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City Council recalls and reconsiders Kensington encroachment ordinance at 3423 Kensington Ave.
Summary
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution requesting the mayor return bill 250,771 (encroachment at 3423 Kensington Ave.) for reconsideration, the mayor returned the bill, and council voted to reconsider the prior approval and place the ordinance on second reading and final passage calendar for the next session.
Philadelphia City Council on Thursday adopted a resolution asking the mayor to return bill 250,771, an ordinance authorizing 3419 Kensington Partners (or a subsequent owner) to install, own and maintain an encroachment at 3423 Kensington Avenue, for reconsideration. Councilmember Mike Driscoll moved the recall and the motion carried by voice vote.
The clerk read a return letter from the mayor transmitting the bill back to council for reconsideration, after which Councilmember Driscoll moved to reconsider the prior vote that had approved the bill. The motion to reconsider carried by a recorded majority, and council directed that bill 250,771 be placed on the second-reading and final-passage calendar for the next council session.
The action does not itself change the ordinance; it returns the item to the calendar so council can reexamine or vote on the measure at a subsequent meeting. Council did not adopt a substantive amendment on the floor during the session. The mayor's return of the bill and council's subsequent reconsideration were taken in open session and recorded in the minutes.
Councilmembers voting to adopt the recall resolution and to reconsider were recorded by the clerk; no roll-call objections were recorded in the transcript. The clerk noted that, following reconsideration, the bill will be scheduled for second reading and final passage at the next session of council.
Background: The ordinance concerns authorization for an encroachment at 3423 Kensington Avenue. The resolution returning the bill to council was introduced and moved on the floor during the session and the mayor's transmittal letter was read into the record before the reconsideration vote.
Actions recorded: motion to suspend rules to consider the recall resolution (adopted); adoption of the recall resolution requesting the mayor return bill 250,771 (adopted); mayor's letter returning bill 250,771 (read into record); motion to reconsider the vote by which bill 250,771 passed (adopted); direction that bill 250,771 be placed on the second-reading and final-passage calendar for the next session.
Provenance: The clerk first read the title of the recall resolution and the council debated and adopted it during the discussion beginning when the resolution title was read and concluding when the clerk announced the bill would be placed on the next session's second-reading calendar.
