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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 Tioga Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 68, 69, 70 & 71 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 68 as 2730 North Nineteenth street, for Parcel No. 69 as 2737 North Twentieth street, for Parcel No. 70 as 2818 North Twentieth street and for Parcel No. 71 as 2757 North Garnett street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Allegheny West Foundation and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the amended redevelopment contract.
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WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia as hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority", has prepared and submitted an urban renewal plan and a redevelopment proposal for the redevelopment of the Tioga Urban Renewal Area, as hereinafter "Tioga", for which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on July 7, 2003, as amended; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of Tioga, designated as Parcel Nos. 68, 69, 70 & 71 also sometimes identified by respective house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 68 as 2730 North Nineteenth street, for Parcel No. 69 as 2737 North Twentieth street, for Parcel No. 70 as 2818 North Twentieth street and for Parcel No. 71 as 2757 North Garnett street; (hereinafter “Properties”). The areas of the Properties are bounded as follows:
Parcel No. 68 (2730 North Nineteenth street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Thirty-eighth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the west side of Nineteenth street (sixty feet wide) at the distance of one hundred fifty two feet seven inches north from the north side of Sedgley avenue (sixty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said side of Nineteenth street fifteen feet three inches and extending of that width in length or depth westward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Nineteenth street the distance of fifty four feet eight inches to a point on the east side of a certain three feet wide alley which extends southward into the said Sedgley avenue and northward communicating with a certain other three feet wide alley that extends eastward into the said Nineteenth street and westward into Garnet street (thirty feet wide).
Parcel No. 69 (2737 North Twentieth street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Eleventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the east side of Twentieth street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of two hundred eighty one feet north from the north side of Lehigh avenue (eighty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said side of Twentieth street fifteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth eastward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Twentieth street the distance of sixty six feet to a point on the west side of a certain three feet wide alley which extends southward and northward communicating with two other certain three feet wide alleys that extends westward into the said Twentieth street and eastward into Opal street (thirty feet wide).
Parcel No. 70 (2818 North Twentieth street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Eleventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the west side of Twentieth street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of one hundred thirty six feet north from the north side of Somerset street (fifty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said side of Twentieth street fifteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth westward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Twentieth street eighty feet to a point on the east side of a certain three feet seven inches wide alley that extends southward into the said Somerset street.
Parcel No. 71 (2757 North Garnet street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Thirty-eighth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the east side of Garnet street (thirty feet wide) at the distance of seventy four feet south from the south side of Somerset street (fifty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said side of Garnet street fifteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth eastward, and along the west side of a certain three feet wide alley that extends westward into the said Garnet street and eastward into Opal street (thirty feet wide), the distance of forty six feet to a point on the east side of a certain other three feet wide alley that extends northward, communicating with the aforementioned three feet wide alley, and southward communicating with another certain three feet wide alley that also extends eastward into the said Garnet street and westward into Opal street (thirty feet wide).
The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the amended urban renewal plan and the amended redevelopment proposal approved by the Council.
WHEREAS, Allegheny West Foundation 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 Tioga, 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 Allegheny West Foundation (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 carry 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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