City of Philadelphia - File #: 060967

• File #: 060967
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/14/2006
• In control: Joint Committees on Legislative Oversight and Streets & Services
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Streets and Services to hold joint public hearings to investigate the progress made by the Streets Commissioner in establishing a program for the coordination of construction activities in the right of way and to investigate the feasibility of instituting a fee for permits for street and right-of-way closures.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
12/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
12/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ

Title
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Streets and Services to hold joint public hearings to investigate the progress made by the Streets Commissioner in establishing a program for the coordination of construction activities in the right of way and to investigate the feasibility of instituting a fee for permits for street and right-of-way closures.
Body
WHEREAS, On May 7, 2005 this Council enacted Bill No. 050065 by a vote of 15 to 0 and the Mayor signed this legislation on May 20, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Bill No. 050065 created a new Chapter 11-700 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Right of Way Management"; and

WHEREAS, Section 11-705 of The Philadelphia Code now mandates that the Commissioner of Streets establish a program for the coordination of construction activities in the right of way (ROW); and

WHEREAS, Section 11-705 defines the following purposes of the program for the coordination of construction activities in the right of way: (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 ...