City of Philadelphia - File #: 220992

• File #: 220992
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/8/2022
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/15/2022
• Title: Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to various properties located in the First Councilmanic District, including on the following streets: South Fourth street, South Sixth street, Agate street, Blair street, Cantrell street, East Clearfield street, Frankford avenue, Kensington avenue, Mercy street, Tree street, East Westmoreland street, Winton street and Wolf street, located in the First Councilmanic District, pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/15/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
12/8/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar

Title
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to various properties located in the First Councilmanic District, including on the following streets: South Fourth street, South Sixth street, Agate street, Blair street, Cantrell street, East Clearfield street, Frankford avenue, Kensington avenue, Mercy street, Tree street, East Westmoreland street, Winton street and Wolf street, located in the First Councilmanic District, pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.

Body
WHEREAS, Act 153 of 2012, 68 Pa. C.S.A. ? 2101, et seq. (the "Land Bank Act") authorized the City to create a land bank in accordance with the Land Bank Act; and

WHEREAS, The City, in Bill No. 130156-A (approved December 18, 2013), authorized the creation of the Philadelphia Land Bank; and

WHEREAS, Under Section 2109 of the Land Bank Act, 68 Pa. C.S.A. ? 2109(d)(3), a redevelopment authority, with the consent of the local governing body and without a redevelopment contract, may convey title to certain redevelopment authority property to a land bank; and

WHEREAS, The properties identified in this Resolution qualify for transfer from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to the Philadelphia Land Bank as provided by Section 2109 of the Land Bank Act; and

WHEREAS, The transfer of the properties identified in this Resolution to the Philadelphia Land Bank will promote the public purposes for which the City created the Philadelphia Land Bank; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank, without consideration, deeds conveying title to the properties listed in Exhibit "A" hereto.



EXHIBIT "A"

1st Councilmanic District Properties

1307 S. 4th Street
2117 S. 6th Street
3182 Agate Street
2205-07 Blair Street
372 Cantrell Str...