WHEREAS,
Pursuant to Resolution No. 070024 - adopted January 23, 2007, Council initiated action to establish
a neighborhood improvement district in the Mt. Airy area of Philadelphia, to be known as the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (District), and approved a preliminary plan for the District, all in accordance with the Community and Economic Improvement Act (the Act) (53 P.S. §18101
et seq.
); and
WHEREAS,
In accordance with the Act and Resolution No. 070024, the Committee on Rules, on March 14, 2007, held a public hearing on the preliminary plan which was duly
amended, based on
testimony to clarify that four of the properties listed to be assessed - as set forth in Exhibit A-2 of the preliminary plan - were mistakenly listed and would be removed from the list and not be assessed; and
WHEREAS,
The Committee on Rules, on April 25, 2007, held a public hearing on the amended preliminary plan, constituting the District's final plan, and voted Bill No. 070005 out of Committee with a favorable recommendation.
WHEREAS,
Council, having satisfied all requirements set forth in the Act, now wishes to approve the final plan for the District; now therefore
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
,
That Council hereby approves the final plan for the establishment of the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (District) as
set forth in Exhibit A to Bill No. 070005.
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