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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-03-21 Proclamation)"91 CXTU OF XOWA CZTU PROCCAMATZmN W1,te re as , the Communitg 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 Wlie: re as , Communitg Development Block Grant funds are used bg thousands of nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing neighborhood and human service needs, and 01ie:re as , the Community Development Black Grant Program is one of the few remaining federal programs to meet such low and moderate income needs as the dwindling supply of affordable housing, the massive rise in homelessness, and the resurfacing of hunger and malnubritinn, and Whereas, the Community Development Black Grant Program has provided Iowa Ciby with important and flexible assistance to help meet the needs of our Iaw and moderate income residents in funding neighborhood revitalization, housing rehabilitation, public im- provements, and human services, and Whereas, the Congress and the Nation have often overlooked the critical value of the Community Development Black Grant Program and the significant number of organi- zations and projects that rely an its funds far support, and Wh areas , the week of march 24-31, 1989, has been reserved for recognition and appreciation of the Communitg Develop- ment Black Grant Program, 3=h e r e fare , I, Jahn McDonald, Mager of the Cibg of Iowa Cibg, Iowa, hereby proclaim the week of March 24-31, 1989, to be COi111TILINX1rg D -E* -:E mi�ill3=N1Z i.U3_rF_K in Iowa Cibg and call upon all citizens of our city to participate in ceremonies and activities celebrating the Cammunitg Development lack Grant Program. in Iowa Cibg, Iowa, GR 21st day of march 1989. X06 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 16, 1989 To: City Council and City Manager From: 4arianne Milkman, CDBG Program Coordinator Re: Community Development Week, March 24-31, 1989 National Community Development Week is March 24-31, 1989, when we will also be publicizing the Community Development Block Grant Program in Iowa City. CCN and the CDBG staff have planned a number of activities during that week to help make the community aware of the CDBG program and its benefits. We want to focus attention not only on the things that have been achieved with CDBG funds, but also the fact that as these federal funds continue to dwindle, we must look to other sources in the State, County and City to continue the programs. We would like the community to start thinking about how we can continue to maintain the City's housing stock and assist lower income families with affordable housing, when we no longer have $500,000 in federal funds annually to help us. The highlight of Community Development Week will be an Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 30, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. Please note this time and date on your calendars now - you will also be receiving an official invitation. CCN is also inviting many other citizens, but in case they missed someone, please extend an invitation to all Iowa City residents. Five awards will be given for projects completed during the past two years in the following categories: 1. Innovative CDBG project. 2. Outstanding public/private partnership project. 3. Best use of CDBG funds by a grantee/agency. 4. Outstanding housing rehab project - owner. 5. Outstanding housing rehab projects - contractor. There will also be signs around town to direct attention to some recent projects, posters on buses and elsewhere in town, articles and letters in the newspapers, and a banner proclaiming Community Development Week on the Holiday Inn. Senators Grassley and Harkin and Congressman Nagle have been invited to the awards ceremony and we hope to have at least representatives from their offices at our celebration. Roger Massey, Manager of the HUD Omaha office, will also attend. Please come and help us honor some outstanding CDBG projects and people involved with the program on March 30 from 4-6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. bj/pc2 CXXU OF XOJDA CZZU PROCC 1MATZON Whereas, the Iowa City Area Chapter of the Iowa Association for the Education of young Children, Community Coordinated Child Care (4 -Cs), and other local organiaations in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of young Children, is sponsoring the meek of the young Child, April 1 through 8, 1989, and Wh e r e a s , hg calling attention to the educational and ser- vice programs presentlg available to our young children, these professional groups hope to improve the quality of these programs as well as to initiate new offerings, and Whereas , these improved efforts will serve to ensure that our young children, regardless of social or eco- nomic status, will reach their physical, intel- lectual and spiritual potential, and Whereas , public cooperation from home, school and com- munity is needed to fulfill our responsibilities to young children, DSuiu , -b he re t n re , 1, John McDonald, mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 1 - 8, 1989, to he WEEK SOF ir,itE 9 OUNO CRR C D In Iowa Citg, and urge all citizens to support and encourage all organizations in our city which work for the wellbeing of young children. gigned in Iowa City, Iowa, this 21st day of March 1989. yox Ja PROCCAiitATXO' iii 111h e r e a s , there are over 4,000 indiuiduals with diagnosed diabetes and suer 4,000 estimated indiuiduals with undiagnosed diabetes in Johnson Countg tadag, and Whereas , the Iowa City - Johnson Cauntg Chapter of The American Diabetes Association supports research far the cure and treatment of this serious disease, and Whereas, this organization offers patient education as well as public and professional education an all aspects of diabetes, and it is fitting that we recognize the efforts of the members of the local chapter of The American Diabetes Association. Nlaw , b h e r 1--f n r e , I, Jahn McDonald, magar of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim March 21, 1989, to be III in Iowa City and urge all citizens to support III the efforts of the local chapter of The American Diabetes Association. signed in Iowa Citg, Iowa, this 21st day of march 1989. /: