Endorsing the thrust and concept of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's experimental program entitled "The Housing Allowance Program"

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4 � f experimental period, HUD will continue to make available Section 23 funding in order to continue rental and home- ownership assistance. Families then eligible under that program shall be governed by the terms and conditions of Section 23 subject to such procedures as may be agreed to by HUD. ARTICLE II -- THE CITY In consideration of the foregoing, the City agrees to assist and co- operate with HUD, Rand, and other contractors in carrying the Experi- ment to a successful conclusion, to the extent that the expense to the City of such assistance is reimbursed by HUD, as follows: 1. Because the St. Joseph County metropolitan area will be one experi- mental site in a multiple site experiment, and because it is necessary in order to obtain statistically valid comparisons of results among sites that the methods and procedures be uniform from site to site, and in recognition of the need to establish, maintain and preserve the validity of the Experiment, the City agrees to assist HUD, Rand, and other organi- zations designated by HUD in establishing, maintaining and preserving the integrity of the Experiment; accordingly, the City further agrees that HUD, either directly or indirectly through Rand, its subcontractors, or the Housing Allowance Office shall have the right, after consultation with the City, to make final decisions with regard to the establishment, conduct, and termination of the Experiment. 2. The City and the local Housing Authority, or other comparable agency, if any (hereinafter called "Authority") , will make available to HUD, Rand, and its subcontractors demographic, housing stock and other data pertinent to the Experiment and will cooperate with them in collecting data. 3. The City and the Authority will permit or assist in obtaining the issuance of appropriate licenses, permits, waivers, opinions, or other authority required or appropriate for the conduct of the Experiment at local, state, and federal levels. 4. The City will, to the extent that it is within its authority, deter- mine that the housing assistance payments to households are not considered income under any present or future City income tax, and the City will 5 -