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Home My WebLink About1988-04-05 ProclamationCITY OF IOWA CITY CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 P R 07 C L A M A Z 2 0 x Whereas, there are approximately 250,000 certified laboratory personnel in the United States including pathologists, medical technologists, medical laboratorg scientists, specialists, technicians, and assistants in clinical labara- torg science who work in more than 12,000 medical laboratories in the United States, and iAh a rye a s , these dedicated health professionals make a substantial contribution to qualitg health care in this country bg providing dependable laboraturg test results essential to the detection, diagnosis, treatment and preuen- tion of disease, and 1Dh a r -e a s , these individuals offer a vital health service to the people of the United States, and lune r e a s , these health professionals, in order to pre- serve the health of the citizens of the U.S., cantinuously expand their technical skills through a wide range of continuing education programs, idnw, b here E n r e , I, Jahn McDonald, mayor of the City of Iowa City, Loma, an hereby proclaim the week of April 10 - 16, 1988, as MEDICAL CABORAZORU WEEK in Iowa City and urge all citizens to express appreciation to the local health professionals who serve with dedication the needs of Loma Citians. Signed in lama City, Iowa, this 5th day of April 1988. 4 .. CITY OF IOWA CITY CN/1C CENTER 410 E WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 £ R 0 C C A M A Z x 0 N IUh e r e a s , the Iowa City Area Chapter of the Iowa Association Now , -h h e v e f n r e , I, John McDonald, mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 9 - 15, 1988, as 03-7EX OF ZHE iUrDilNG CHXCD in Iowa City and urge all citizens to support and encourage all organizations in our city working for the well-being of young children. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 5th day of April 1988. V-09 for the Education of young Children, Community Coordinated Child Care (9 -Cs), and other local organizations in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of young Children, is sponsoring the meek of the young Child, April 9 through 15, 1988, and 1)h e r e a s , bg calling attention to the educational and service programs presently available to our young children, these professional groups hope to improve the qualitg of these programs as well as initiate new offerings, and Mh e r e a s , these improved efforts will serve to ensure that our young children, regardless of social or economic status, will reach their physical, intellectual and spiritual potential, and wh e r e a s , public cooperation from home, school and community is needed to fulfill our responsibilities to young children, Now , -h h e v e f n r e , I, John McDonald, mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 9 - 15, 1988, as 03-7EX OF ZHE iUrDilNG CHXCD in Iowa City and urge all citizens to support and encourage all organizations in our city working for the well-being of young children. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 5th day of April 1988. V-09 CITY OF IOWA CITY CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 P R 0 C r- is iil A ar 2 0 K The Mn n t h o f A p r t l marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the National fair Housing Law. ¢his Iaw provides that it shall be unlawful "to discriminate against ang person in terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin." The J�Ienial ar equal housing nppIIr tun l t i,3 is one of the most serious challenges a com- munitg can face. It is a challenge that must be met and surmounted lest it erode the vital social structure that holds a community together and gives it shape and dimension. Che need fur shelter is an essential human need. Che right to freely choose a place to live is a basic human right and discrimination in housing not only is against the law, it is contrary to our own sense of what our country should mean to us and to others. v hero are va1unta"la Programs in support of fair huusing that we as concerned citiaens can join and support at every level in our communitg and in our jobs. Chere are personal and professional attitudes that we can and must change. Chese efforts are fair and just and nec- essarg if we are to make fair housing a basic right for ourselves and our neighbors. Nam _ there f n r e , 1, John McDonalb, mayor of the City of Iowa Ciby, Iowa, do herehg designate the month of April 1988 as in Iowa Ciby. 1 urge all of our citiaens bo join in this observance bg resolving to fight discrimination in their personal daily lives and hg making themselves aware of the Fair Housing Law and the wags in which it applies to our .ommuniby. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 5th bag of April 1938. 410 CITY OF IOWA CITY CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 1.319J356-5000 P R 0 tC L A ill A T X 0 N Whereas, it is the responsibilitg of the elected officials of our government to adopt laws and ordinances necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of their citizens, and illh e r e a s , among the most basic and essential of these laws and ordinances are those that assure the public's health and safetg in those buildings in which people live, work and play, and Whereas , the City of Iowa City, working in coopera- tion with other governmental subdivisions, enforces through the building department uniform codes which have been developed to regulate structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire safety, energy conserva- tion, handicapped accessibilitg and other ,aspects of construction, and iAh a re a s , it is through the efforts of local building officials and inspectors that the enforce- ment and administration of these health and safety laws are assured, blow , i"-Yre Y -e f'rn r e , I, John McDonald, Magor of the City 0f Iowa City, Iowa, 60 hereby proclaim April 10 - 16, 1988, as Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 8th day of April 1988. 1-i 41// CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER 410 E WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 522-10 (319) 3.56-5CC0 P R m C L A M A r -r i m N Whereas, our survival in a technologically advanced world with a growing capacity for violence, conflict and nuclear annihilation depends an identifying our personal besting with the common needs and common good of humanity now and in the immediate future, and Whereas, responses to our increasingly interdependent world include these of our Governor and elected officials working to bring about closer coupera- tion and interest in our economic development which is dependent an international trade, aware- ness of our business leaders that sustainable development and a clean, livable environment are essential to business, as well as other aspects of life; and increasing international contacts between our colleges and universities and between ordinary citizens of diverse cultures, and continuing dialogue holds the highest priarity in explaring ethical choices and trade-offs that necessarily must be made in our workaday lives to achieve a truer balance between pro- fessional freedom and social responsibility, and Whereas , the United Nations Association of Iowa and Che University of Iowa, with support from the Iowa Humanities Board, are sponsoring an international calloquim, "Professional Ethics in the Global Community," Nnw , fi h e r e Exi r e, I, Jahn McDonald, of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby of April 3 - 9, 1988, as Magnr of the City proclaim the week GICOBAC A1U3112ENE1 SS WF—EX in Iowa City and urge all citizens to observe that week in the spirit of common purpose while striving for better understanding and greater awareness of Iowa cultural linkages Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 5th bag of April 1988. CITY OF IOWA CITY CHIC CENTER 410 E WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 35b-5000 V R 0 C E A ill A T Z 0 N Whereas, the Cam¢munitg Development Black Grant Program has operated since 1974 to provide local guvern- ments with the resources required to meet the needs of persons of Iow and moderate income, and iUh e r e a s , Community Development Block Grant funds are used hg thousands of neighburhand-based nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing neighborhood and human service needs, and 3Uh r e a s , the Community Development Black Grant Program is one of the few remaining federal programs to meet such law and moderate income needs as the dwindling supplg of affordable housing, the massive rise in homelessness, and the resurfacing of hunger and malnutrition, and the Community Development Black Grant Program has provided Iowa City with important and flexible assistance to help meet the needs of our low and moderate income residents in funding neighborhood revitalization, housing rehabilitation, public im- provements, and social services, and il)h e r e a s , 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 relg an its funds for support, and iUh e r e a s , the week of April 2 - 9, 1988, has been reserved for recognition and appreciation of the Community Development Black Grant Program, l= h e r ei= n r e , 1, Jahn McDonald, Magar of the Ciby of Iowa City, hereby proclaim April 2 - 9, 1988 as NAaExt0NAC Cr0illillilNXiLrU DEvELrOPillEXT WEEK in Tana City and call upon all citizens of our city to participate in ceremonies and activities -celebrating the lammunibg Development Black Grant Program. 0R Signed in Iowa City, Zama, this 5th day of April 1988. 44/3