The City Council of the City of Coatesville hereby signifies its intention
and desire to organize and form a Municipality Authority under and by virtue
of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved the second day of May
1945, A.D., P.L. 382, as amended.
The name of the authority shall be "Coatesville Downtown Improvement
District Authority."
The Authority shall have authority and the purpose thereof shall be
to develop and make business improvements and provide administrative services
and to impose an assessment on each benefited property in the designated district.
The City Council of the City of Coatesville hereby declares that it
is desirable for the preservation and revitalization of the central business
district to have an Authority providing a management process to coordinate
the collective public and private efforts of the commercial district in providing
improvements and services.
The Articles of Incorporation of the Authority, a true and correct copy
of which attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, are approved
and adopted, and the President and Secretary of City Council are authorized
and directed to execute the same on behalf of the City of Coatesville.
[Amended 5-28-1996 by Ord.
No. 1012-96]
The names and original terms of office of the first members of the Authority's
Board are.
The City Solicitor is directed to cause to be published, as required
by and in accordance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, a notice containing a brief statement of the substance of this
Article and of the Articles of Incorporation, which notice shall state that
on a day certain, not less than three (3) days after the complete publication
of said notice, the Articles of Incorporation will be filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The proper officers of the city shall file with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the Articles of Incorporation, together with
proofs of publication of said notice.
Pursuant to the Act of April 10, 1980, P.L. 105, the City of Coatesville
retains the right to approve any plan of the Authority for the purpose of
making business improvements or providing for administrative services and
levying assessments or charges related thereto. No plan for services or improvements
shall be approved which extends three (3) years from the date of organization
or formation of the Authority unless this Article is otherwise amended by
City Council. The date of formation or organization shall be the date of the
Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for
this Authority.
[Amended 5-4-1993 by Ord.
No. 922-93; 5-28-1996 by Ord.
No. 1021-96]
The term of existence of the Downtown Improvement District Authority
shall be extended until May 25, 1999; the Authority shall terminate only upon
official action of the Council of the City of Coatesville.
[Added 5-28-1996 by Ord.
No. 1021-96]
The City Council hereby authorizes the filing of Articles of Amendment
by DIDA's Board of Directors which shall be filed with the appropriate offices
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of State
and the Corporation Bureau of the commonwealth. Said Articles of Amendment
shall extend the term of DIDA three (3) years until May 25, 1999, or until
formal action approving termination by City Council. The Articles of Amendment
shall be submitted to the City Council for its approval prior to filing.