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BILL NO.20-04 <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL ENCOURAGING <br />LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO "BUY-LOCAL" TO PARTICIPATE IN <br />THE MANY BENEFITS OF PURCHASING FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES <br />WHEREAS,The South Bend Common Council is proud of local-independent businesses, including <br />local agricultural businesses, and supports the impact those businesses have on the City's culture, economy and <br />character; and <br />WHEREAS,by buying local South Bend and area residents encourage a strong sense of pride in our <br />community; and <br />WHEREAS,buying local improves and protects the environment because the purchasing habits, central <br />location and smaller footprint of local businesses results in less pollution and congestion; and <br />WHEREAS, according to The Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy, and Society, counties with a <br />higher volume of local businesses have a lower rate of mortality, obesity, and diabetes presumably due to eating <br />foods that are unadulterated with pesticides like organic fruits and vegetables, or free from hormone disrupting <br />compounds like grass-fed meats, pasture-raised eggs and dairy; and <br />WHEREAS,The Institute for Local Self-Reliance conducted a study which determined that each $100 <br />spent at local independents generated $45 of secondary local spending, compared to $14 for big-box chain <br />stores; and <br />WHEREAS,a more recent study by a private research firm, Civic Economics, found that the total <br />impact (direct, indirect and induced) on a Chicago neighborhood was $.68 for every dollar spent at local <br />independents compared to $.43 projected for chain competitors, meaning$.68 of additional local economic <br />return ultimately generated after additional spending cycles; and <br />WHEREAS, another study, commissioned by the American Independent Business Alliance, found that <br />local merchants generated twice as much sales activity per square fopt of a large chain store and nearly <br />quadrupled the local economic return per square foot of the chain store projections; and <br />WHEREAS,local businesses create diverse job opportunities, boost the local economy and preserve <br />neighborhoods; and <br />WHEREAS,purchasingfrom local businesses means less travel time from the farm to table thereby <br />reducing the energy required to transport food by planes, trucks, and ships and reducing the nearly 250,000 tons <br />ofglobal warminggases attributed to the import of foods bylimitingthe use of fossil fuels; andP <br />WHEREAS,buying local means the risk of foodborne illnesses is reduced because the food is fresher; <br />and <br />WHEREAS,the benefits of buying local result not only from the actions of residents, but also from the <br />n fthactions e City; and <br />WHEREAS,in addition to the benefits of residents buying local, purchasinlocal goods and materials <br />by the City will increase the City's self-reliance and resiliency, as well as acting as a model for local purchasing <br />policies that support local business development and economic growth; and <br />WHEREAS,colleges and universities are inherently an important potential institutional base for <br />assisting community-based economic development in general, and civically engaged development in particular, <br />and by strategically focusing higher education's academic programs and research to business practices colleges <br />and universities can improve their core intellectual and academic work in part by giving students and faculty <br />real-world experience which can inform both research and teaching. The Common Council therefore <br />encourages participation in, and development of, economic partnerships with these valuable anchor institutions <br />within our community; and <br />WHEREAS,encouraging local businesses to follow sustainable practices will quicken their <br />participation in high-growth sectors of the economy such as renewable energy, recycling, green building, zero
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