City of Philadelphia - File #: 110444

• File #: 110444
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/26/2011
• In control: Committee on Finance
• Title: Authorizing the Director 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 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 Housing and 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 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.
• Sponsors: Council President Verna, Councilmember Tasco
• Indexes: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS (CDBGS), HUD

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/5/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/16/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/9/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/9/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/9/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/6/2011	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2011	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING HELD
6/6/2011	0	Committee on Finance	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/26/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced (By Request) and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Director 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 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 Housing and 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 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.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Director of Housing, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to file an application with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in an amount up to forty-six million one hundred eighty-five thousand six hundred fifty-nine dollars ($46,185,659) under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383), as amended, including all understandings and assurances therein. There shall be no minimum percentage requirement of expenditure on economic development for mixed-use projects on or around commercial corridors except as provided in the application provided for in Section 8 hereof.

SECTION 2. The Director of Housing is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the City to act in connection with the application and is hereby directed to provide such additional inf...