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3/6/85
15-R-85
II A RESOLUTION
i� Authorizing the Development of a Regional
Planning Process for the Housing Needs of the
Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled
WHEREAS, the Evanston Mental Health Board, the
Evanston Housing Commission, and other citizen groups have been
concerned and have advocated for the development of a range of
housing alternatives for the mentally disabled for the past
five years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has amended its
j Municipal Code to provide for long term care and small group
j and residential care homes; and
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WHEREAS, a high quality living environment is desired
for all members of the Evanston community; and
WHEREAS, Evanston agencies are providing service to
residents of other communities of the Illinois Department of
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Region II; and
WHEREAS, it is not possible for any single community
alone to meet the increased housing and social service needs of
the mentally disabled; and
WHEREAS, only through regional participation in
planning and providing for the housing requirements of the
mentally disabled with surrounding communities will a
sufficient range of housing alternatives be developed; and
WHEREAS, funding for housing for these target
populations is mainl
y from the Illinois Department of Mental
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Health and Developmental Disabilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Evanston, through the Mayor, the City Council and its Human
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Services Committee, the Housing Commission, and the Mental
Health Board, initiate action in conjunction with appropriate
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governing bodies within designated areas of the Illinois
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Department.of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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1 15-R-84
1 Region II* to establish by May, 1987 a regional housing plan
for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. This plan
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should be developed in coordination with the Illinois
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Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and
other relevant state and federal agencies.
* New Trier Township
Northfield Township
Niles Township
Maine Township
Evanston Township
ATTEST:
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�j City Clerk
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