HomeMy WebLinkAbout128-R-21 Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for Grant Funds from the Rebuild Downtowns & Main Streets Capital Grant11 /8/2021
128-R-21
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for Grant
Funds from the Rebuild Downtowns & Main Streets Capital Grant
WHEREAS, the Rebuild Downtowns & Main Streets Capital Grant is a
State and Federally -financed program, operated by the Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity ("DCEO") in partnership with local governments,
private businesses, and non-profit organizations, designed to support improvements
and encourage investment in commercial corridors and downtowns that have
experienced disinvestment; and
WHEREAS, funding can be requested for new construction or
rehabilitation projects located in a commercial corridor or downtown area with multiple
public -facing commercial establishments; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to submit a Rebuild Downtowns & Main
Streets Capital Grant application for the Downtown Streetscape Improvements Project,
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has available the funds and willingness
to finance a twenty percent (20%) match and the financial capability to maintain and
manage the completed project in a safe and attractive manner for the public use; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THAT:
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128-R-21
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to submit the
Rebuild Downtowns & Main Streets Capital Grant application to the DCEO and the City
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest, on behalf of the City of Evanston.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate and additional conditions of the application as may be determined to be in the
best interest of the City.
SECTION 3: This Resolution 128-R-21 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest: �J
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: November 22 2021
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Nicholas Cummings, Corporation Counsel
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