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Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Nicetown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1927 Brunner street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Stephon Fox and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
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WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") has prepared and submitted an urban renewal plan and a redevelopment proposal for the redevelopment of the Nicetown Urban Renewal Area (hereinafter Nicetown), which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on January 21, 1966, as amended; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of Nicetown, identified by house number and street address as 1927 Brunner street
(the Property). The area of the Property is bounded as follows:
1927 Brunner street.
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situate on the northwesterly side of Brunner street at the distance of one hundred seventy-nine feet six inches southwestwardly from the southwesterly side of Wayne avenue in the Thirteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia; Containing in front or breadth on the said Brunner street thirteen feet six inches and extending of that width in length or depth between parallel lines at right angles to the said Brunner street northwestwardly fifty-five feet to a three foot alley leading into Clarissa street and said Wayne avenue and communicating with another three foot wide alley leading into said Brunner street.
The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the amended urban renewal plan and the amended redevelopment proposal approved by the Council; and
WHEREAS, Stephon Fox desires to enter into the said redevelopment contract for the Property.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the redevelopment contract submitted by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of that portion of the Nicetown Urban Renewal Area, 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 redevelopment contract. The Redevelopment Authority is authorized to execute the hereby approved redevelopment contract with Stephon Fox (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 Council such ordinances 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 hereby approved. Accordingly, the Council hereby declares that it will cooperate in helping to carry out the redevelopment contract 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.
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