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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION N0.2006 - 75 By: Mayor O'Grady and the Entire Council A RESOLUTION STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program was signed into law by President Gerald Ford as the centerpiece of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and WHEREAS, the primary objective of the program is the development of viable communities by providing decent housing and suitable living environments, and expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate- income persons; and WHEREAS, the CDBG Program has considerable flexibility to allow urban, suburban and rural communities to carry out a broad range of activities that are tailored to their unique affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization needs; and WHEREAS, throughout its 30-year history, the CDBG Program has been a partnership among all levels of government, the business community, and the nonprofit sector to carry out activities that improve the lives and neighborhoods of low- and moderate-income families; and WHEREAS, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in FY 2004 CDBG funds were used for thousands of activities, assisting over 23 million persons and families through such activities as expanding homeownership, eliminating slums and blighting influences, improving infrastructure, and creating job opportunities; and WHEREAS, citing duplication with other economic development programs, the President's FY 2006 budget completely eliminated CDBG and 17 other programs, to be replaced by a new "Strengthening America's Communities Initiative," to be administered by the Department of Commerce, at a funding level $2.2 billion below the combined funding level for all 18 programs in FY 2005; and WHEREAS, strong bipartisan support for the FY 2006 Budget Resolution passed by Congress opposes the move of CDBG to the Commerce Department and calls for full funding of the program; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: