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City of Philadelphia
Public Hearing Notice
February 5, 2008
The Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs of the Council of the
City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at
2:00 PM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following items:
080078 An Ordinance authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission,
the Executive Director of Fairmount Park, and the Procurement Commissioner, on
behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Concession Agreement with
Billy Casper Golf, LLC, under which Billy Casper Golf, LLC, would improve,
operate, manage and maintain four 18-hole golf courses and one sports center
under the jurisdiction of the Fairmount Park Commission, including Olde Course
and Karakung Course at Cobb's Creek Golf Club, Franklin D. Roosevelt Golf
Course, John D. Byrne Golf Course, and the City Line Sports Center; all under
certain terms and conditions.
080084 An Ordinance authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission,
the Executive Director of Fairmount Park, and the Public Property Commissioner,
on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease with the
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), to lease City-owned
land south of Shelmire Avenue adjacent to the campus of the Fox Chase Cancer
Center, Inc. ("Fox Chase") to PAID, under which PAID will enter into a sublease
with the Fairmount Park Conservancy ("Conservancy"), a Pennsylvania nonprofit
corporation, under which the Conservancy would enter into a sub-sublease and
other agreements with Fox Chase, pursuant to which Fox Chase will construct,
maintain, and operate cancer research and treatment facilities on the property;
and authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission, the Executive
Director of Fairmount Park, the Public Property Commissioner, and the City
Solicitor to enter into additional agreements and take all other actions
necessary to complete the transaction contemplated by this Ordinance; all under
certain provisions.
Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Parks,
Recreation and Cultural Affairs, open to the public, will be held to consider
the action to be taken on the above listed items.
Copies of the foregoing items are available in the Office of the Chief Clerk of
the Council, Room 402, City Hall
Patricia Rafferty
Chief Clerk