City of Philadelphia - File #: 090473

• File #: 090473
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/4/2009
• In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
• Title: Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to explore the opportunity to implement a permanent SCOPE (Selling City Owned Properties Efficiently) Project to create a simplified and cost effective process for putting vacant and underutilized City-owned properties back into productive use.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Krajewski

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to explore the opportunity to implement a permanent SCOPE (Selling City Owned Properties Efficiently) Project to create a simplified and cost effective process for putting vacant and underutilized City-owned properties back into productive use.
Body
WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (RDA) is responsible for acquiring, selling and leasing real estate to achieve economic redevelopment and to promote growth; and

WHEREAS, Vacant and abandoned property take away from the quality of neighborhood life and drain City and community resources and services; and

WHEREAS, The RDA, which maintains a land bank of 5,500 parcels, has established a pilot program in partnership with the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors to efficiently advertise and sell these properties; and

WHEREAS, The pilot program is modeled after Baltimore's SCOPE project (Selling City-Owned Properties Efficiently), which was created to capitalize on the marketing knowledge and professional expertise that the real estate industry has to effectively market and sell real estate; and

WHEREAS, Baltimore's SCOPE Project is a cooperative venture between the City of Baltimore, the Baltimore Economy and Efficiency Foundation and The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS, Inc; and

WHEREAS, The program engages local real estate agents to list and sell properties - that City officials have identified - through the multiple listing service to responsible buyers, who will in turn rehabilitate the properties within 18 months of the settlement; and

WHEREAS, Participation in the Baltimore's Project is open to Brokers and agents who are members of The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS, Inc and/or the Real Estate Brokers of Baltimore. Brokers and agents are required to submit an application outlining their experience with the City real estate market and documenting their professional qualifications;...