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RESOLUTION NO. 97-09 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bruce G. Rinker and Council as a Whole A RESOLUTION PROCLAIlVIING MARCH 24-30, 1997 CONIMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) WEEK IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY "SIGNS OF PROGRESS*SIGNS OF SUCCESS" WHEREAS, the week of March 24-30, 1997, has been designed as National Community Development Week, and Cuyahoga County is a participant in the COMMUIVITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM which is a federally funded program that has operated since 1974 to provide local governments with the resources to support community building, neighborhood revitalization and business expansion; and WHEREAS, Mayfield Village joins the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners in recognizing that the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM is a partnership of government, business, nonprofit community organizations, and that the services funded by the Program, administered by the County and often delivered by local nonprofit organizations and municipalities, rely on the dedication, commitment and goodwill of our combined efforts; and WHEREAS, during this time of constricted State and Federal contributions to the task of addressing our nation's economic and social problems, the challenges have grown as evidenced by the dwindling supply of affordable housing, massive rise in homelessness, and increasing need to create substantial job opportunities and reduce the ever growing poverty rate; and WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County has received over $70 million in CDBG funds since 1975 to support locally defined needs and long standing community challenges including the construction of senior centers for the elderly and child care facilities, addressing housing discrimination, tenant and mortgage foreclosure issues, providing services for the handicapped and providing loans for commercial revitalization projects which has leveraged private investment, created and retained significant jobs;-and WHEREAS, the COMMiJNITY DEVELOPNIENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has assumed increasing importance for meeting pressing community challenges, and the Congress and the nation have often minimized the critical value of the Program and the significant number of organizations, businesses, and community projects that rely on its funds for support; so NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Mayfield Village hereby reaffirms its support for the COMMUIVITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM and calls upon Congress to continue its commitment to this vital program within the Federal Budget at increased authorization levels; and BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayfield Village, hereby petitions the US Congress and Administration to recognize the outstanding work being done locally and nationally by the