COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC MEETING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS AND SERVICES - - - Room 400 City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, April 27, 2000 10:00 a.m. - - - BILL 000121 - Held at request of the sponsor. BILL 000146 - Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 128 of an area bounded by Cambria Street, 19th Street, Indiana Street, and 17th Street. . . BILL 000148 - Regulating the parking of motorcycles at metered parking spaces. . . BILL 000161 - Authorizing Anthony Lucidoni, owner of the property 39 Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to construct and maintain a sidewalk cafe awning, electric sign, and seasonal enclosure. . . BILL 000162 - Prohibiting sidewalk sales at various locations within the area bounded by Reed Street, 21st Street, Morris Street, and 25th Street. . . BILL 000166 - Amending Chapter 9-200 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," by adding a new section regulating the location, size, operation, and maintenance of newsstands. . . PRESENT: COUNCILMAN FRANK DICICCO, Chairman COUNCILMAN DAVID COHEN, Vice Chair COUNCILMAN DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILMAN W. WILSON GOODE, JR. COUNCILMAN ANGEL L. ORTIZ COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO - - - VINCENT VARALLO ASSOCIATES, INC. Registered Professional Reporters Eleven Penn Center, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 561-2220 2 4/27/00 STREETS, SERVICES - PUBLIC MEETING P R O C E E D I N G S
Good morning, good morning, good morning. This is the continued public hearing on the Committee of Streets and Services. Is there anyone here who wishes to continue to testify on any of the bills that were discussed at the public hearing yesterday in City Council on Streets and Services? (No response.)
Hearing none, we will now move into the public meeting for the Committee of Streets and Services. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Clarke.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to offer an amendment to Bill No. 000166. It reads on , No. 4, locations of newsstands. I would like to add a new section, which would be d., within 50 feet of any property classified in any residential district designated R1 residential or R1-A, residential, as outlined in Section 14-200 of the 3 4/27/00 STREETS, SERVICES - PUBLIC MEETING Philadelphia Code, or any church, chapel, convent, monastery, or other places of worship and adjunct residential dwellings or any property used for the purposes outlined in Section 14-203(1)(c.) in the Philadelphia Code related to professional offices in the home of the practitioner.
Do I hear a motion for the adoption of the amendment?
It's been properly moved and seconded that an amendment to Bill No. 15 000166 be adopted. All those in favor of the amendment, signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The amendment is approved. There is also an additional amendment to Bill 000166 that was offered by the Streets Department yesterday, and those amendments were read into the record yesterday. Is there a motion on those amendments?
I so move. 4 4/27/00 STREETS, SERVICES - PUBLIC MEETING
It's been properly moved and seconded that the amendments to Bill No. 4 000166, as read into the record yesterday by the Philadelphia Streets Department, be approved. All those in favor will signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The amendment is approved. Bill No. 000166 will be held for further consideration at a date certain of May 16th, year 2000. We're not certain of the time yet. That bill will be advertised, and the hearing will be heard on that day. (Councilman DiCicco confers off record with staff.)
That hearing will be held on May 16th at 10:30 a.m. Thank you. Bill No. 000121 is being held at the request of the sponsor. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Cohen for a motion on Bill No. 146.
Mr. Chairman, I move that Bill 146 be reported out with a favorable recommendation and with a request for a suspension 5 4/27/00 STREETS, SERVICES - PUBLIC MEETING of the rules to permit first reading at the next Council meeting. (Duly seconded.)
It's been properly moved and seconded that Bill No. 000146 be reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that the rules of Council be suspended. All in favor will signify by saying aye. Those opposed the bill is approved. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Cohen.
Mr. Chairman, I move Bill No. 148 be reported out with a favorable recommendation and with a request for suspension of the rules to permit first reading at the next session of City Council. (Duly seconded.)
It's been properly moved and seconded that Bill No. 000148 be reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation and that the rules of Council be suspended. 6 4/27/00 STREETS, SERVICES - PUBLIC MEETING All those in favor of the bill will signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The bill is approve. The Chair recognizes Councilman Cohen.
Mr. Chairman, I move that Bill No. 161 be reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation and with a request for a suspension of the rules to permit first reading at the next session of City Council. (Duly seconded.)
It's been properly moved and seconded that Bill No. 000161 be reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation and that the rules of Council be suspended. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The bill is approves. The Chair recognizes Councilman Cohen.
Mr. Chairman, I move that Bill No. 162 be reported out with a favorable recommendation and with a request for a suspension 7 4/27/00 STREETS, SERVICES - PUBLIC MEETING of the rules to permit first reading at the next session of City Council. (Duly seconded.)
It's been properly moved and seconded that Bill No. 000162 be reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that the rules of Council be suspended in order to permit first reading at our next Council session. All those in favor of the bill will signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The bill is approved. This concludes the public meeting on the Committee of Streets and Services. Thank you. (Adjourned at 10:05 a.m.) - - - 8 C E R T I F I C A T E I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of Thursday, April 27, 2000, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON STREETS AND SERVICES BILL NO.'S 000146, 000148, 000161, 000162, 000166 __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, Registered Professional Reporter