City of Philadelphia - File #: 180015-A

• File #: 180015-A
• Version: 2
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 1/25/2018
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Final action: 6/21/2018
• Title: Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as the Callowhill Business Improvement District, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: CALLOWHILL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/18/2018	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/21/2018	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/14/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/14/2018	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
6/14/2018	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
5/24/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
5/24/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
5/24/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/23/2018	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/23/2018	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
5/23/2018	0	Committee on Rules	AMENDED
5/23/2018	1	Committee on Rules	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
1/25/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as the Callowhill Business Improvement District, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
The Council of the City of Philadelphia hereby ordains:

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Council of the City of Philadelphia (the "City") to organize an authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq. (the "Act"). The Authority shall be created for the purpose of making business improvements and providing administrative services, as such terms are defined in the Act, to the Callowhill district of the City, and to undertake any other projects, as such term is defined in the Act, in the Callowhill district of the City.

SECTION 2. It is hereby declared that the participation of the Authority in projects for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the Callowhill district is desirable for the entire City to preserve and improve the economic vitality of the Callowhill district.

SECTION 3. The name of the Authority shall be "Callowhill Business Improvement District."

SECTION 4. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of this Ordinance to be published, to the extent required by and in accordance with the Act.

SECTION 5. The City Solicitor is hereby further authorized and directed to file, in accordance with the Act, Articles of Incorporation on behalf of the Authority in substantially the following form:

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
CALLOWHILL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

To the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

In compliance with the requirements of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., the undersigned Mayor and President of the Council...