City of Philadelphia - File #: 120821

• File #: 120821
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/18/2012
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Final action: 5/23/2013
• Title: Continuing 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; continuing the designation of the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the Roxborough Development Corporation relating to the District; and authorizing the Roxborough Development Corporation to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the appro...
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones
• Indexes: NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVMENT DISTRICT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/5/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/23/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
3/14/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
3/14/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
3/14/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
3/13/2013	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/13/2013	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
3/13/2013	0	Committee on Rules	AMENDED
3/13/2013	1	Committee on Rules	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
1/29/2013	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/29/2013	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
1/29/2013	0	Committee on Rules	RECESSED
10/18/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Continuing 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; continuing the designation of the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the Roxborough Development Corporation relating to the District; and authorizing the Roxborough Development Corporation to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act, and under certain terms and conditions.

Body
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, 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. §18101 et seq.) to continue a neighborhood impro...