A. As authorized by Act 2000-130, 73 P.S. § 831 et seq., known as the Neighborhood Improvement District Act of 2000 (hereinafter the "Act"), Authority, as reestablished, shall be organized and exist for the purposes of providing cleaning, maintenance, and security, as well as other services as authorized, in the area described hereinbelow, which shall be known as the "Reading Downtown Improvement District" ("District"):
BEGINNING at the intersection of Washington Street and North Second Street; along North Second Street to Walnut Street to North Third Street to Washington Street to Madison Avenue; to Elm Street excluding 430, 432 and 438 Elm Street; along Elm Street to Church Street to Walnut Street to Poplar Street to Washington Street to Moss Street to Court Street, excluding 906, 908, 910, 912, 914, 916, 918 and 920 Washington Street and 40 Moss Street; along Court Street to North Eleventh Street, excluding 11, 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 North Tenth Street and 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 6 North Eleventh Street; along North Eleventh Street crossing Penn Street to South Eleventh Street; along South Eleventh Street to Cherry Street to South Ninth Street, excluding 1013 Cherry Street, 25, 23, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13, 11 and 9 South Tenth Street, 915, 913, 911, 909, 907 Cherry Street, 914 rear Penn Street, and 25, 23, 21, 19, 17 and 13 South Ninth Street; along South Ninth Street to Franklin Street to South Seventh Street to Chestnut Street to Plum Street to Franklin Street, including 112 and 108 Plum and 614, 618 and 622 Franklin Street; along Franklin Street to Pearl Street excluding 514, 516, 518, 520, and 522 Franklin Street; along Pearl Street to Chestnut Street to Wood Street, excluding 521, 519, 517, 433, 431, 429, 427, 425 and 421 Chestnut Street; along Wood Street to Franklin Street to South Fourth Street to Cherry Street to Carpenter Street to South Third Street, excluding 341, 339, 337, 335, 333, 331, 329 and 327 Franklin Street and including 30 South Fourth Street; continuing along Cherry Street to South Second Street to Franklin Street, excluding 27, 25, 23, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13 and 11 South Second Street; along Franklin Street to South Front Street to North
Front Street to Washington Street to North Second Street, place of BEGINNING.
B. A map showing the general boundaries, site, and situation of the proposed District is attached hereto, incorporated herein, and marked as Exhibit A.
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11. Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the City offices.
C. The Authority may recommend to City Council more specific boundaries of the designated District. The Authority shall have the authority to develop and make business improvements and provide administrative services, including additional security, cleaning and maintenance, marketing, and other management services. The Authority shall have the authority to impose an assessment on each benefited property in the designated district described in this section.