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Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to use NTI bond proceeds to acquire certain properties, under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, In April 2001, Mayor Street unveiled his Neighborhood Transformation Initiative ("NTI"), a five-year strategic plan to preserve and rebuild Philadelphia neighborhoods by eliminating blighting conditions; creating opportunities for redevelopment and investment, and improving the delivery of City services; and
WHEREAS, On February 25, 2002, this Council approved Bill No. 020036, authorizing the issuance of Bonds to fund various programs and activities that support NTI's goals and objectives, including the demolition of dangerous and unsafe residential, commercial and industrial buildings, the assembly of land for development, housing and neighborhood preservation investments, and improvements in management information systems and technologies; and
WHEREAS, Bill No. 020036 provides that "No real estate or any interest in any real estate shall be acquired with the proceeds of any Bonds until the Mayor shall have submitted to City Council and City Council shall have approved by resolution a Land Bank management program, unless City Council shall have specifically approved such acquisition by resolution or ordinance"; and
WHEREAS, The City and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority intend to pursue land assembly in part through purchase and through the use of Act 94, the "spot takings" law, and propose that City Council authorize the use of bond proceeds for such purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
That the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority may use proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to the authority of Bill No. 020036 for the acquisition of the properties referenced in Exhibit "A" hereto, through purchase or through the use of section 12.1 of the Act of May 24, 1945, added by section 2 of the Act of June 23, 1978, as amended, and kno...
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