1st Reading - Jersey City

CITY OF JERSEY CITYOffice of the Corporation Counsel280 Grove StreetJersey City, New Jersey 07302Telephone: (201) 547-4667Fax: (201) 547-5230Bil Matsikoudis, Corporation CounselJanuar 6, 2011Council President and Members ofCity Hall-280 Grove StreetJersey City, NJ 07302the Municipal CouncilRe: Ordinance Authorizing Conveyance of Certain Unimproved Propert at theFormer PJP Landfill to JC Broadway, LLC and Amending City's GrantAgreement with the Port Authority of NY INJ to Acquire the P JP LandfillDear Council President and Members ofthe Municipal Council:\I present for your consideration a proposed sale of a deed of easement of i 0,000 square feetto JC Broadway, LLC,a subsidiary ofHartz Mountain, for $120,000.00. This area ofland, which is a smallportion of the 32 acres the City acquired when it purchased the former PJP Landfill, abuts the HarMountain facility along Routes 1 & 9, and is used by Hartz Mountain Corporation's Pet Supply Business tohave better truck access to its loading docks. 'By way of background, JC Broadway, LLC is the owner of an approximately 13-acre parcel of landlocated at the Terminus of Broadway in the City of Jersey City. Presently located on the propert is anapproximately 445,000 square feet warehouse/industrial facility. This facility is used for the warehousingand distribution of various pet supplies and products. There are approximately 200 employees at this site.Ofthesè 200 employees approximately 114 are residents of City of Jersey City. Additionally, the facility, pays in excess of $620,000.00 a year in real estate taxes.The land proposed to be part of the sale wil not adversely impact the remediation, nor the designof the open space and park planned for the PJP site. Accordingly, I urge you to vote for this sale as it wilnot dísrupt the City's plans to develop the site for open space and park uses, wil yield a financial benefit to 'the City, and wil better enable an importnt Jersey City-based company to more efficiently operate itsbusiness.WMigpc: John Kelly, Business Administrator:i :I,...Robert Byre, City ClerkRobert Magrini, Esq., Attorney for HartzVery trly yours,:::WILLIAM MA TSIKObtíCORPORATION COUNSEL