City of Philadelphia - File #: 080505

• File #: 080505
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/15/2008
• In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
• Title: Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate how City departments coordinate with each other to prepare and conduct street closures for street resurfacing and reconstruction projects.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Blackwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/15/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
5/15/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/15/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate how City departments coordinate with each other to prepare and conduct street closures for street resurfacing and reconstruction projects.
Body
WHEREAS, While street resurfacing and reconstruction projects positively impact the City's neighborhoods and commercial areas, these projects must be advertised, communicated to residents and completed efficiently to minimize the impact on traffic, parking and pedestrians; and

WHEREAS, Section 11-705 of The Philadelphia Code requires the Commissioner of Streets to establish a program for the coordination of construction activities within the public right-of-way (ROW); and

WHEREAS, Section 11-705 defines the following purposes of the program for the coordination of construction activities in the ROW: (a) minimize multiple Street openings, the resulting disruption of the ROW, and inconvenience to the public, (b) ensure that construction in the ROW consistently meets a high industry standard of quality, (c) coordinate the exchange and review of construction plans among Licensees and between Licensees and City Agencies, including the early identification and coordination of large construction projects planned by Licensees and City Agencies, and the early review of economic development plans affecting construction in the ROW, (d) ensure the timely identification and resolution of conflicts between planned and existing Facilities in the ROW, (e) improve the efficiency of the process for issuing Construction Permits and minimize the time required, (f) identify opportunities for joint construction in the ROW by multiple Licensees, and by Licensees and City Agencies, (g) develop traffic safety guidelines for construction and maintenance activities in the ROW and (h) otherwise identify and implement measures to improve the efficiency and minimize the impact of construction in the ROW; and

WHEREAS, There have been recent inst...