HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-07-18 Proclamation 07-18-00
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~l~erl~RE~ the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by the United
States Congress on July 26, 1990, to prohibit discrimination against
people with disabilities, and
~l~l~ereRE, the organization known as Evert Conner Rights & Resources
Center for Independent Living wishes to make known to the general
public the importance of this Act, and
~l~[~ereR~ people with disabilities - mental, physical or emotional - are
individuals in and of themselves, and need the respect and support of
others if they are to become independent and self-supporting, and
~ereR~ the City Council wishes to express support for the efforts of the
members of the Evert Conner Rights & Resources Center for
Independent Living.
~l]~r, ~erefllre~ i, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim July 22, 2000, to be
and urge all citizens to become aware of and support the intent of The
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Independent Living philosophy
which dictates that persons with disabilities w' take control and manage
their lives. ~/~./~
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
' this 18th day of July, 2000. '
~[~erelllt, Community Development pro~s provide local gove~ents with
resources, such as the Comuni~ Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HO~
Investment Pa~nership (HO~) pro~s, to meet the needs of low- ~d moderate-
income persons; and
~er~a~ CDBG ~d HO~ monies are used by thousands of nei~borhood-
b~ed, non-profit org~izations ~ou~out the nation to address pressing
nei~borhood ~d hm~ se~ice needs; and
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~rea~ Iowa ci~, Iowa recognizes ~d encourages homeomership and the
impo~ce of local p~ers ~ increasing housing oppo~nities ~d building our
co~uni~; ~d
~r~a~ Comuni~ Development activities have had a si~ific~t impact on
our local economies t~ough job creation ~d retention, physical redevelopment ~d
improved local t~ bases; and
~r~a[ Iowa ci~, Iowa ~d other local gove~ents have cle~ly
demonstrated the capaci~ to a~inister ~d customize ~e CDBG ~d HO~
proems to identi~, prioritize and resolve pressing local problems, such as
affordable housing, neighborhood ~d hum~ se~ice needs, job creation and
retention ~d physical redevelopment.
~, ~erefgr~ ], Ernest W. Lelan, by vi~e of the authori~ vested in
me as Mayor of Iowa Ci~, do hereby proclaim July 17-21, 2000, as
· vmmuit ve pu nt eek
in Iowa Ci~, Iowa, ~d urge all citizens to join us in recognizing the impo~t roles
· e CDBG ~d HO~ programs play in our. c~/~ ~~ ~
May
Si~ed in Iowa Ci~, Iow~