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Authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development (Housing Director), 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); 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 Housing 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; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Housing Director 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.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Director of Housing and Community Development (Housing Director), 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 fifty-three million seven hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($53,718,000) under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383), as amended, including all understandings and assurances therein.
SECTION 2. The Housing Director 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 information as may be required by HUD, to take such a...
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