6478-90 Urge Support of Housing & Comm Devel Act

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RESOLUTION NO.: '6478-90 BY: Boscia, Gallagher, Gazzana, George, Graham, Roth, Smith AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION urging the appropriate elected representatives of the Congress of the United States to support the continuance of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and to refrain from making amendments which would alter the effectiveness of the program in the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, in an attempt to increase the number of low-income residents benefitting from the Community Development Block Grant Program, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment has proposed amendments to the act which would increase the percentage of funds which must be used to assist low and moderate- income individuals, and to use proportional accounting in determining the number of low and moderate-income individuals benefitting from this program, and WHEREAS, these proposed amendments reduce the effectiveness of the program by jeopardizing established activities currently benefitting residents of low and/or moderate-income, and WHEP~AS, the proposed amendments would severely limit the flexibility of cities such as Lakewood to undertake economic develop- ment activities, social service programs and housing rehabilitation which serve to benefit all citizens, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Council of the City of Lakewood for and on behalf of all citizens of the City of Lakewood, strongly urges the Representatives of the Congress of the United States to support the continued funding for the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 without any amendments mandating that a higher percentage of low and moderate-income individuals be assisted, or the use of proportion- al accounting. Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to United States Senators John H. Glenn and Howard M. Metzenbaum and United States Representatives Edward F. Feighan and Mary Rose Oakar. Section 3. It is.found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements.