Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to various properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District, including on the following streets: North Seventh street, North Eighth street, North Ninth street, North Tenth street, North Thirtieth street, North Thirty-first street, North Thirty-second street, North Thirty-third street, North Franklin street, Melon street, East Norris street, West York street, West Arizona street, North Camac street, Parrish Street, North Perth street and Turner street, pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.

WHEREAS, Act 153 of 2012, 68 Pa. C.S.A. § 2101,

et seq

. (the "Land Bank Act") authorized the City to create a land bank in accordance with the Land Bank Act; and

WHEREAS, The City, in Bill No. 130156-A (approved December 18, 2013), authorized the creation of the Philadelphia Land Bank; and

WHEREAS, Under Section 2109 of the Land Bank Act, 68 Pa. C.S.A. § 2109(d)(3), a redevelopment authority, with the consent of the local governing body and without a redevelopment contract, may convey title to certain redevelopment authority property to a land bank; and

WHEREAS, The properties identified in this Resolution qualify for transfer from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to the

Philadelphia Land Bank as provided by Section 2109 of the Land Bank Act; and

WHEREAS, The transfer of the properties identified in this Resolution to the Philadelphia Land Bank will promote the public purposes for which the City created the Philadelphia Land Bank; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank, without consideration, deeds conveying title to the properties listed in Exhibit "A" hereto.

EXHIBIT "A"

5th Councilmanic District Properties

1423 N. 7th Street

1411 N. 8th Street

1441 N. 8th Street

1445 N. 8th Street

1803 N. 8th Street

1600-16 N. 9th Street

1618-40 N. 9th Street

616 N. 10th Street

662 N. 10th Street

664 N. 10th Street

666 N. 10th Street

668 N. 10th Street

647-67 N. 10th Street

1457 N. 30th Street

2500 N. 31st Street

2410 N. 32nd Street

2549 ½ N. 32nd Street A/K/A 2551 N. 32nd Street

2401 N. 33rd Street

1802 N. Franklin Street

1804 N. Franklin Street

1003 Melon Street

2208 E. Norris Street

2704 W. York Street

2708 W. York Street

2709 W. Arizona Street

627 N. Camac Street

1416 N. Franklin Street

1549 N. Franklin Street

1232-38 Parrish Street

1413 N. Perth Street

1446 N. Perth Street

2500 Turner Street

2706 W. York Street

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