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3/29/2005
3/9/2005
19-R-05
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and Commemorating the
Health Care Services Provided
by Saint Francis Hospital to the
Uninsured and Indigent of Evanston
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital, which has served the people and
families of the City of Evanston for 104 years, is one of our community's most important
• institutions and a critical stabilizing force in South Evanston; and
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital contributes approximately $1.2 million
annually to the property tax rolls and is one of Evanston's larges taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital is vital to the economy of Evanston, as
the community's third largest employer, with almost 1,300 employees, approximately
300 of whom live in the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital is a leader in health care as the only
Level 1 Trauma Center between Chicago's Belmont Avenue and Kenosha, Wisconsin;
and
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital operates a Community Clinic at Clark
• and Howard on Evanston's southern border with Chicago, which serves approximately
15,000 poor and uninsured patient visits each year; and
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WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital is the first accredited Chest Pain •
Center in the State of Illinois and only one of thirteen in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital offers to the Evanston Community
much needed health screenings and health fairs including HeartFest, LifeSource Blood
Drives and infant car seat safety inspection free of charge; and
WHEREAS, Saint Francis Hospital is an Emergency Medical Service
Resource Hospital that provides direction and education related to emergency medical
services for twelve municipal fire departments, seven local hospitals and three private
ambulance companies much of it for free;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That because we believe this referendum question was •
misplaced on the April 5, 2005 ballot, and involves financial issues far too complicated
for a public policy question, the Council encourages the community to vote "no" on this
referendum question.
SECTION 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
4ain ee H. Morton, Mayor
City of Evanston
ATTEST:
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Mary Vis * i y Clerk
Adopted: 2-'S 2005
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20-R-05
• A RESOLUTION
Amending the City's FY 2004/05 and
FY 2005/06 One Year Action Plans
and Authorizing the Reallocation of Unexpended Funds
to the 2005/06 Hemenway Elevator Project
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council, with passage of Resolutions 2-R-04 and
2-R-05 approved the City's applications for Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) entitlement funds, and directed the City Manager to file said applications with
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
WHEREAS, said applications for CDBG funds were submitted and approved by
HUD; and
WHEREAS, additional funds are needed to supplement the CDBG funded
2005/06 Hemenway Elevator project; and
WHEREAS, after implementation and completion of certain CDBG activities,
• unexpended funds are available for reallocation to other eligible CDBG activities; and
WHEREAS, reallocation of said funds requires amendment of the City's FY
2004/05 and FY 2005/06 One Year Action Plans; and
WHEREAS, the City's Housing and Community Development Act Committee
held a public meeting on March 15, 2005 to hear public opinion on the proposed
reallocations according to the CDBG Program's Citizen Participation Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION l: That the City's FY 2004/05 and FY 2005/06 One Year Action
Plans for Community Development Block Grant program activities are hereby amended
and the following reallocations totaling $3,000 are approved for reallocation to the FY
2005/06 Hemenway Elevator project:
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FROM:
Program Year Project Amount
2004/05 Police Video Camera $1,000
2004/05 Housing Advocacy 2,000
Total Proposed Reallocations: $3,000
TO:
2005/06 Hemenway Elevator Project $3,000
SECTION 2: That the City's FY 2004/05 and FY 2005/06 One Year Action
Plans be amended to reflect the aforesaid reallocations.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Lorraine H. Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Adopted: -)-' , 2005
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