Presenter
Presented by Mr. Udin
Title
Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application for Financial Assistance in the amount of up to $3,600,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the operation and administration of certain programs. (Council Districts: All).
Body
Whereas, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh ("Authority") administers the Community Development Investment Fund, Streetface Program, Pittsburgh Housing Construction Fund, Neighborhood Housing Program, Urban Development Fund and Housing Recovery Program (the "Programs"); and
Whereas, the Authority wishes to obtain financial assistance from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the amount of $3,600,000 for the Programs; and
Whereas, the Authority has prepared the DCED Single Application for Assistance under the under the FY 2001-2002 Communities of Opportunity Program which is available at the Authority's offices; and
Whereas, the Authority has indicated in the aforesaid Application that Pittsburgh Home Ownership Program, Community Development Block Grant, UDAG and private funds will be provided by the City of Pittsburgh as the local share of project costs; and
Whereas, the City of Pittsburgh and the Authority are desirous of obtaining funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the prevention and elimination of blight under Section 4(c) of the Housing and Redevelopment Assistance Law, as amended.
Be it Resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Authority is hereby authorized to file a Single Application for Assistance with DCED for a grant in the amount of up to $3,600,000 in order to provide funding for the Programs and administration thereof.
Section 2. A blighting influence exists in many neighborhoods because of the continuing presence of unsafe, unsanitary and inadequate living conditions in dwellings and the continuing presence, in many neighborhoods, of vacant, open and vandalized buildings, and the proposed Programs will prevent or eliminate the existing blighting influences by providing funding for the substantial rehabilitation for these unsafe, unsanitary and inadequate living conditions in said dwellings and vacant buildings for owner-occupied housing, for commercial development and industrial development, which will bring jobs and businesses that provide goods and services to the neighborhoods.
Section 3. The City of Pittsburgh will assume the provision of the full local share of project costs and will reimburse the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Commonwealth's share of any expenditure found by DCED to be ineligible.