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Bill 190712

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street and 15th Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Sep 19, 2019Committee on Public Property and Public WorksOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Johnson

How members voted

  1. Vote on Oct 17, 2019 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (17)

    Council President ClarkeCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember GymCouncilmember OhCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Taubenberger

From the floor

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  1. “Good morning. My name is Dermot Delude-Dix. I'm with Unite Here Local 274. I'm here to testify in opposition to Bill No. 190712. Bill No. 190712 states that the City of Philadelphia is, quote, hereby authorized to convey to the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation some or all of the parcels of land located in and about the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street, and 15th Street. T…”

    Mr. Delude-Dix · Stated Meeting, October 17, 2019 · Oct 17, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Can you hear me? Hi. My name is Madeline Shikomba, President of the North of Washington Avenue Coalition. I'm here to oppose Bill 190712. This bill is a travesty. It is a backdoor of selling valuable City property to a developer for pittance. I was aware of this, because I thought this was simply a transaction from one City department to another, only to find out that the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Develop…”

    Ms. Shikomba · Stated Meeting, October 17, 2019 · Oct 17, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “Thank you, Council President. I probably should have gave my brief remarks regarding Bill No. 190712 prior to the vote, but I do thank all my colleagues for the support of it. Two aspects I just wanted to address just for the record. The first aspect is, the current health center, which has been underutilized over the last several years, just became a Stated Meeting October 17, 2019 10/17/19 - STATED - 2ND READING wa…”

    Councilman Johnson · Stated Meeting, October 17, 2019 · Oct 17, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Public Property and Public Works, to which was referred Bill No. 190130, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Parks and Recreation Commissioner and the Procurement Commissioner to enter into a Concession Agreement with Loveluck LLC, for the design, construction, management Stated Meeting October 3, 2019 food and beverage conce…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 3, 2019 · Oct 3, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 19, 2019Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Oct 1, 2019HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  3. Oct 1, 2019HEARING HELD · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  4. Oct 1, 2019REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  5. Oct 3, 2019SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Oct 3, 2019ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Oct 3, 2019ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Oct 17, 2019READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Oct 30, 2019SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street and 15th Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to convey to the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, some or all of the parcels of land located in and about the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street and 15th Street, as more particularly identified in Exhibit "A", for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions. SECTION 2. Conveyance of the property to PAID shall be conditioned upon a commitment by PAID to require an Economic Opportunity Plan in accordance with Section 17-1602 of The Philadelphia Code, as amended, in connection with development of the parcel. SECTION 3. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and to approve, prior to execution, 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. EXHIBIT A ..End