City of Philadelphia - File #: 070316

• File #: 070316
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/19/2007
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 4/19/2007
• Title: Authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application for and, if the application is accepted, to execute contracts to obtain additional grant funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development to be used for business district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Savage

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application for and, if the application is accepted, to execute contracts to obtain additional grant funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development to be used for business district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts.
Body
WHEREAS, Philadelphia's neighborhoods have suffered the loss of businesses, the loss of population, and the degeneration of property; and

WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed a budget which included funding for a Main Street Program designed to infuse life into neighborhood commercial districts; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia previously entered into a contract with and obtained a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to fund business district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia seeks to continue its revitalization efforts with the financial partnership of the state through the statewide Main Street Program whereby the Commerce Department would continue to coordinate the statewide Main Street Program with other local program activities and resources currently administered by The City of Philadelphia and its agencies; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia is desirous of obtaining additional funds from the Department of Community and Economic Development, over a two (2) year period, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (One Million Dollars) to provide business district revitalization support to various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the Director of Commerce, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to file application for, and, if t...