PASSED

This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to apply for and accept federal and state funding for community development, affordable housing, housing for people with AIDS, emergency shelter, and blight prevention. It covers up to $63.067 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, $18.299 million through HOME, $7.632 million through HOPWA, $2.332 million through Emergency Shelter Grants, $7 million in state blight-prevention grants, and access to up to $15 million through HUD’s Section 108 loan guarantee program.

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...