City of Philadelphia - File #: 020340

• File #: 020340
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/16/2002
• In control: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 6/13/2002
• Title: Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Hospital Foundation and The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inc. for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with such institutions in certain renovation, improvement and expansion projects to such institutions buildings and facilities primarily at their campus located at Thirty-fourth street and Civic Center boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: HOSPITALS AND HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/26/2002	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/13/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/13/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/6/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/6/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/6/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/4/2002	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/4/2002	0	Committee on Finance	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/4/2002	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING HELD
5/16/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/16/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Hospital Foundation and The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inc. for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with such institutions in certain renovation, improvement and expansion projects to such institutions buildings and facilities primarily at their campus located at Thirty-fourth street and Civic Center boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Body
WHEREAS, The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (the "Authority"), a body politic and corporate, was incorporated on February 9, 1974, pursuant to an Ordinance dated January 28, 1974, under the Municipality Authorities Act, Ch. 56 Act 22-2001, as amended (the "Act"); and

WHEREAS, the Act specifies, inter alia, that the purpose of an Authority shall be for " acquiring, holding, constructing, financing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning, leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, projects of the following kind and character: hospitals and health centers"; and

WHEREAS, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation (the "Hospital"), The Children's Hospital Foundation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inc., a New Jersey nonprofit corporation ("Children's Seashore House") (collectively, the "Institutions") plan to undertake a project (the "Project") primarily at the Institutions' campus located at Thirty-fourth street and Civic Center boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of the: (a) expansion and equipping of the Abramson Pediatric Research Center; (b) construction and equipping of the south tower expansion of the main Hospital building; (c) renovation and improvement of the Wood Center, t...