Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation, or otherwise, in parcels of land connecting Tacony Street to the Frankford Arsenal Boat Launch, for public recreational purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, isauthorized to acquire by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation or otherwise, fee simple title or a lesser interest in real estate, in some or all of the parcels of land identified in Section 2 of this Ordinance, for the purpose of making, enlarging, extending, operating and maintaining publicparks for public recreation use as well as for the purpose of providing for vehicular and non-vehicular access to those public parks.
SECTION 2. The lands subject to this Ordinance are generally bounded as follows: on the West by Tacony Street, on the South by Baird Street and Old Frankford Creek, on the East by the Bulkhead Line of the north or northwest side of the Delaware River as amended by the Secretary of War September 10, 1940, and on the North by Darkrun Lane (extending to the Bulkhead).
SECTION 3. The City Solicitor is authorized to review and approve alldocuments 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.
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