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Thd ql resolution prepared by Nancy Eckert, City Clerk, 715 Mulberry
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N RESOLUTION NO. 2004-222
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S RESOLUTION DESIGNATING NATIONAL COMMUNITY
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o •" trl DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM IN THE CITY
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0 17 ° HEREAS, the week of April 12-18 , 2004 has been designated
[ as- v Tonal Community Development Week. Waterloo, Iowa is a
tl pat cipant in the Community Development Block Grant Program
-1 whcfunds a myriad of social service, economic development, and
hoes 4g programs in this community, and
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e WHEREAS, in this community and in communities throughout the
naEi E, thirty years of Community Development Block Grant Program
fun has developed a strong network of relationships between
th scillocal government, residents and the many nonprofit agencies
thattr rovide services and help make possible our commitment to
thip4Ileighborhoods, and
tzTJWHEREAS, this community recognizes that the Community
Deopment Block Grant Program is a partnership of Federal,
State and Local government, business, nonprofit and community
eforts, and that the services funded by the Federal CDBG
Prdgram, administered by the local government and often delivered
by local nonprofit organizations, relies heavily on the
dedication of and good will of our combined efforts .
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that during National Community
Development Week 2004 , the City of Waterloo, Iowa will give
special thanks and recognition to all participants whose hard
work and devotion to the neighborhood and their low- and
moderate-income residents help insure the quality and
effectiveness of the Community Development Block Grant Program,
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
along with the service providers and others whose names are
appended to this resolution, hereby petition the U. S . Congress
and Administration to recognize the outstanding work being done
locally and nationally by the Community Development Block Grant
Program, and of its vital importance to the community and to the
people who live in its lower income neighborhoods, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that copies of this resolution be conveyed to the
appropriate elected and appointed officials of the Federal
government and that the City of Waterloo, Iowa' s name, and the
names of its nonprofit service providers, be added to the roll of
those committed to the preservation and full funding of the
Community Development Block Grant Program and maintenance of its
essential features over the course of the next session of
Congress .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of April , 2004 .
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Tim Hurley ayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Eckert, ity Clerk