City of Philadelphia - File #: 150496-A

• File #: 150496-A
• Version: 2
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/21/2015
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 10/1/2015
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon Street from Park Avenue to Ridge Avenue and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes in the bed of former Potts Street from Thirteenth Street to Broad Street, south of Fairmount Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Greenlee
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/14/2015	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/1/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
9/17/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/17/2015	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
9/17/2015	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
9/10/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	RECONSIDERED	Pass	15:0
9/10/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
9/10/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/18/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/8/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/8/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
6/8/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	AMENDED
6/8/2015	1	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/21/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon Street from Park Avenue to Ridge Avenue and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes in the bed of former Potts Street from Thirteenth Street to Broad Street, south of Fairmount Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
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. 58 by:

a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon Street from Park Avenue to Ridge Avenue.

b) Striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes in the bed of former Potts Street from Thirteenth Street to Broad Street, south of Fairmount Avenue, the said portion proposed to be stricken extending from the westerly side of said Thirteenth Street to a point approximately three-hundred sixty-four feet westwardly therefrom.

SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within two (2) years from the date this Ordinance becomes law:

a) 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;

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