CC RES 2005-026RESOLUTION NO. 2005-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES OPPOSING THE ELIMINATION OF THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, for thirty years America's cities, including both large and small cities in
California, have used Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grants to create
jobs, provide affordable housing, eliminate blight, and generate new economic
investment; and
WHEREAS, CDBG funds of $150,000 have increased the quality of life in the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, as evidenced by the removal of blight and deteriorating housing
conditions through the City's Home Improvement Program by providing grants and
loans to many low and moderate income families in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
and
WHEREAS, CDBG funds of $32,000 have supported the City's successful REACH
Program, a therapeutic recreation program designed to promote social interactivity,
physical fitness, independent living, and community access and assimilation. for
approximately 45 developmentally disabled students and young adults; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG program offers a mechanism to remove access barriers at City
Hall for disabled persons in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and
WHEREAS, the President has proposed a new "Strengthening America's Communities
Initiative" which combines 18 direct grant programs, including CDBG, into one within the
Economic Development Administration (EDA); and
WHEREAS, at $3.71 billion, the new program (which combines 18 programs) is nearly
$1 billion less the current CDBG program alone; and
WHEREAS, without proper funding for CDBG, we risk undermining the economic well
being oaf our communities, the future generations that live there, and the nation as a
whole.
MOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
that we hereby request that Congress enact a FY 2006 budget and appropriations
package a that funds CDBG formula grants at no less than $4.355 billion, which is level
with FY 2005 allocations; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that Congress maintain the CDBG as a separate and distinct
program from other economic development programs that provides a direct and flexible
source of funding to local governments; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that Congress maintain the current "dual formula" system
where 70 percent of CDBG funds go to entitlement communities based on population;
and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that we will send a copies of this resolution to Senator Barbara
Boxer and Senator Dianne Feinstein, and to the League of California Cities, Attention:
Genevieve Morelos, 1400 K Street, 4th Floor, Sacramento, CA, 95814.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of March 2005.
Mayor
Attest:
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2005 -26 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on March 15, 2005.
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