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;r 72-R-80
A,RESOLUTION
i Requesting Reservation of 100 Additional
• i Elderly Housing Units and Reaffirming
the Goal of 50 Units of Scattered Site
Family Housing
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston did previously
adopt Resolution 28-R-70 authorizing and clarifying a cooperation agreement
with the Housing Authority of Cook County, in which 350 units of low -rent
,housing were proposed, of which 200 were designated for the elderly; and
WHEREAS, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
I'Ijsubsequently approved a public housing program for Evanston, but reduced
;the number of units to 100 elderly and 50 family; and
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WHEREAS, 100 units of elderly housing and 26 units of family
(;housing have been constructed to date; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston still has need for additional units
iiof low -rent, assisted elderly housing and the Housing Authority of Cook
;;County has indicated that Evanston may now be able to obtain the remainder
�jof the elderly units it requested in 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston Housing Commission on October 9, 1980 did
:!carefully discuss this issue and did pass a motion recommending the following
;action to the Human Services Committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois that a reservation of 100 additional elderly
housing units are requested; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said City Council reaffirms its commit-
ment toward meeting the goal of 50 units of scattered site family housing,
! with 24 units still in process; and
i BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the said City Council that a request be
made that the existing reservation for the remaining 24 units of scattered
site family housing be amended, if possible, to include the additional 100
elderly units.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Adopted: /�