PASSED

This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s housing and commerce officials to apply for federal and state funding for community development, affordable housing, emergency shelters, housing for people with AIDS, and blight prevention. It also authorizes the City to use up to $20 million through HUD’s Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program and to take the necessary steps to accept grants or enter related agreements, if approved.

Authorizing the Secretary of Housing or his designee (Secretary of Housing), 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); to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program; and for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant; and 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 Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Secretary of Housing and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to accept the grants, all under certain terms and conditions.