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23-R-82
\ A RESOLUTION
Amending the Community Development Block
Block Grant Program and Authorizing the Reallocation
of 1981 Funds
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council with the passage of City Resolu-
tion 8-R-81 did approve an application for 1981 Community Development Block
Grant entitlement funds and did direct the City Manager to file said appli-
cation with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston's application was approved by said
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�I United States Department; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Program Grant application alloca-
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ted eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Urban Ark, Inc. for a program of
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i` solar retrofitting of residential units; and .
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council with the passage of City Resolu-
tion 57-R-81 did amend the 1981 Community Development.Block Grant application,
and authorize the reallocation of $10,000 from Urban Ark Solar Retrofit Pro-
gram to Urban Ark Weatherization Loans Program; and
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee has
reconsidered this program and determined that it would not be feasible to
implement under present constraints; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Urban Ark Weatherization Loans Program was
to provide assistance to low and moderate income persons to weatherize their
dwelling units; and
WHEREAS, a weatheri.zation grants program would meet the established
goal of the Urban Ark Weatherization Loans Program and would provide weatheri-
zation opportunities for more persons. of low and moderate.income; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee re-
ceived a modified grant request to establish a weatherization grants program
from Urban Ark, Inc., which would require that the City's 1981 Community
Development Block Grant Application be amended; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee did
set aside a meeting to hear public opinion on said modification according to
the City's Community Development Citizen Participation Plan, and did approve
said grant modification;
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• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, hereby amends the 1981, Community Development
Block Grant Program Application and authorizes the following reallocation:
SEVENTH.YEAR GRANT--1981
$10,000 from 1981 Urban Ark Weatherization Loans transferred to 1981 Urban
i Ark Weatherization Grants.
Adopted1982
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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