HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution of the Common Council of City of South Bend in Support of Urban Park & Recreation Recovery Program Grant ApplicationAttest:
RESOLUTION
3012 -01
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 11,
2001
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 12,
01
City Clerk
President of Common Council
Approved and signed by me
June 13
20 01 .
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 3012--o(
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
IN SUPPORT OF AN URBAN PARK AND RECREATION
RECOVERY PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that Congress
passed the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act ( UPARR) in 1978 which authorized $725 million to
provide matching grants and technical assistance to economically distressed urban communities; and
WHEREAS, the Council further recognizes that the program authorizes the competitive federal
assistance in urban localities for rehabilitation of critically needed recreational facilities; and
WHEREAS, such rehabilitation grants provide capital funding to renovate or design existing "close -
to- home" facilities with the federal government providing seventy percent (70 %) ofthe funding and the local
community providing thirty percent (30 %) of the funding; and
WHEREAS, from 1978 through 2000, UPARR awarded $230 million for 1,295 grants to 400 local
jurisdictions in 42 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and these awards included over $4.1
million to Indiana cities, but South Bend has never received a UPARR grant; and
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend is supportive of the Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization
Organization's (NNRO) efforts to improve the overall quality of life and has identified Coquillard Park as
a Neighborhood Park which is in need of rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the NNRO is a partnership of neighborhood residents, the University of Notre Dame,
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Memorial Hospital, Madison Center and Hospital, and the City of
South Bend, along with the sponsorship and promotion by the WNDU television station whose overall goal
is to revitalize and enhance the quality of life by focusing its efforts on Coquillard Park since it serves as an
historical "front yard" and green space for nearby residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby supports the City of
South Bend's Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program grant application request in the amount of
$500,000 for the Coquillard Park revitalization project and further believes that this park is in critical need
of rehabilitation of the park's recreational facilities.
Section Il. The South Bend Common Council believes that the Coquillard Park project can serve
as a model for other neighborhood park rehabilitation projects in the City of South Bend because of its
involvement of residents from the neighborhood partnering with other agencies to positively and creatively
address the park's deficiencies thereby providing opportunities for neighborhood recreation and
development.
Section HI. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
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NOT APPROVED
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Member of the Common Council
filed in Clerk's Office
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COMMITTEE REPORT
TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
01 -53 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND IN SUPPORT OF AN URBAN PARK AND RECREATION
RECOVERY PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being
recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation as substituted as follows:
The 4`h Whereas: Whereas, from 1978 through 2000, UPARR awarded $230 million for 1,295
grants to 400 local jurisdictions in 42 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and these
awards included over $4.1 million to Indiana cities, but South Bend has never received a UPARR
grant; and
Andrew Udjak
Chairman