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Initiating action to approve the amendment of an existing neighborhood improvement district currently in the area generally bounded by, and including, 11th Street to the West, Filbert Street to the North, 8th Street to the East and Market Street to the South, with the exception of certain condominium units at 801 Market Street Condominium not included in the District, known as the Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District, to remove certain portions of such property generally bounded by Filbert Street on the North, 10th Street on the East, 11th Street on the West, and Market Street on the South from such District and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Chief 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 amend the District.
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WHEREAS, City Council is authorized by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, Act of December 21, 1998, P.L. 1307, No. 174 ("Community and Economic Improvement Act") (53 P.S. ?18101 et seq.) to establish, by ordinance, neighborhood improvement districts and to designate certain entities to administer programs and services within such districts in order "to promote and enhance more attractive and safer commercial, industrial, residential and mixed-use neighborhoods; economic growth; increased employment opportunities; and improved commercial, industrial, business districts and business climates"; and
WHEREAS, By ordinance passed by City Council on December 15, 2015 (Bill No. 150374), City Council established The Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District (the "District") and designated the Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District (the "NIDMA"); and
WHEREAS, By ordinance approved June 18, 2015 (Bill No. 150380), City Council created the Gallery at Market East Tax Incr...
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