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RESOLUTION
NO. 2446 -97
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
March
24, 97
Clerk
Attest: / ' President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend.
March 25,
Approved and signed by me
March 28,
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19 97
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. c2 7 71C J 7
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND MAYOR STEPHEN J. LUECKE
PROCLAIMING MARCH 24 - 30, 1997 AS NATIONAL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
WHEREAS, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke and the Common Council of the City of South
Bend note the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT has been a valuable asset to
South Bend since 1975; and
WHEREAS, the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has
operated since 1974 to provide local governments with the resources required to meet the
needs of persons of low and moderate income; and
WHEREAS, community development block grant funds are used by thousands of
neighborhood —based nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing
neighborhood and human service needs; and
WHEREAS, in the last several years the Federal Government has reduced Federal
assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations; and
WHEREAS, during this time of constricted Federal contributions to the task of meeting
the needs of low and moderate income persons, the problems have grown as evidenced by the
dwindling supply of affordable housing, the massive rise in homelessness, and the resurfacing
of hunger and malnutrition; and
WHEREAS, during this time of Federal withdrawal from responsibility, the
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has assumed increasing
importance for meeting pressing community problems; and
WHEREAS, the Congress and the Nation has often overlooked the critical value of the
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM and the significant number
of organizations and projects that rely on its funds for support; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has declared March 24 - 30, 1997
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and have called upon the President
and all people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Mayor Stephen J. Luecke and the
Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, proclaim March 24 - 30, 1997
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and call upon all citizens of our city to
participate in ceremonies and activities celebrating the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
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PRESENTED 3, 2q -97
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED 3 -a L/ -9 7
Member of Common Council
Filed in ClerX's Office
MAR. 19 1997
LORETrAJ. WDA
CITY CLERK, SO. �JEND, N,