City of Philadelphia - File #: 150466-A

• File #: 150466-A
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/14/2015
• In control: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 6/18/2015
• Title: Authorizing the Director of Housing, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant; to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program; and for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 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 the 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: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS (CDBGS)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/18/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/18/2015	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/11/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
6/11/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/10/2015	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/10/2015	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING HELD
6/10/2015	0	Committee on Finance	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/14/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced 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 for a Community Development Block Grant; to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program; and for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 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 the 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 $39,046,238 under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-383, as amended, including all understandings and assurances therein.

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 information as may be required by HUD, to take such additional actions as may be required to complete the application, and to accept the grant.

SECTION 3. The provision in the application providing for the use of up to $30,000,000 for interim construction financing is approved subject to the provision that the amou...