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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($26,000,000.00) FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FOR THE UNION SQUARE PROJECT F/K/A CHURCH STREET SOUTH
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WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of New Haven/Elm City Communities ("ECC") ECC was the recipient of a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant for the planning for the redevelopment of the former Church Street South properties (the "Site"), and, working with the City of New Haven ("City") and neighborhood groups, has created a Transformation Plan (the "Transformation Plan") for the redevelopment of the Site; and
WHEREAS, HUD administers the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative to support the transformation of distressed neighborhoods into sustainable, mixed-income communities; and
WHEREAS, the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant provides funding to replace distressed public and assisted housing, improve outcomes for residents, and create conditions for public safety, quality education, and economic opportunity; and
WHEREAS, the City, in particular, the Site and the surrounding areas, suffer from aging public housing stock, rising construction costs, and increasing demand for safe, quality housing options; and
WHEREAS, HUD is making competitive grants available under authorized funding through its Choice Neighborhoods Initiative program which would enable the implementation of an initial phase of the Transformation Plan (the "CNI Grant"); and
WHEREAS, the City and ECC have elected to partner and to serve as co-applicants to pursue a CNI Grant from HUD for the implementation of the Transformation Plan and the redevelopment of the Site; and
WHEREAS, ECC will serve as the Lead Applicant for the HUD CNI Grant; and
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven ...
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