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Approving the fifth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Lehigh avenue, Berks street and Montgomery avenue on the north, by Second street and Philip street on the east, by Girard avenue, Oxford street and Jefferson street on the south and by Germantown avenue, Sixth street and Third street on the west, including the fifth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the third amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately forty-nine (49) properties for residential, institutional, industrial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
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WHEREAS, The redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area (hereinafter referred to as "American Street") was approved by Ordinance of the Council on June 26, 2002, as last amended by Bill No. 080362, approved by the Council on May 22, 2008 and signed by the Mayor on June 4, 2008; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a fifth amendment of the redevelopment proposal, including the detailed redevelopment area plan, the fifth amended urban renewal plan, the third amendment to the relocation plan, the maps, disposition supplements, and all other documents and supporting data which form part of the said proposal, for American Street, dated June 2012 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Fifth Amended Redevelopment Proposal"); and
WHEREAS, The Fifth Amended Redevelopment Proposal provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately forty-nine (49) properties for residential, institutiona...
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