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Committee adopts amendment to bill authorizing Center City parkland acquisition and reports bill favorably
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Summary
The Committee of Public Property and Public Works adopted an amendment to Bill No. 250807, which authorizes acquisition of parcels bounded by Vine Street, Fairmont Avenue, 8th and 12th Streets for public parks and allows leasing to the Center City District; the committee voted to report the amended bill favorably and suspend rules for first reading.
The Committee of Public Property and Public Works adopted an amendment to Bill No. 250,807 and voted to report the amended ordinance to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation and a request to suspend rules for first reading.
The ordinance, introduced on the committee agenda as Bill No. 250807, would authorize the commissioner of public property to acquire fee simple title or lesser interests by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation, or other means in order to make, enlarge, connect, extend, operate and maintain public parks on parcels described in the bill. The properties are described in the committee reading as generally bounded by Vine Street, Fairmont Avenue, 8th Street and 12th Street; the ordinance also authorizes leasing the property or portions thereof to the Center City District under certain terms and conditions.
No members of the public offered testimony during the hearing. After the public-hearing portion ended, the committee convened in a public meeting to take action. A council member offered an amendment (a copy of the amendment was circulated to members) and moved its adoption. The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote; the chair announced that the ayes had it and the amendment was recorded as adopted.
Following the amendment's adoption, a council member moved that the bill, as amended, be reported from the committee with a favorable recommendation and that the rules of council be suspended to permit first reading at the next council session. The committee approved that motion by voice vote; the chair again announced the ayes had it. The committee's votes were taken by voice and no roll-call tallies are recorded in the transcript.
The hearing concluded with no further business. The committee’s action forwards the amended ordinance to the full City Council for first reading at its next scheduled session.
