HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7318RESOLUTION NO. 7318
A RESOLUTION OP THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO'S APPLICATION FOR
DESIGNATION AB A FEDERAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, the federal government has recently launched a new
multi -agency initiative, called the Empowerment Zone/Enterprise
Community Program, that seeks to assist economically distressed
communities to empower themselves; and
WHEREAS, the City of East Palo Alto is in great need of
employment and housing opportunities for its residents and
improvement of its public infrastructure systems; and
WHEREAS, the demographic characteristics of census tracts
within the City of East Palo Alto qualify the city for designation
as a Federal Enterprise Community; and
WHEREAS, the City of East Palo Alto has developed a plan to
leverage the Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Program funding
for optimum impact and long-term financial and social benefits; and
WHEREAS, the award of this designation will assist the City of
East Palo Alto in the implementation of its comprehensive strategic
plan for confronting the community's economic difficulties and
becoming a self-sufficient community; and
WHEREAS, the City of East Palo Alto has demonstrated strong
grassroots efforts to combat crime, develop partnerships with
public agencies and non-profit organizations, empower its residents
and work cooperatively to revitalize the community; and
WHEREAS, a healthy, self-sufficient City of East Palo Alto is
of importance to all communities within the San Francisco Bay
region;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
Palo Alto hereby endorses the application of the City of East Palo
Alto for designation as a Federal Enterprise Community and urges
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to grant the
designation and the associated allocation of federal funds.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 6 , 1994
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBA[UM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN,
WHEELER
NOES:
ATTEST
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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