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Authorizing the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, to construct and maintain various precast concrete planters on the south footway of Arch street and the west footway of Seventh street adjacent to the Federal Detentions Center, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Status
Enacted
Type
Bill
Introduced
May 10, 2001
Sponsors
CDCouncilmember DiCicco

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.

Permission is hereby granted to the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, owner of the property 700 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, to construct and maintain nine precast concrete planter containers encroaching at the following locations:

(1)

Nine (9) precast concrete planters on the west footway of Seventh street. Each concrete planter is approximately four feet (4') wide, six feet (6') long and three feet (3') high. The front face of each planter will be set back from the west curb line of Seventh street approximately one foot, eleven inches (1'-11"), which will leave a minimum of approximately seven feet, four inches (7'-4") of clear footway between the rear face of each planter and the building facade. The centerline of each concrete planter will be located at the following offsets as measured from the south right-of-way line of Arch street:

(a)

thirty-one feet, one inch (31'-1")

(b)

forty-eight feet, six inches (48'-6")

(c)

sixty-six feet, eleven inches (66'-11")

(d)

eighty-one feet, eleven inches (81'-11")

(e)

one hundred elevent feet, two inches (111'-2")

(f)

one hundred thiry-two feet, seven inches (132'-7")

(g)

one hundred fifty-eight feet, five inches (158'-5")

(h)

one hundred seventy-three feet, eleven inches (173'-11")

(i)

two hundred one feet, ten inches (201'-10")

(2)

Four (4) precast concrete planters on the south footway of Arch street. Each concrete planter is approximately four feet (4') wide, six feet (6') long and three feet (3') high. The front face of each planter will be set back from the south curb line of Arch street approximately two feet, three inches (2'-3") which will leave a minimum of approximately seven feet, four inches (7'-4") of clear footway between the rear face of each planter and the building facade. The centerline of each concrete planter will be located at the following offsets as measured from the west curb line of Seventh street:

(a)

twenty-two feet, eight inches (22'-8")

(b)

forty-nine feet, seven inches (49'-7")

(c)

eighty-five feet, four inches (85'-4")

(d)

one hundred eleven feet, four inches (111'-4")

(3)

One (1) precast concrete planter on the south footway of Arch street that is approximately four feet (4') wide, four feet (4') long and three feet (3') high. The front face of the planter will be set back from the south curb line of Arch street approximately two feet, three inches (2'-3") which will leave a minimum of approximately seven feet, four inches (7'-4") of clear footway between the rear face of the planter and the building facade. The centerline of the concrete planter will be located at an offset of sixty-seven feet, ten inches (67'-10") as measured from the west curb line of Seventh street.

SECTION 2.

Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, the United States of America, acting through the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons must first 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 or privileges under this Ordinance, the United States of America, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department(s), in form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to provide that the United States of America, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons shall,

inter alia

:

(1)

furnish the City with documentation in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor acknowledging that the United States of America is self bonding to insure the compliance with all terms and conditions of this Ordinance and the Agreement and to protect and to indemnify the City from and against all damages or claims for damages which may arise directly as a result of the ownership, construction, maintenance, and removal of the precast concrete planters authorized in Section 1;

(2)

comply with the provisions of The Philadelphia Code, thereby securing all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commissions as may be required;

(3)

insure that none of the precast concrete planters authorized by Section 1 exceed the dimensions set forth in Section 1;

(4)

furnish the City with documentation acknowledging that the United States of America is self insured and will protect the City against liability for property damage and liability for injury or death to persons, including injuries to employees of the United States of America, as a result of the activity described in Section 1 of this Ordinance in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the City Solicitor;

(5)

remove each of the precast concrete planters authorized by Section 1 from the public rights-of-way within sixty (60) days at no cost or expense to the City upon lawful service of notice from the City of Philadelphia; and

(6)

remove each of the pecast concrete planters authorizd by Section 1 from the public rights-of-way at no cost and expense to the City when the precast concrete planters are no longer being used for the purpose originally intended by the United States of America, Department of Justice, Bureau of Federal Prisons.

SECTION 3.

The City Solicitor may include in the Agreement such other terms and conditions as the Solicitor deems necessary to protect the interests of the City.

SECTION 4.

The permission granted to United States of America, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons to construct and maintain the precast concrete planters on the south footway of Arch street and the West footway of Seventh street adjacent to the property 700 Arch street shall expire without any further action by the City of Philadelphia if the United States of America, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons has not entered into the Agreement and satisfied all requirements of the Agreement that are listed in Section 2 within one (1) year after this Ordinance becomes law.

SECTION 5.

This Ordinance shall not become effective unless the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), toward the costs thereof, is paid into the City Treasury with sixty (60) days after this Ordinance becomes law.

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  1. Council ActionMAYOR

    SIGNED

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  2. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    PASSED

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    Pass17 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
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    A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

    Member votes

    MemberVote
    Angel OrtizYes
    Anna Cibotti VernaYes
    Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
    Brian J. O'NeillYes
    Darrell L. ClarkeYes
    David CohenYes
    Donna Reed MillerYes
    Frank J. DiCiccoYes
    Frank RizzoYes
    James F. KenneyYes
    Jannie L. BlackwellYes
    Joan L. KrajewskiYes
    Marian B. TascoYes
    Michael A. NutterYes
    Rick MarianoYes
    W. Thacher LongstrethYes
    W. Wilson Goode, Jr.Yes

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  3. 5 procedural actionsCommittee on Streets and Services · CITY COUNCIL
    ProceduralCommittee on Streets and Services

    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL

    Pass
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    A motion was made by Councilmember DiCicco that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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  4. 2 procedural actionsCommittee on Streets and Services
  5. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
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    A motion was made by Councilmember DiCicco that this matter be Introduced. The motion carried unanimously.

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