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Resolution 120668

Authorizing the Director of the Office of Supportive Housing, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to file a proposal for 2012 Emergency Solutions Grant Program funding with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Introduced Sep 13, 2012Committee on Commerce & Economic DevelopmentOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember TascoCouncilmember GoodeCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember O'BrienCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember KenneyCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember OhCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember BassCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember Blackwell

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  1. “There being none, thank you very much. We will now consider the resolutions and bills on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker, would you please 9/20/12 - STATED - 2ND READING read the title of Resolution No. 120668.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, September 20, 2012 · Sep 20, 2012 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “The ayes have it. Resolution 120672 is 9/20/12 - STATED - 2ND READING adopted. We'll go back to Resolution No. 120668.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, September 20, 2012 · Sep 20, 2012 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “The ayes have it. Resolution 120668 is adopted. We will now move to Resolution 120673.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, September 20, 2012 · Sep 20, 2012 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 13, 2012Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Sep 20, 2012ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Authorizing the Director of the Office of Supportive Housing, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to file a proposal for 2012 Emergency Solutions Grant Program funding with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. ..Body WHEREAS, The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 ("HEARTH") enacted into law on May 20, 2009, authorized the Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") Program; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Department of Community and Economic Development ("DCED") has received ESG program funds and is making these funds available to units of local governments for eligible emergency shelter activities; and WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia desires to submit an application to DCED for ESG Program funds on behalf of homeless shelter housing and service providers; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THAT: 1. The proposed projects, relating to shelter renovations and homelessness prevention activities, to be funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania ESG Program, are hereby eligible and approved. 2. The Director of the Office of Supportive Housing, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized and directed to execute an ESG Program application in the amount of $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development ("DCED"). 3. The City of Philadelphia will assume the responsibility for securing the required matching amount of project funds. 4. The City of Philadelphia will reimburse the Commonwealth for any expenditure found to be ineligible. 5. The Director of the Office of Supportive Housing, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to provide such assurances, certificates, and supplemental data or revised data that DCED may request in connection with the application. ..End