[Amended 5-29-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001; 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 35-2013]
Authorities are established according to the Municipality Authorities Act, Act 22 of 2001, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq., or similar legislation.
A. Reading Regional Airport Authority; function. Planning, maintaining and operating Reading Regional Airport.
B. Reading Parking Authority; function. To build, manage, supply and supervise parking facilities within the City and maintain these facilities as clean, safe, convenient, accessible, and reasonably priced.
C. Reading Housing Authority; function. To provide decent, safe and sanitary housing.
D. Reading Redevelopment Authority; function. To promote elimination of blighted areas by declaring acquisition, sound replanning and redevelopment of such areas for the promotion of health, safety, convenience and welfare.
E. Reading Area Water Authority; function. Acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, water mains, water systems or parts thereof and water treatment works.
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F. Reading Downtown Improvement District. It is the intent of the Council of the City of Reading to organize a downtown business improvement district authority pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, Act 22 of 2001, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq., as amended (the "Act"). The authority shall be created for the purpose of making business improvements and providing administrative services, as these terms are defined in the Act, to the central business district of the City of Reading.
G. Berks County Convention Center Authority.
16. Editor's Note: Original Subsection F, Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 35-2013.