Presenter
Presented by Mr. Udin
Title
Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local matching share for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development under the Main Street/Downtown Reinvestment component of the New Communities Program. (Council Districts: All).
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Whereas, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh has authorized the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh ("URA") to file a Single Application for Assistance with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development ("DCED") for a grant of up to $300,000 for the Main Street/Downtown Reinvestment component of the New Communities Program (the "Program"); and
Whereas, the City and URA desire to enter into a Cooperation Agreement to provide for the designation of Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $800,000 as the local matching share for the grant.
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, is authorized and directed to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, in a form approved by the City Solicitor, providing for the designation of Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $800,000 as the local matching share for a Program grant applied for in the Single Application for Assistance filed with DCED.
Section 2. The City of Pittsburgh will assume the provision of the full local share of Program costs and will reimburse the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Commonwealth's share of any expenditures found by DCED to be ineligible.