Approving a final plan for the continuation of the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District ("District") beyond the date of its termination, and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules to take all further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally continue the term of the District.

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Resolution No. 080908 (adopted November 20, 2008), Council initiated action to continue the term, beyond its termination date, of a neighborhood improvement district in the Chestnut Hill area, known as the Chestnut Hill Business 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. 080908, the Committee on Rules, on February 10, 2009, held a public hearing on the preliminary plan; and

WHEREAS, Council now wishes to approve the preliminary plan as the 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. 080901, which would formally reestablish the District; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

,

That Council hereby approves as the final plan for the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District (“District”) the plan set forth in Exhibit “A” of Resolution No. 080908, adopted by Council on November 20, 2008.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Committee on Rules, is authorized and directed to take all further actions required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act (“Act”) prior to enactment of Bill No. 080901, which would formally continue the term of the District beyond the date of its termination, 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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