Resolution - #90-03-073 - 03/13/1990

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Coancilmcmbcr l'~tcrson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #90-03-073 RESOIAITION SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK (;RANT PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE 1990 NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVEI,OPMEN'F WEEK WIII~;RE/~tS, the week of April 7 through April 14, 1990 has been designated as National Commtmity Development Week and Anoka County is a participant in the Community Developmem Block Grant (CDBG) program which funds a variety of social service, economic devclopmt:nl', lmblic utility and housing programs in this community; and WtIgREAS, this community recognizes that during the last nine years a partnership of Federal, local government, non-profit and community efforts has enabled Anoka County to utilize $13.5 million of Ii U D allocated CDBG funds for public facilities, business development, human services, hou:fing development and development and rehabilitation to aid its low-income citizens and to p re.~e~ nc igh borhoods. NOW TIIEI,tEI,'ORE, BE Iq' RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) Th at t lu;5 n~; the 1990 National Community Development Week, Anoka County extends special thanks and recognition to all participants, whose hard work and devotion to the neighborhoods and their low and moderate income residents, help insure the quality and eficctivtme:~s of the Community Development Block Grant Program. 2) That Anoka County, along with the service providers and others whose names are appended io this resolution, hereby petition the U.S. Congress and Administration to recognize ~he outstanding work being done locally and nationally by the Community l)¢vclolm~nt Block Grant Program and its vital importance to the community and people who live i~; its lower income neighborhoods. 3) Thai copie>; of this resolution be conveyed to the appropriate elected and appointed officials in th~: l;ed¢,ral government and that Anoka County's name, and the names of its nonprofit se~ vice providers, be added to the roll of those committed to the preservation and full funding ~f the Community Development Block Grant and maintenance of its essential feattm:s own' the course of the next Congress. Motion for thc adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember DeLuca and upon vote bci~g iai.cCh thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Co tl~(:J !~I ~c'.~Bber Peterson Cotmcilmc~ nber DeLuca Cotmcilmemlyor Cich Council'member Pein'son and the fo]lowi~g. ,,'otcd against the same: Nont; and the tbllo'~a,i~g ~d)stained: NO 11 t;