City of Philadelphia - File #: 070890

• File #: 070890
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/18/2007
• In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
• Title: Authorizing Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings to investigate the Administration's failure to enter into contracts necessary to expand the Basic Systems Repair Program in the Fourth Councilmanic District as authorized by Resolution No. 070405 (adopted June 7, 2007) and Resolution No. 070744 (adopted September 20, 2007).
• Sponsors: Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Krajewski, Council President Verna, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kelly

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/11/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	RECESSED
12/11/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
11/27/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/27/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
11/27/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	RECESSED
10/29/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/29/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
10/29/2007	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	RECESSED
10/18/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
10/18/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/18/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings to investigate the Administration's failure to enter into contracts necessary to expand the Basic Systems Repair Program in the Fourth Councilmanic District as authorized by Resolution No. 070405 (adopted June 7, 2007) and Resolution No. 070744 (adopted September 20, 2007).
Body
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Bill No. 010694, as amended by Bill No. 020036, Council must approve, by resolution, an annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of proceeds of Neighborhood Transformation Initiative ("NTI") bonds; and

WHEREAS, Council approved the annual Program Statement and Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 through its adoption of Resolution No. 070405 (adopted June 7, 2007); and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 070405 included an amendment to the NTI Budget to authorize additional expenditures for the Basic Systems Repair Program ("BSRP") in the Fourth Councilmanic District; and

WHEREAS, Council authorized additional BSRP expenditures in the 4th Councilmanic District by its adoption of Resolution No. 070744 (adopted September 20, 2007); and

WHEREAS, The additional BSRP funds could have been made readily available if the Office of Housing and Community Development ("OHCD") had amended existing contracts with the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation for the administration of BSRP; and

WHEREAS, In a series of meetings during July and August 2007, the OHCD never stated that there would be a problem obligating the additional BSRP funds; and

WHEREAS, Based upon assurances that the funds would be available, neighborhood outreach began on the belief that when interested people went through the initial application and inspection process they could get much needed work done when necessary; and

WHEREAS, Now that people have gone through the interview and insp...