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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements with Mistick Construction Company and certain related entities to allow the performance of site preparation work on designated City property in order to facilitate the construction of Cal-Bride Place, an affordable housing development.
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WHEREAS, Mistick Construction Company, Northside Properties R&S LLC, and Northside Properties Residences IV LLC (collectively, “Mistick”) intend to construct Cal-Bride Place in the California-Kirkbride neighborhood of the 21st Ward, comprising a 42-unit residential redevelopment project that has received an allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits from Pennsylvania Housing Financing Authority (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, City Council has previously authorized the City to transfer parcels designated as Block 22-B, Lots 278, 280, 281, 282, 282A, 283, 284, 285, 286, 286A, 287, 288, 289 and 293; Block 22-C, Lot 74; Block 22-F, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9; Block 22-G, Lots 1, 2, 4, 14, 20, 23, 24, 25, 128 and 128A (collectively, the “Property”) to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (“URA”); and
WHEREAS, the City is in the process of effecting the transfer of the Property to the URA, which Property will ultimately be transferred to Mistick for the Project; and
WHEREAS, in order to prepare the Property so that Mistick can promptly begin construction upon transfer of the Property from the URA, which will allow for additional, much-needed affordable housing units to be constructed quickly within the City of Pittsburgh, Mistick has requested a license for permission to perform certain site preparation work; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the Project for the benefit of the public, the City is willing to provide a License Agreement or Agreements at this time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance are hereby authorized to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements with Mistick for the Property in order for Mistick to perform certain site preparation work to facilitate the Project. Mistick shall complete all project work authorized under the license at no cost to the City. The License Agreement or Agreements shall be approved as to substance and form by the City Solicitor.
Section 2. Any Resolution or Ordinance of part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.