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File #: 140003    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 1/23/2014 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 3/13/2014
Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Croskey Street from its terminus north of Cherry Street to a point approximately five feet southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Greenlee
Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy14000300.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
3/21/20140 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
3/13/20140 CITY COUNCIL READ AND PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/20140 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/20140 CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/20140 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/25/20140 Committee on Streets and Services HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/25/20140 Committee on Streets and Services HEARING HELD   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/25/20140 Committee on Streets and Services REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/23/20140 CITY COUNCIL Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Meeting details Not available
 
Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Croskey Street from its terminus north of Cherry Street to a point approximately five feet southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
 
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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. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Croskey Street from its terminus north of Cherry Street to a point approximately five feet southwardly therefrom.
 
SECTION 2.  This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within two (2) years from the date this Ordinance becomes law:
  1. The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner(s) 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 release the City as aforesaid.
  2. 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.
  3. The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to make any and all changes and adjustments to curbing, sidewalk paving, cartway paving, water pipe, fire hydrants, sewers, inlets and manholes, street light poles and equipment, and to other City structures either overhead, underground, or upon the surface, including the relocation, abandonment, repairing, reconstruction, cutting, and sealing of such structures and facilities which may be necessary in the judgment of the Department of Streets and the Water Department by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.  The agreement shall provide for the removal of all existing City-owned street lighting poles and equipment and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Street Lighting Division at 701 Ramona Avenue at no cost to the City.  The agreement shall provide for the removal of salvageable hydrants, valves, manhole covers, frames, and connections, as determined by the Water Department, and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Water Department located at Twenty-ninth Street and Cambria Street at no cost to the City.  The agreement shall also provide for the removal of salvageable cast iron manholes and covers, street inlet grates, frames and hoods, and inlet castings, as determined by the Water Department, and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Water Department located at 3201 Fox Street at no cost to the City.  The agreement shall provide that this work be completed within one year from the date of confirmation by the Board of Srveyors of the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.
  4. The party in interest shall file a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in an amount satisfactory to the Department of Streets and the Water Department, to cover the cost of the work required under Section 2(c) herein.
  5. The party in interest shall furnish evidence, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, that an agreement has been executed between the owners of properties abutting the portion of Croskey Street  proposed to be stricken and vacated, wherein it shall be specified that, upon confirmation by the Board of Surveyors of the striking of the said portion of Croskey Street, title to the vacated area shall vest in the owner of the property abutting the easterly side of the said portion of Croskey Street, said property being the property now or formerly owned or controlled by the party in interest.
  6. 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.
 
 
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