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Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to acquire an approximately two acre property known as 8365 Enterprise Avenue, together with all improvements thereon, and removing a certain title exception with respect thereto, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce to acquire, for the City, about two acres at 8365 Enterprise Avenue, including the buildings and other improvements on the property. It also removes certain restrictions from the property’s 1962 title, allowing the property to be used without those restrictions.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 26, 2016
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Full text

WHEREAS, Woods Smith Holdings, LLC is the owner of approximately two (2) acres of land in Philadelphia County ("Property") more specifically described in Exhibit "A";

WHEREAS, the City seeks to purchase the Property; now, therefore

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce are hereby authorized to acquire on behalf of the City, by amicable negotiation or condemnation or otherwise, approximately two acres of property located at 8365 Enterprise Avenue, as more specifically described in Exhibit “A.”

SECTION 2. The conditions and restrictions set forth in numbered paragraph 1 on page 3 of that certain Indenture dated August 6, 1962 by and between the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (fka the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia) as Grantor, and Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, as Grantee, are, pursuant to the requirements of that paragraph, hereby removed and rescinded in their entirety, and the Property may hereinafter be used free of any restriction set forth in that paragraph.

SECTION 3. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and to approve all instruments and documents necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, which instruments and documents shall contain such terms and conditions as the City Solicitor shall deem necessary and proper to protect the interests of the City of Philadelphia and carry out the purposes for this Ordinance.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and 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

  3. Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing notices sent

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass