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Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Kingsessing Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 49 & 50 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address for Parcel No. 49 as 2129 South Cecil street and for Parcel No. 50 as 2133 South Cecil street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") has prepared and submitted an urban renewal plan and a redevelopment proposal for the redevelopment of the Kingsessing Urban Renewal Area (hereinafter "Kingsessing"), which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on February 13, 2002, as amended; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of Kingsessing, designated as Parcel Nos. 49 & 50 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address for Parcel No. 49 as 2129 South Cecil street and for Parcel No. 50 as 2133 South Cecil street (hereinafter the “Properties”). The areas of the Properties are bounded as follows:
Parcel No. 49 (2129 South Cecil street). All that certain lot or piece of ground situated in the Fifty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of South Cecil street (thirty feet wide) at the distance of two hundred thirty three feet northwestward from the northwest side of Woodland avenue (eighty feet wide); Containing front or breadth along the northeasterly side of the said Cecil street fourteen feet and extending that width in length or depth northeastwardly between parallel lines at right angles to the said Cecil street fifty feet to a certain four feet wide alley extending northwestward into Greenway avenue (eighty feet wide) and southeastward communicating with a certain three feet wide alley extending eastward into Alden street (thirty five feet wide) and westward into the said Cecil street.
Parcel No. 50 (2133 South Cecil street). All that certain lot or piece of ground situated in the Fortieth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of South Cecil street (thirty feet wide) at the distance of two hundred five feet northwestward from the northwest side of Woodland avenue (eighty feet wide); Containing front or breadth along the northeasterly side of the said Cecil street fourteen feet and extending that width in length or depth northeastwardly between parallel lines at right angles to the said Cecil street fifty feet to a certain four feet wide alley extending northwestward into Greenway avenue (eighty feet wide) and southeastward communicating with a certain three feet wide alley extending eastward into Alden street (thirty five feet wide) and westward into the said Cecil street.
The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the amended urban renewal plan and the amended redevelopment proposal approved by the Council.
WHEREAS, Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation desires to enter into the said redevelopment contract for the Properties; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a disposition supplement providing inter alia for development controls and regulations imposed upon the Properties.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement submitted by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of that portion of Kingsessing, as hereinabove more particularly described, is hereby approved. City Council authorizes the Redevelopment Authority to proceed with minor changes in substantial conformity with the hereby approved redevelopment contract and disposition supplement. The Redevelopment Authority is authorized to execute the hereby approved redevelopment contract with Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (hereinafter "Redeveloper"). The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to take such action in substantial conformity to the redevelopment contract as may be necessary to carry it out.
RESOLVED, The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to prepare or cause to be prepared for introduction into the Council such ordinances or resolutions as may be necessary for changes in zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities, and related items which are required in order to facilitate and effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement hereby approved. Accordingly, the Council hereby declares that it will cooperate in helping to carr out the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement and requests the various officials, departments, boards and agencies of the City having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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