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Transmitting an ordinance authorizing the Director of Planning and Development, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant; to file applications to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program; and to apply for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grant; and to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to file applications to obtain other grants from the Commonwealth; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all n...
AI summary
This communication transmits a proposed ordinance concerning applications for federal and state grants, including Community Development Block Grants, HOME, Emergency Solutions Grants, and housing assistance for people with AIDS. It also addresses proposed authority for the City’s Planning and Development and Commerce directors to seek other grants, use the federal Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, and accept grant-related terms; the item was placed on file and does not itself enact these authorities.