Approving a final plan for the proposed Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE) Neighborhood Improvement District ("District"), and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules to take further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Resolution No. 020175 (adopted March 14, 2002), Council initiated action to create a neighborhood improvement district in the Port Richmond area, to be known as the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE) Neighborhood Improvement District (“District”), and approved a preliminary plan for the District, all as authorized by the Community and Economic Improvement Act (“Act”) (53 P.S. §18101

et seq.

); and

WHEREAS, In accordance with the Act and Resolution No. 020175, the Committee on Rules, on May 29, 2002, held a public hearing on the preliminary plan; and

WHEREAS, Council now wishes to approve a final plan for the District, and to direct that further actions be taken as required by the Act prior to the enactment of Bill No. 020166, which would formally establish the District; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

,

That Council hereby approves as the final plan for the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE) Neighborhood Improvement District (“District”) the final plan set forth in Exhibit “A” to this Resolution.

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Committee on Rules is hereby authorized and directed to take all further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act (“Act”) prior to enactment of Bill No. 020166, which would formally establish the District, including the holding of a public hearing on the final plan. The Clerk of Council shall arrange for all mailings and publication of all notices required by the Act, as directed by the Chair of the Committee on Rules.

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