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Bill 180996

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 118 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a widened portion of Warnock Street, on the easterly side thereof between Berks Street and Norris Street, and relocating the easterly houseline of said Warnock Street so as to align with the easterly houseline of the unaffected portions of Warnock Street as extending from Berks Street to said Norris Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Nov 15, 2018Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncilmember Greenlee

How members voted

  1. Vote on Feb 21, 2019 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (17)

    Council President ClarkeCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember GymCouncilmember OhCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Taubenberger

From the floor

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  1. Bill No. 180996, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion Stated Meeting February 21, 2019 No. 118 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a widened portion of Warnock Street, on the easterly side thereof between Berks Street and Norris Street, and relocating the easterly houseline of said Warnock Street so as to align with the easterly houseline of the unaffected portions…

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, February 21, 2019 · Feb 21, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

  2. The Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 180996, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 118 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a widened portion of Warnock Street, on the easterly side thereof between Berks Street and Norris Street"; and Bill No. 181010, entitled "An Stated Meeting February 14, 2019 of lines and grades on…

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, February 14, 2019 · Feb 14, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Nov 15, 2018Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Feb 13, 2019HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Feb 13, 2019HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Feb 13, 2019REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Feb 14, 2019SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Feb 14, 2019ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Feb 14, 2019ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Feb 21, 2019READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Mar 6, 2019SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 118 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a widened portion of Warnock Street, on the easterly side thereof between Berks Street and Norris Street, and relocating the easterly houseline of said Warnock Street so as to align with the easterly houseline of the unaffected portions of Warnock Street as extending from Berks Street to said Norris Street, 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. 118 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a widened portion of Warnock Street, on the easterly side thereof, from a point approximately one-hundred forty-six feet north of Berks Street to a point approximately two-hundred eight feet further northwardly therefrom, and relocating the easterly houseline of said Warnock Street so as to align with the easterly houseline of the unaffected portions of Warnock Street as extending from Berks Street to Norris Street. 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(s) 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 locate any owner or owners of property affected and has been unable to do so, 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 release 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 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