Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City, to receive an easement from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use of a portion of 3025 Meetinghouse Road; and to grant to the owners of property on the 3000 block of Meetinghouse Road an easement for stormwater drainage purposes across a portion of Poquessing Creek Park; all under certain terms and conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, are hereby authorized to enter into an easement agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use of approximately .61 acres of property located at 3025 Meetinghouse Road as a public recreation trail and greenspace.
SECTION 2. The Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, are hereby authorized to enter into an easement agreement with the owners of property in the 3000 block of Meetinghouse Road, granting them an easement for stormwater drainage purposes across a portion of Poquessing Creek Park.
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 interest of the City of Philadelphia and to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance.
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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Pass
Official action detail
A motion was made by Councilmember O'Neill that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. The motion carried unanimously.
