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 Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 81 as 1262 South Twenty-third street and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Habitat for Humanity - Philadelphia and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.

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 Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, (hereinafter "Point Breeze"), which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on June 11, 1998, as amended; and

WHEREAS,

The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of Point Breeze, designated as Parcel No. 81 as 1262 South Twenty Third street (the “Property”). The area of said Property is bounded as follows:

Parcel No. 81 (1262 South Twenty-third

street)

. All that certain lot or piece of ground situated in the Thirty-sixth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning

at a point on the westerly side of South Twenty-third street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of one hundred sixty four feet four inches southward from the southerly side of Oakford street (fifty feet wide); Containing in front or breadth on the said Twenty-third street fifteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth westward between parallel lines at right angles to said Twenty-third street sixty five feet to the easterly side of a certain three feet wide alley extending northward into the said Oakford street.

The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the amended urban renewal plan and the amended redevelopment proposal approved by the Council.

WHEREAS,

Habitat for Humanity - Philadelphia desires to enter into the said redevelopment contract for the Property; and

WHEREAS,

The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a disposition supplement providing,

inter alia

, for development controls and regulations imposed upon the Redeveloper.

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 Point Breeze, 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 Habitat for Humanity - Philadelphia 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 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 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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