City of Philadelphia - File #: 030642

• File #: 030642
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/2/2003
• In control: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
• Final action: 12/4/2003
• Title: Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase from the United States Postal Service fee simple title to a parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 3061 Island Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Verna, Councilmember Blackwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/18/2003	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/4/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/4/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
11/20/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/20/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/20/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/18/2003	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/18/2003	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
11/18/2003	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING HELD
10/2/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
10/2/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase from the United States Postal Service fee simple title to a parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 3061 Island Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to purchase from the United States Postal Service ("Postal Service"), fee simple title to a parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon situated at the intersection of the Northeasterly side of Island Avenue and the Northwesterly side of Suffolk Avenue, more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and known as 3061 Island Avenue ("the Property"), with the City's consideration for the purchase of the Property to be its agreement to undertake the construction of an intersection on and nearby the Property.

SECTION 2. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and to approve all instruments and documents necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, which instruments and documents shall contain such terms and conditions as the City Solicitor shall deem necessary and proper to protect the interests of the City and to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance.

EXHIBIT "A"

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, Situate in the 40th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, described as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point formed by the intersection of the Northeasterly side of Island Avenue (LR #67281, 200 feet wide) and the Northwesterly side of Suffolk Avenue (variable width); thence extending along said Northeasterly side of Island Avenue North 11 degrees 51 minutes 02 seconds West the distance of 294.621 feet crossing the head of a Philadelphia Electric Company right of way (70 feet wide) to a point; thence extending North 77 degrees 45 minutes 45.39 seconds East the d...