HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-1968-024-R-68Revised 12-9- 68
Amended 12-16-68
Amended 12-23-68
RESOLUTION,
Approving Application of the Provisions
of Section 23 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937, as Amended, to Locality
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 23 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, the United
States of America, Housing Assistance Administration is
authorized to provide financial assistance to local public
housing agencies in providing low -rent housing by leasing
dwelling units in existing privately -owned structures; and
WHEREAS, said Section 23 provides that the provisions
• thereof shall not apply to any locality unless the governing
body of the locality has by resolution approved the application
of such provisions to such locality.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of
the CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, as follows:
The application of the provisions of Section 23 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to the City of
Evanston is hereby approved, subject to the following terms
and conditions:
(1) That Cook County Housing Authority shall be
designated as the local housing authority;
(2) That no more than one hundred (100) dwelling
units be leased under this program until the
City Council has had the opportunity to review
the effectiveness of the program in meeting
local needs;
(3) That all residents of the City of Evanston meeting
the eligibility requirements established by the
Cook County Housing Authority shall be eligible
for consideration for assistance under this
program, but that the following system of
priorities shall be established to determine
the priority of each eligible resident;
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a. Residents now occupying units in the
Veterans' Housing project_on the canal
banks;
b. Residents displaced by governmental action;
c. All other residents in the City of Evanston
with priority given to persons having the
longest period of residency in the City of
Evanston;
(4) That during the fifth year of.operation and at
any time thereafter the program's effectiveness
shall be subject to review by the City of
Evanston and the Cook County Housing Authority,
and if at that time the City determines that the
continued operation of the program is not in
the City's best interest, the Cook County Housing
Authority shall gradually phase out its operations
in Evanston within a period of not more than an.
additional five years.
Introduced December 9, 1968
Adopted December 23, 1968
ATTEST:
/s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
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/s/ John D. Emery
Mayor