City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2018-0765

• File #: 2018-0765
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 7/30/2018
• In control: Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
• On agenda: 7/31/2018
• Final action: 9/4/2018
• Enactment date: 9/4/2018
• Enactment #: 589
• Effective date: 9/10/2018
• Title: Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to Serve as Co-Applicant for the purposes of filing an Application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a FY 2018 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative grant in the amount of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) and pledging City financial support in the amount of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) for the project and City Owned Land to Effectuate the Purposes of the Bedford Dwellings/Hill District Neighborhood Transformation Plan and its initial phases of implementation strategy.
• Sponsors: R. Daniel Lavelle

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/10/2018	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/4/2018	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
8/29/2018	1	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
7/31/2018	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title
Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to Serve as Co-Applicant for the purposes of filing an Application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a FY 2018 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative grant in the amount of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) and pledging City financial support in the amount of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) for the project and City Owned Land to Effectuate the Purposes of the Bedford Dwellings/Hill District Neighborhood Transformation Plan and its initial phases of implementation strategy.

Body
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the public interest and to the benefit of the citizens and residents of the City of Pittsburgh ("City") to provide its leadership as the Co-Applicant of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative ("CNI") Implementation Grant Application for which the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh ("HACP") will be the lead applicant;

WHEREAS, one or more Pennsylvania limited partnerships (the "Partnerships") will be created to acquire, construct, and equip one or more multifamily housing projects in FY2018 Bedford Dwellings/Hill District CNI Implementation Grant Application, to be located in the Bedford Dwellings/Hill District neighborhoods (the "Project");

WHEREAS, the Project will include the use of Community Development Block Grant funds and will require the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds in the annual amount of $1.5M over a period of six years to pay for associated eligible costs related to the Project;

WHEREAS, the Project will include the use of HOME funds and will require the use of HOME Funds in the amount of $500,000 annually over six years to pay for associated eligible costs related to the Project;

WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the City will commit the City-owned properties required for the implementation of the strategies in the CNI Grant Application;
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