Initiating action requesting the termination of the Frankford Special Services District ("District"), a neighborhood improvement district, and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally terminate the District.

WHEREAS, Bill No. 940638, approved May 27, 1995, authorized the City of Philadelphia to organize a Municipal Authority, known as “The Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia” (“Authority”) pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, P.L. 382, as amended, (“Act”); and

WHEREAS, The Authority was created for a term of five (5) years, as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation, approved by Bill No.940638; and

WHEREAS, Following the Authority’s incorporation, and in accordance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, a five-year plan, adopted by the Authority for business improvements and administrative services to the Frankford Special Services District (“District”), was approved by Bill No. 960233 on July 5, 1996; and

WHEREAS, Bill No. 000541 (approved December 19, 2000) adopted an amendment to the Authority’s Articles of Incorporation, extending the term of the Authority to December 31, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Bill No. 010100 (approved April 18, 2001) approved a new plan for the District for certain business improvements and administrative services through 2005; and

WHEREAS, The terms of both the Authority and the District expired on December 31, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Bill No. 060957 (approved April 12, 2007) authorized the City Solicitor to file a Municipal Statement of Revival with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 in order to retroactively revive and extend the term of the Authority to December 31, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Bill No.070540 (approved January 3, 2008) reestablished the District, in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act (53 P.S. § 18101

et seq.)

until December 31, 2012, and designated the Authority as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; and

WHEREAS, Council desires to take appropriate action under the Community and Economic Improvement Act to initiate action to request the termination of the Frankford Special Services District, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Act for terminating neighborhood improvement districts; and

WHEREAS, The purpose of this resolution is to initiate action to request the termination of the neighborhood improvement district, known as the “Frankford Special Services District;” and to ensure that all actions required by the Act pertaining to such termination are taken prior to enactment of an ordinance formally terminating the District; now therefore,

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THAT Council hereby initiates action to request the termination of the Frankford Special Services District (“District”).

RESOLVED FURTHER, THAT The Committee on Rules is hereby authorized and directed to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act (“Act”), prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally terminate the Frankford Special Services District, including the holding of any public hearing required by the Act. 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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