Authorizing the Director of the Department of Aviation, on behalf of the City, to transfer or convey real estate interests to resolve litigation with Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, under certain terms and conditions.

Authorizing the Director of the Department of Aviation, on behalf of the City, to transfer or convey real estate interests to resolve litigation with Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, under certain terms and conditions. WHEREAS, The City owns and operates the Philadelphia International Airport, which is located in Philadelphia County and Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; WHEREAS, The City owns certain parcels of real estate in Tinicum Township, on both sides of the current location of segments of a certain Township roadway commonly known as Tinicum Island Road; WHEREAS, The City condemned approximately 136 acres of property located in Tinicum Township across and northwest of the 9.25 acres of land upon which Tinicum Island Road is situated; WHEREAS, The City and Tinicum Township dispute the ownership and other interests and related rights in Tinicum Island Road; WHEREAS, The integration of the condemned property into the Airport property is necessary for the Airport’s future development; WHEREAS, As part of and to facilitate integration of the condemned property, the City desires to relocate a portion of the Tinicum Island Road and the utilities located underneath that road to northwest of the condemned property; WHEREAS, The City entered into a Settlement Agreement on December 28, 2022, with Tinicum Township to amicably resolve the dispute over ownership of the Tinicum Island Road and plans for its relocation; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Settle…