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Bill 230575

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Sep 14, 2023Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Jones

How members voted

  1. Vote on Nov 2, 2023 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (15)

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

From the floor

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  1. “I'm speaking on the behalf of Bill 230575. That is the bill that Councilmember Curtis Jones is submitting, lines and grades. It's very important that we enforce the little laws, because little laws get broken and people feel they can get away with big crimes. The crime of the City of Philadelphia right now is running rampant is the people that are out here committing crimes on all of us, bus drivers, police officers,…”

    Mr. Savage · Stated Meeting, November 2, 2023 · Nov 2, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Bill No. 230575, Stated Meeting 106 11/02/2023 "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus"; and Bill No. 230652, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 170086) approved May 22, 2017, entitled 'An ordinance authorizing the…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, November 2, 2023 · Nov 2, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “The Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 230445, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Brandywine Realty Trust to construct, own and maintain STATED MEETING 38 10/19/2023 3001 through 3003 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 3025 John F. Kennedy, 3025 through 53 Market Street, and 3101 through 57 Market Street (Rear)"; and Bill No. 230486, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 19, 2023 · Oct 19, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 14, 2023Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Oct 17, 2023HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Oct 17, 2023HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Oct 17, 2023REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Oct 19, 2023SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Oct 19, 2023READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Oct 19, 2023ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Nov 2, 2023READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Nov 13, 2023SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus southwardly 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. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus approximately one-hundred four feet southwardly therefrom. 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 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 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