Allegheny County Council - File #: 1583-04

• File #: 1583-04
• Version: 1
• Name: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granting authority to the County of Allegheny to transfer its interest in 15 parcels of property situated in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/1/2004
• In control: Committee on Economic Development & Housing
• Final action: 6/15/2004
• Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granting authority to the County of Allegheny to transfer its interest in 15 parcels of property situated in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh that are jointly owned by the County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh School District to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh.
• Sponsors: Chief Executive

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/18/2004	1	Chief Executive	Signed by Chief Executive
6/15/2004	1	County Council	Passed for Chief Executive Signature	Pass
6/8/2004	1	Committee on Economic Development & Housing	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
6/1/2004	1	County Council	Referred

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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granting authority to the County of Allegheny to transfer its interest in 15 parcels of property situated in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh that are jointly owned by the County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh School District to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh.

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Whereas, the County of Allegheny, the City of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh School District acquired title to 15 parcels of property situated in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as more particularly set forth in Attachment “A” (“the Parcels”) hereto pursuant to City Treasurer Sale actions, being acquired on various dates as listed; and

Whereas, the Parcels have remained vacant and tax exempt since the time of the Treasurer's Sales; and

Whereas, the Urban Redevelopment Authority desires to acquire the Parcels from the Three Taxing Bodies at a purchase price yet to be established, plus costs, in order to assemble to parcels as part of the overall residential development plan for the Federal North redevelopment project; and

Whereas, Article IV Section 2(l) of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter vests County's Council with the power and duty by ordinance to convey real property owned by the County.

The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Ordinance are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.

Section 2.

The County Council of Allegheny County hereby does approve the transfer of the interest held therein by the County of Allegheny in the Parcels as more particularly set forth in Attachment “A” to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for and in consideration of price yet to be determined to be distributed among the Three Taxing Bodies proportionately to their millage rates in effect at the time of the transfer.

The proper officers and/or officials of the County are hereby authorized to execute any and all documents, including deeds, necessary to effectuate the conveyance of the County's interest in the Parcels to the Urban Redevelopment Authority subject to the approval of the County Solicitor and the County Manager.

Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall be in full force and effect.

Section 4. Repealer. Any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.