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Resolution 210094

Appointing Andrew Goodman to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank.

Introduced Feb 4, 2021CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

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Councilmember Gauthier

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  1. “Ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Mr. Decker, please, read the title of Stated Meeting February 11, 2021 Resolution No. 210094.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, February 11, 2021 · Feb 11, 2021 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Feb 4, 2021Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Feb 11, 2021ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Appointing Andrew Goodman to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank. ..Body WHEREAS, In December 2012, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted the Pennsylvania Land Bank Legislation, Act 153 of 2012, authorizing, among other things, the creation of "land banks" by municipalities; and WHEREAS, In December 2013, the City of Philadelphia enacted legislation creating the City's first land bank, with its stated mission being "to return vacant property to productive status using a unified, predictable, and transparent process, thereby revitalizing neighborhoods, creating socially and economically diverse communities, and strengthening the City's tax base"; and WHEREAS, Section 16-704 of the Code of the City of Philadelphia requires that five members of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank shall be appointed by majority vote of all the members of City Council; and WHEREAS, Paulette Adams was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank via resolution adopted September 29, 2016, but her term of service on the Board shall end upon the adoption of this resolution appointing her successor to the Board; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council hereby appoints Andrew Goodman to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank. ..End