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Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property to acquire a trestle over Germantown Avenue just below Cresheim Valley Drive and to enter into an agreement to license from PECO Energy Company a certain strip of land running parallel to a portion of Cresheim Creek, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property to acquire, through a donation from PECO Energy Company, a trestle over Germantown Avenue near Cresheim Valley Drive. It also authorizes the City to enter into an agreement with PECO to use a strip of land running alongside Cresheim Creek between Wissahickon Valley Park and Stenton Avenue and Cresheim Valley Drive.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
October 5, 2017
Sponsors
Cindy Bass
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Property, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to acquire a trestle (also known as the Abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Fort Washington Branch Bridge at S.R. 4007 Germantown Avenue) (the “Trestle”), through a donation from PECO Energy Company, generally in the area identified as the “Trestle Location” in Exhibit B to this Ordinance, and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute all other documents necessary or appropriate for the purpose of acquiring the Trestle.

SECTION 2. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Property is hereby authorized to enter into a License Agreement between PECO Energy Company as Licensor and the City of Philadelphia as Licensee for a strip of land running parallel along the Cresheim Creek from Wissahickon Valley Park to the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Cresheim Valley Drive (as generally shown in Exhibit B), based substantially on the terms set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

SECTION 3. The City Solicitor is authorized by this ordinance to include in the License Agreement such terms and provisions as the City Solicitor deems necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  3. Council actionCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    Hearing notices sent

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass