HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommon Council & Mayor Joseph E. Kernan Proclaiming April 20-26, 1992 as National Community Development WeekRESOLUTION
NO. 1925 -92
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana..
April 13, 92
Attest: ? !� _ City Clerk
Attest: President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
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RESOLUTION NO. 9.?
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND MAYOR JOSEPH E. KERNAN
PROCLAIMING APRIL 20 -26, 1992, AS NATIONAL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
WHEREAS, Mayor Joseph E. Kernan 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, the 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 have 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 April
20 -26, 1992 NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and have called
upon the President and all the people of the United States to
observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Mayor Joseph E. Kernan and
the Common Council of the City of south Bend, Indiana, proclaim
April 20 -26, 1992 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.
Membe of a Common Council
E. Kernan, Mayor