COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK (3ty nJ Tigard
National Community Development Week
April 5 — 9, 2021
WHEREAS, the week of April 5-9, 2021 has been designated as National Community
Development Week by the National Community Development Association to celebrate the
Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Program and the Home Investment
Partnerships (HOME) Program; and
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WHEREAS, the CDBG Program provides annual funding and flexibility to local
communities to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing, a suitable living environment
and economic opportunities to low-and moderate-income people; and
WHEREAS, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program provides funding to
local communities to create decent, safe, affordable housing opportunities for low-income
persons. Nationally, over one million units of affordable housing have been completed
using HOME funds; and
WHEREAS, over the programs' history, our community has received a total of$4,269,659
i in CDBG funds;
` NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I.Jason B. Snider, Mayor of the City of
Tigard, Oregon. do hereby proclaim the week of April 5- 9, 2021 as
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
in support of these two valuable programs that have made tremendous contributions to the
viability of the housing stock, infrastructure, public services, and economic vitality of our
community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Tigard urges Congress and the Administration to
recognize the outstanding work being done locally and nationally by the Community
Development Block Grant Program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program by
supporting increased funding for both programs in FY2022.
Dated this 23rd day of March, 2021.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Tigard to be affixed.
Jason B. Snider, Mayor
City of Tigard
r Attest:
City Recorder