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Bill 220946

Authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 25-S and 32-S and abandonment of a certain right-of-way reserved for sewer and drainage purposes, located along the former Jackson Street, west of Vare Avenue, and extending westwardly therefrom to 34th Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Dec 1, 2022Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Johnson

How members voted

  1. Vote on Mar 30, 2023 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (14)

    Councilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember BassCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember Phillips

From the floor

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  1. “Bill No. 220906, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of 67th Street between Callowhill Street and Girard Avenue"; and Bill No. 220939, entitled "An STATED MEETING 77 3/30/2023 no truck parking regulation on both sides of 63rd Street between Malvern Avenue and Wynnewood Road"; and Bill No. 220943, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the paving of 34th Street from Maiden Lane…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 30, 2023 · Mar 30, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of STATED MEETING 34 3/23/2023 Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 220906, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of 67th Street between Callowhill Street and Girard Avenue"; and Bill No. 220939, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Dec 1, 2022Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Feb 24, 2023HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Feb 24, 2023Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Mar 17, 2023HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Mar 17, 2023HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  6. Mar 17, 2023REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  7. Mar 23, 2023SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Mar 23, 2023READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Mar 23, 2023ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Mar 30, 2023READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  11. Apr 12, 2023SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 25-S and 32-S and abandonment of a certain right-of-way reserved for sewer and drainage purposes, located along the former Jackson Street, west of Vare Avenue, and extending westwardly therefrom to 34th 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 strike from City Plan Nos. 25-S and 32-S and abandon a certain right-of-way reserved for sewer and drainage purposes located along the former Jackson Street, west of Vare Avenue, and extending westwardly therefrom to 34th Street. SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within ten (10) 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 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 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 party in interest shall file a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in an amount satisfactory to the Water Department, to cover the cost of any work which may be necessary in the judgment of the Water Department by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein; and 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