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Initiating action to: continue the Roxborough District ("District"), a neighborhood improvement district, beyond its termination date in an area that generally includes both sides of Ridge Avenue from Main Street to 7220 Ridge Avenue and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Ridge Avenue; continue the designation of the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approve a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorize and direct the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally continue the District.
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WHEREAS, Bill No. 030017 (approved June 11, 2003) established a neighborhood improvement district in the Roxborough area, known as the Roxborough District (District); designated the Roxborough Development Corporation (RDC), a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; and approved a final plan for improvements within the District; and
WHEREAS, Bill No. 080077 (approved July 2, 2008) continued the term of the District until June 30, 2013; and
WHEREAS, On June 30, 2013, the District will automatically terminate unless the District is continued beyond that date; and
WHEREAS, Council is authorized by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, act of December 21, 1998, P.L. 1307, No. 174 ("Act") (53 P.S. ยง18101 et seq.) to continue a neighborhood improvement district beyond its termination date by reenacting the municipal enabling ordinance creating the original neighborhood improvement district, following a review of the neighborhood improvement district and the neighborhood improvement district management association programs and services provided within the neighborhood ...
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