HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 70-03 APPROVIN~ APPLICATION ~0~ p~[~INA~Y LOAN FO~
LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSINg.
~HE~EAS, tt Is the poltey of this lo~altty to ellmlnate substandard
and otl~er Inadequate housing, to prevent :h~ spread of slums and
511gi~t~ and to realt=e as soon as feaslble the goal of a decent
home In a suitable 1lying environment for all of Its citizens; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Unlted Stete~ Housing Act of
Hous lng Assistance
1937, as amended, the United Statmof America, t")
Adelnlstratlon (hereinafter called the "Governmen Is authortzed
to provlde flnanclal assistance to local public housing agencies
for und~rt~ktn~ and c~rrTlng out prellmlnary plannlng of low-rent
houslng projects tha~ ~Ill assist In meeting this goal~ and
~HER[Rb, the A~t provldes that ti~ere shat1 be local determination
of need for low-ran: housing to meet needs not being adequately
met by private enterprise and that the Government shall not
any ~ontract with a public housing agency for prell~Inar? ~oans
for surveys and planning In respect to any low-rent
projects unless the governing body of the locality tnvolved has
by resolution approved the application of ~he publtc housing
agency ~or s~ch preliminary losn~ and
~HEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter
tailed ~Local Autt~orltyn) Is a publlc housing agency and Is
applylng to the government for a prell~lnary loan :o cover the
costs of surveys and plannlng In eonnectton ~t~h the development
of Ion-rent housing.
NO~, THEREFORE, aE IT R[SOLV~ by the City Council of :he City
of Cotumbla Heights as follo~s:
I. There exists In the City of Columbia Hetght~ a need for
s'u~h low-rent housing at rents within the mean~ of lo~-tncome
fa~l 1 les ~
2. The apptlcatlon of the Local Authority to [he Government for
a prellmlnary loan tn an amount not to exceed $1,500.00 for surveys
and planning In conne~tlon ~lth low-rent housing projects of
to exceed approxl~ately 60 d~e!llng units ls hereby approved.
Passed thls 26th day of January, I
Offered by:
Seconded byt
Ro11 Call:
Logacz
Helntz
All Ayes
retar-~-tO the counctl : ........
~ruce G. Nawroc~T, Mayor