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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exclude these payments from calculations of income in determining pay- ments to recipients under welfare and other social programs which employ an income test as a determinant of eligibility and/or amount of program assistance. 5. The City and the Authority will cooperate with and coordinate their affirmative action program and enforcement of fair housing laws with HUD and other jurisdictions involved so that households receiving allow- ance will have the full opportunities and protections of such laws. 6. The City and the Authority agree to join with other jurisdictions and authorities in designating or organizing a single entity (if no such entity presently exists) with the authority to receive and administer Section 23 funds and to participate as required in carrying out a pro- gram of experimental housing assistance for a period of ten years. If appropriate, in order to carry out this Experiment, the Authority will apply for, enter into, and carry out an Annual Contributions Contract with HUD for the purpose of providing federal funding for rental allow- ance payments for a period of at least five years to recipients who are eligible for the experiment and providing equivalent rental assistance for an additional five year period after completion of the experimental period, and will enter into an agreement with the Housing Allowance Office including such terms and financing arrangements as may be required by HUD to authorize the Housing Allowance Office to carry out its functions as described in Part 2-A of Article I above. 7. As required by Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, the City hereby grants its approval of the use of Section 23 funds within its jurisdiction and further authorizes the Authority or some other body established in accordance with Part 6 above, to enter into an Annual Contributions Contract to receive such funds for purposes of conducting the Experiment. 8. The City shall designate at least one of its officials to act as its representative for purposes of coordinating the establishment and operation of the Experiment with representatives from HUD, Rand, its subcontractors and other participating organizations. 9. The City and the Authority will cooperate with HUD and Rand, its subcontractors, the Housing Allowance Office, and such other organiza- 6 -