The proposed Articles of Incorporation of said City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority are as follows:
CITY OF READING REVITALIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT ZONE AUTHORITY ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. In compliance with requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq., Act 22 of 2001, effective June 19, 2001, which codifies and amends the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented (the "Municipality Authorities Act"), and pursuant to the ordinance enacted by the City Council of the City of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, expressing the intention and desire of the City Council of said municipality to organize a municipality authority under said Municipality Authorities Act, the incorporating municipality does hereby certify:
(a) The name of the Authority is "City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority."
(b) The Authority is formed under provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq., Act 22 of 2001, effective June 19, 2001, which codifies and amends the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented, with all powers authorized by said Municipality Authorities Act.
(c) No other authorities have been organized under said Municipality Authorities Act, under the former Act of June 28, 1935 (P.L. 463, No. 191), or under the Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," and is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality, except that the incorporating municipality has heretofore organized (i) the Reading Water Authority and (ii) the Reading Regional Airport Authority, and (iii) the Downtown Improvement District Authority, as the sole incorporating municipality, and (iv) the Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, as a joint incorporating municipality, each under the provisions of the Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," which authorities are in existence in or for said incorporating municipality.
(d) The name of the incorporating municipality is the City of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
(e) The names and addresses of the members of the City Council of the City of Reading, the incorporating municipality, are as follows: [Here followed the names and addresses of the members of the City Council.]
(f) The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority are as follows: [Here followed the names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority.]
(g) The terms of office of the first members of the Board of said City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority shall commence on the date of appointment and shall be computed from the first Monday in January of 2014.
(h) The term of existence of the City of Reading Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority shall be for a period of 50 years.
(i) Advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation is submitted herewith.