Bill 100359
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 154 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly twelve feet wide portion of Erie Avenue from Germantown Avenue to Elder Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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“… Industrial Development, for use by the City, of a premises located at 2800 South 20th Street"; and Bill No. 100359, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 154 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly twelve feet wide portion of Erie Avenue from Germantown Avenue to Elder Street"; and Bill No. 100447, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 17, 2010 · Jun 17, 2010 · official transcript, this passage
“The Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 100359, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 154 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly twelve feet wide portion of Erie Avenue from Germantown Avenue to Elder Street"; and Bill No. 100447, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 10, 2010 · Jun 10, 2010 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- May 20, 2010Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- May 20, 2010Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
A motion was made by Councilmember Krajewski that this matter be Introduced. The motion carried unanimously.
- Jun 2, 2010HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
- Jun 2, 2010HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
- Jun 2, 2010RECESSED · Committee on Streets and Services
- Jun 10, 2010HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
- Jun 10, 2010HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
- Jun 10, 2010REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
- Jun 10, 2010ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 10, 2010SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
A motion was made by Councilmember DiCicco that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.
- Jun 10, 2010ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 17, 2010READ · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 17, 2010PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
- Jun 30, 2010SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 154 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly twelve feet wide portion of Erie Avenue from Germantown Avenue to Elder 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. 154 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly twelve feet wide portion of Erie Avenue from Germantown Avenue to Elder Street, thereby reducing the width of said Erie Avenue within this area from one-hundred twenty feet to one-hundred eight feet. 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 or owners 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 indemnify 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 into the City Treasury, as reimbursement to the City, of the appraised value of the portion of Erie Avenue being stricken from the City Plan under authority of Section 1 of this Ordinance. 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