6038-86 Urge not to cut CDBG funds

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RESOLUTION N0. 6038-86 BY:Chinnock, Graham, Gallagher, McBride, Wendling A RESOLUTION uirging the appropriate elected representatives to the Congress of the United States not to cut Community Development Block Grant Funds, Federal Revenue Sharing Funds, and Office on Aging Title IIIB and IIIC Funds to municipalities in meeting the requirements of the Gram~n-Rudman-Hollings Bill. WHEREAS, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Bill, adopted as Public Law 99-177, requires a balanced Federal budget by 1991 through a series of incrimental procedures over the next five years, and WHEREAS, as a Kesult of the adoption of said Bill, the City has already received 1~ percent less than the original estimated amount of Community Development Funds to be received in 1986, which sum is 3H percent lower than that received by this time in 1985, and WHEREAS, Feder$1 Revenue Sharing Funds received by the City of Lakewood in 1986 are ~2 percent less than those funds received in 1985, and present plans call for the elimination of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds for 1987 c~hich would result in a loss to the City of approximately $59g,G0g.0GJ} and WHEREAS, Office on Aging Title IIIB and IIIC Funds, funded under the Older AmericanslACt, to be received by the City in 1986 are $104,G0G.00, representin44~~ a reduction of approximately 4.3 percent from 1985 with an additio~hal 17 percent reduction anticipated at this time for 1987, and WHEREAS, the effect of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislation on municipalities will b@ substantial if the aforementioned funds are permitted to be reduced and all municipalities will be faced with a severe funding crisis o maintain service levels and municipal programs, particularly ~n the area of social services for elderly citizens; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED ~Y THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. Thai the Council of the City of Lakewood for and on behalf of all of th$ citizens of the City of Lakewood strongly urges the representativeslto the Congress of the United States not to cut Community DevelopmentlBlock Grant Funds, Federal Revenue Sharing Funds, and Office on F~ging Title IIIB and IIIC Funds to the municipalities in meetirjg the requirements of the Gramm-Rudman- Hollings Bill, but rath$r to look for areas of reduction which would have less adverse impact gpon municipal service levels, particularly the social services so vitjal to the welfare of the elderly citizens of said communities. Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby authorized and directed tq forward a certified copy of this resolution to United States SenatorslJOhn H. Glenn and Howard M. Metzembaum and United States Representatiives Dennis E. Eckart, Edward F. Feighan, Mary Rose Oakar and LouislStokes. Adopted:~~ ~9~"I~ ESIDENT CLER ' /~i~~ Approved: ~ MlYYOR l/ I I I