City of Philadelphia - File #: 010281

• File #: 010281
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/26/2001
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/31/2003
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Public Safety Committee to fully investigate, and conduct Public Hearings relating to, the "Sinking Homes" problem affecting residents in the Feltonville section of the City of Philadelphia, including the progress and plans made by the City of Philadelphia on the issue, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas and such other process as may be appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation to the full extent authorized by Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Krajewski

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/13/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
11/13/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
10/23/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
10/23/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
10/3/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
10/3/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
9/18/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
9/18/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
6/12/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
6/12/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
5/9/2001	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
4/26/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/26/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/26/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing City Council's Public Safety Committee to fully investigate, and conduct Public Hearings relating to, the "Sinking Homes" problem affecting residents in the Feltonville section of the City of Philadelphia, including the progress and plans made by the City of Philadelphia on the issue, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas and such other process as may be appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation to the full extent authorized by Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
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WHEREAS, For several years residents of the Feltonville community have registered complaints and expressed concern with regard to the safety and structural integrity of their homes which are situated on or near the reclaimed valley of the Wingohocking Creek; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia, through Senator Arlen Spector, Senator Rick Santorum, U.S. Representative Robert Brady, has requested the assistance of the US Army Corps of Engineers to investigate the problem; and

WHEREAS, On July, 2000 the Army Corps of Engineers issued it's Logan (Feltonville) Sinking Homes Study including findings that "portions of the Feltonville section of Philadelphia are situated on the reclaimed valley of the former Wingohocking Creek that has been filled in with miscellaneous fill including ash and cinders." It was further noted that many buildings in the area are "experiencing significant stress and are progressively becoming more unstable with time" due to the differential settlement of the fill; and

WHEREAS, The Army Corps of Engineers' Feltonville report, recommends further investigation and monitoring of the problem including an immediate inspection of the sewer, water and natural gas infrastructure and a detailed structural inspection of the homes located in the affected areas; and

WHEREAS, The Feltonville sinking homes problem is historically rooted to diverted creeks and s...