PASSED

The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to apply for federal and state funding for housing and community development programs, including community development, affordable housing, emergency shelters, housing for people with AIDS, and blight prevention. It also authorizes the City to seek up to $15 million through HUD’s Section 108 loan guarantee program and to take steps to accept grants or carry out approved agreements; the ordinance itself does not state that all requested funding was awarded.

Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; authorizing the Housing Director to file applications with HUD to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program; authorizing the Housing Director, on behalf of the City, to file an application with HUD for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant; authorizing the Managing Director, on behalf of the City, to file an application or applications to obtain grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; and, authorizing the Mayor, the Housing Director and the Managing Director to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to...