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Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the K & T Trail, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire ownership or other interests in specified parcels along the former Kensington and Tacony Railroad right-of-way, the K & T Trail, and the Delaware River. The acquisitions may be made through purchase, condemnation, donation, or other means, with the City Solicitor reviewing and approving the necessary documents.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 16, 2009
Sponsors
JLJoan L. Krajewski
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1

. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, is authorized to acquire by purchase, condemnation, deed in lieu of condemnation, donation, dedication, or otherwise, title or other interests in parcels of land along the K & T Trail that are identified in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

SECTION 2

. The lands subject to this Ordinance are the following:

A.

Land within the right-of-way of the former Kensington and Tacony Railroad, and bounded as follows:

1.

on the SOUTH by south end of the Old Frankford Creek railroad bridge;

2.

on the NORTH by south side of Princeton Avenue; and

3.

including the spur that starts between Knorr Street and Princeton Avenue, curves northwest, and terminates at Milnor Street.

B.

Land along the Delaware River bounded as follows:

1.

on the SOUTH by the north side of Unruh Street;

2.

on the NORTH by the south boundary of the Pennsylvania State Fish and Boat Commission Property that lies northeast of Tacony Park;

3.

on the EAST by the Bulkhead Line of the west side of the Delaware River as amended by the Secretary of War September 10, 1940. If due to erosion or accretion the line along the top bank of the west side of the Delaware River has substantially moved away from the Bulkhead Line, then the most westerly top bank line of the river is the eastern boundary of the land subject to this ordinance; and

4.

on the WEST, a line 50 feet west of the eastern boundary.

SECTION 3

. The City Solicitor is authorized to review and approve all documents necessary to complete the acquisitions authorized by this Ordinance. The City Solicitor is further authorized to include in those documents provisions that the City Solicitor deems necessary and desirable to protect the interests of the City.

End

File history

Sometimes city council's record keeping is not complete. This timeline reflects the information on the council's legistar website.
  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred