to construct, use, and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of 52nd and Spruce Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service to said newsstand described in Section 1 shall expire without any further action by the City of Philadelphia if Mr. Ameen Tyler 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