City of Philadelphia - File #: 210771

• File #: 210771
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/30/2021
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Final action: 12/9/2021
• Title: Authorizing the Water Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement between the City and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority ("PRA") for the PRA to act as the City's agent to include and incorporate Philadelphia Water Department-identified green stormwater infrastructure projects (the "Stormwater Infrastructure") in certain construction and improvement projects in and around the City on properties owned by the City (the "City Projects"), including, with the prior written consent and approval of the District Council Person where the Rebuild Project is located, those projects arising out of the City's "Rebuilding Community Infrastructure" or "Rebuild" Program, and on properties owned by the PRA ("PRA Projects") (the City Projects and PRA Projects, together, the "Construction Projects") from the design phase to construction completion in an efficient manner, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Parker
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/15/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/9/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/2/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL
12/2/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL
12/2/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL
11/22/2021	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/22/2021	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
11/22/2021	0	Committee on Rules	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/30/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Authorizing the Water Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement between the City and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority ("PRA") for the PRA to act as the City's agent to include and incorporate Philadelphia Water Department-identified green stormwater infrastructure projects (the "Stormwater Infrastructure") in certain construction and improvement projects in and around the City on properties owned by the City (the "City Projects"), including, with the prior written consent and approval of the District Council Person where the Rebuild Project is located, those projects arising out of the City's "Rebuilding Community Infrastructure" or "Rebuild" Program, and on properties owned by the PRA ("PRA Projects") (the City Projects and PRA Projects, together, the "Construction Projects") from the design phase to construction completion in an efficient manner, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
WHEREAS, The PRA acts as agent for the City pursuant to a separate Agency Agreement in carrying out the City Projects and the City grants certain capital funding (the "City Funding") to the PRA in accordance with individual project requirements; and

WHEREAS, The PRA manages and oversees the City Projects and uses the City Funding to pay for the City Projects; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to ? 6.1 of the Redevelopment Cooperation Law, Act of May 24, 1945, P.L. 982, ? 6.1; added by the Act of January 19, 1968, P.L. (1967) 987, ? 2; 35 P.S. ? 1746.1, the City may designate and appoint the PRA its agent to perform any specified activity that the City is authorized by law to perform, so long as such activity is in furtherance of the public purposes specified in the Urban Redevelopment Law (the "URL"); and

WHEREAS, The PRA and the City desire to enter into a Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement") wherein the City will designate the PRA as the City's agent to include and incorporate the Stormwater Infrastructure in the Construction Projects from the d...