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File #: 100551    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 9/16/2010 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 10/28/2010
Title: Authorizing the Veteran Boxers Association to construct, own and maintain a pedestal with a sculpture of Joey Giardello on the traffic median created by the intersection of Passyunk Avenue, Mifflin Street and Thirteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy10055100.pdf
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Authorizing the Veteran Boxers Association to construct, own and maintain a pedestal with a sculpture of Joey Giardello on the traffic median created by the intersection of Passyunk Avenue, Mifflin Street and Thirteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to the Veteran Boxers Association, 2733 Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, to construct, own and maintain a pedestal with a sculpture of Joey Giardello on the traffic median created by the intersection of Passyunk Avenue, Mifflin Street and Thirteenth Street, as follows:

The pedestal with sculpture shall be located approximately three feet and eight inches (3'-8") off of the Passyunk Avenue side of the median. The area of the base of the pedestal is three feet and eight inches (3'-8") by three feet and four inches (3'-4").

The pedestal with the sculpture is approximately seven feet (7') high.

SECTION 2. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, the Veteran Boxers Association must first obtain or have their contractor(s) obtain all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commissions. No such department, board, agency or commission shall be required to issue any such permit, license or approval solely because this Ordinance has been enacted, it being the express intent of this Ordinance not to supersede any other provision of law governing the issuance of such permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, before exercising any rights and privileges under this Ordinance, the Veteran Boxers Association shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department(s) in a form satisfactory to the Law Department which shall:

(a) furnish the City with a bond with corporate surety in an amount required by the Streets Commissioner and in a form satisfactory to the Law Depart...

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