COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS - - - Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:05 p.m. - - - PRESENT: COUNCILMAN DARRELL L. CLARKE, CHAIR COUNCILMAN FRANK DiCICCO COUNCILMAN WILLIAM GREENLEE COUNCILWOMAN DONNA REED MILLER COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO BILLS 080319, 080402, 080403 and 080435 - - - V A R A L L O Incorporated Litigation Support Services Eleven Penn Center 1835 Market Street, Suite 600 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 215.561.2220 215.567.2670 2
Good afternoon. This is the Committee on Public Property and Public Works. Will the Clerk please read the title of the first bill.
Bill No. 080319, an ordinance naming and designating Public Health Center No. 9 located at 131 East Chelten Avenue as the "Mattie L. Humphrey Health Center."
Thank you. For the record, let the record reflect that Councilman Rizzo, Councilman Greenlee, Councilman DiCicco and Councilwoman Miller are present and we have established a quorum. Will the Clerk please read the title of the second bill.
Bill No. 080402, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of 3 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment to an existing sublease between the Philadelphia Municipal Authority and the City for the City's use of certain office space located at 100 South Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you. Is there anyone from the Administration to offer testimony? (Witnesses approached witness table.)
Please proceed. COMMISSIONER SCHLOTTERBECK: Good afternoon, Chairman Clarke and members of the Committee on Public Works and Public Property. My name is Joan Schlotterbeck. I'm the Commissioner of Public Property. I'm here to testify today in support of Bill No. 080402, an ordinance authorizing me as Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment to an existing sublease between 4 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. the Philadelphia Municipal Authority and the City for the City's use of certain office space located at 100 South Broad Street, under certain terms and conditions. This ordinance will enable the City to extend the term of the sublease for ten years, reduce the amount of rentable space and make modifications and improvements to the existing configuration. The Department of Public Property supports this measure and, accordingly, I respectfully ask that Council approve Bill No. 080402. And I respectfully request that the Committee vote this bill out favorably recommending it and that the rules be suspended to permit first reading at the next Council session. Thank you.
Thank you. Any questions of this witness? (No response.) 5 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc.
There being none, will the Clerk please read the title of the next bill.
Bill No. 080403, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and Executive Director of Fairmount Park to enter into a temporary easement agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority allowing SEPTA to use portions of 185 West Allens Lane and 7301 through 7321 Cresheim Road, under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you. COMMISSIONER SCHLOTTERBECK: Good afternoon, Chairman Clarke and members of the Committee on Public Property and Public Works. I'm Joan Schlotterbeck, Public Property Commissioner. I'm here today to testify in support of Bill No. 080403, an 6 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. ordinance authorizing me as the Commissioner and the Executive Director of Fairmount Park to enter into a temporary easement agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, SEPTA, allowing SEPTA to use portions of 185 West Allens Lane and 7301 to 7321 Cresheim Road, under certain terms and conditions. The 12,000 square foot easement runs adjacent to SEPTA's R-8 regional line and has been plagued by short-dumping. SEPTA would like to use the space as a staging area for a two-year renovation project at Allen Lane Passenger Station located at Allens Lane and Cresheim Road. As part of the easement agreement, SEPTA will clean, seed and replant the area with native trees and bushes at the end of the project, returning a much-improved parcel to the City. The Department of Public Property supports this measure and, 7 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. accordingly, I respectfully ask that Council approve Bill No. 080403 and that this bill be favorably recommended out of Committee and the rules be suspended to permit the first reading at the next Council session. Thank you.
Thank you. Any questions of this witness by members of the Committee? (No response.)
Thank you. There being none, will the Clerk please read the title of the next bill.
Bill No. 080435, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to transfer to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for nominal consideration, a certain parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements 8 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. thereon, known as 3548 Germantown Avenue, for further conveyance. COMMISSIONER SCHLOTTERBECK: Good afternoon again, Chairman Clarke and members of the Committee on Public Property and Public Works. I'm Joan Schlotterbeck, Commissioner of Public Property. I'm here today to testify in support of Bill No. 080435, an ordinance 11 authorizing me as the Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to transfer to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for nominal consideration, a certain parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, known as 3548 Germantown Avenue, for further conveyance at fair market value. The property was formerly used by the Fire Department and has been vacant since 1988. The developer plans to convert the building into a retail outlet. The proceeds from this sale, which would be $127,000, will be deposited into the City's General Fund. 9 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. I respectfully request that the legal description as set forth in Bill 4 No. 080435 be amended as provided in the attached proposed amendment. The Department supports this measure and, accordingly, I respectfully ask that Council approve Bill No. 080435 as amended. I also respectfully request that this Committee vote Bill No. 080435 as amended out of Committee with a favorable recommendation and that the rules be suspended to permit the first reading at the next Council session. Thank you.
Thank you. COMMISSIONER SCHLOTTERBECK: You do have Attachment A, correct?
Thank you, Commissioner. Any questions of this witness by members of the Committee? (No response.)
Anyone else to testify on this bill? 10 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. (No response.)
Thank you. There being none, we will now go from the public hearing to the public meeting. Councilman DiCicco, can you please give me a motion on Bill No. 8 080402. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that Bill No. 11 080402 be reported out of this Committee with a favorable recommendation, that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading at our next Council session. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded. Those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill 080402 is reported out of 11 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. Committee with a favorable recommendation, with rules suspension as to allow reading at the next session of Council. Councilwoman Miller, could you please give me a motion on Bill No. 8 080403.
Yes. I move that Bill 080403 be reported out of this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading at our next session. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. Those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill 080403 is reported out of Committee with a favorable 12 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. recommendation, with rules suspension as to allow reading at the next session of Council. Councilman Greenlee, can I please ask for a motion on the amendment to Bill No. 080435.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move the amendment as previously described of Bill No. 11 080435. (Duly seconded.)
The ayes have it. The amendment to Bill No. 22 080435 has been approved. Councilman Greenlee, can I please ask for a motion for Bill 080435 as amended. 13 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc.
Mr. Chairman, I move that Bill 080435 as amended be reported out of this Committee with a favorable recommendation and, further, that the rules of Council be suspended to allow for first reading at our next session of Council. (Duly seconded.)
It's been properly moved and seconded. Those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill 080435 as amended is reported out of Committee with a favorable recommendation, with rules suspension as to allow reading at the next session of Council. As there is no other testimony, this concludes the public hearing on the Committee of Public Property and Public 14 5/22/08 - PUBLIC PROPERTY - BILL 080319, etc. Works. Thank you very much. COMMISSIONER SCHLOTTERBECK: Thank you. (Committee on Public Property and Public Works adjourned at 1:15 p.m.) - - - 15 CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the proceedings, evidence and objections are contained fully and accurately in the stenographic notes taken by me upon the foregoing matter on May 22, 2008, and that this is a true and correct transcript of same. ______________________________ MICHELE L. MURPHY RPR-Notary Public (The foregoing certification of this transcript does not apply to any reproduction of the same by any means, unless under the direct control and/or supervision of the certifying reporter.)