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Initiating action to continue a neighborhood improvement district, beyond the date of termination of such district, 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 and which is known as the Roxborough District ("District"); continuing the designation of the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing 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, On June 30, 2008, the term of the District will automatically terminate; and
WHEREAS, Council is authorized by the Community and Economic Improvement Act ("Act") (53 P.S. ยง18101 et seq.) to continue a neighborhood improvement district beyond the date of termination 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 improvement district; and
WHEREAS, Council wishes to initiate action to continue the District for a period of five years, until June 30, 2013; and...
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