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Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Fairhill-St. Hugh Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 10, 12, & 14 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 10 as 3301-3361 North Lawrence street, for Parcel No. 12 as 3322-3326 North Lawrence street and for Parcel No. 14 as 3358-3362 North Lawrence street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority"), has prepared and submitted an urban renewal plan and a redevelopment proposal for the redevelopment of the Fairhill-St. Hugh Urban Renewal Area, (hereinafter "Fairhill-St. Hugh"), for which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on June 12, 2003; as amended; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of Fairhill-St. Hugh, designated as Parcel Nos. 10, 12, & 14 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 10 as 3301-3361 North Lawrence street, for Parcel No. 12 as 3322-3326 North Lawrence street and for Parcel No. 14 as 3358-3362 North Lawrence street (the “Properties”). The area of said Properties is bounded as follows:
Parcel No. 10 (3301-3361 North Lawrence street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at the point of intersection of the southeasterly side of Lawrence (fifty feet wide) and the southwesterly side of Ontario street (fifty feet wide); Thence extending southeastwardly along the said side of Ontario street two hundred seven feet six and one-eighth inches to a point on the northwesterly right of way line of the North Penn Railroad, Thence extending southwesterly along the said right of way the following five courses: (1) one hundred fifty eight feet six inches to an angle point; (2) one hundred feet nine and seven-eighths inches to an angle point; (3) ninety five feet seven inches to an angle point; (4) one hundred eight feet six and one-half inch to an angle point; (5) thirty seven feet five and seven-eighths inches to a point on the northerly side of Westmoreland street (sixty feet wide); Thence extending westerly along the said side of Westmoreland street partially along the northerly side of a thirty feet wide pedestrian walkway two hundred twenty five feet nine and five-eighths inches to a point on the said side of Lawrence street; Thence extending northeastwardly along the said side of Lawrence street five hundred feet to a point on the said side of Ontario street being the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
Parcel No. 12 (3322-3326 North Lawrence street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the west side of Lawrence street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of one hundred thirty seven feet eight and three-eighths inches north from the north side of Westmoreland street (fifty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said side of Lawrence street forty one feet three inches and extending of that width in length or depth westward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Lawrence street forty feet to a point on the east side of a certain two feet nine inches wide alley.
Parcel No. 14 (3358-3362 North Lawrence street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point on the west side of Lawrence street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of seventy one feet nine inches south from the south side of Ontario street (fifty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said side of Lawrence street forty one feet three inches and extending of that width in length or depth westward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Lawrence street forty feet to a point on the east side of a certain two feet nine inches wide alley which leads northward and communicates with a certain three feet wide alley that extends westward into Orkney street (thirty feet wide) and eastward into the said Lawrence street.
The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the urban renewal plan and the redevelopment proposal approved by the Council.
WHEREAS, Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises desires to enter into the said redevelopment contract for the Parcels; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a disposition supplement providing, inter alia, for development controls and regulations imposed upon the Properties.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement submitted by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of that portion of Fairhill-St. Hugh, as hereinabove more particularly described, is hereby approved. City Council authorizes the Redevelopment Authority to proceed with minor changes in substantial conformity with the hereby approved redevelopment contract and disposition supplement. The Redevelopment Authority is authorized to execute the hereby approved redevelopment contract with Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises (hereinafter "Redeveloper"). The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to take such action in substantial conformity to the redevelopment contract as may be necessary to carry it out.
RESOLVED, The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to prepare or cause to be prepared for introduction into the Council such odinances or resolutions as may be necessary for changes in zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities, and related items which are required in order to facilitate and effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement hereby approved. Accordingly, the Council hereby declares that it will cooperate in helping to carry out the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement and requests the various officials, departments, boards and agencies of the City having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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