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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SX. Contra
Costa
FROM: Harvey E . Bragdon County
Director of Community Development 1 "�/
DATE : April 11, 1995
SUBJECT: Proclaim April 10th through April 16, 1995 as National Community
Development Week
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS (S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. DECLARE the week of April 10th through April 16th, 199`5 as Community
Development Week 1995 in Contra Costa County.
2 . ENCOURAGE program participants to demonstrate their support for the
Community Development Block Grant Program to Congress.
FISCAL IMPACT
None . to the General Fund (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development Funds) .
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Since the inception of the federal Community Development Block Grant Program
(CDBG) in 1974, Contra Costa County has participated as an Urban County. The
CDBG Program serves the unincorporated County and 13 cooperating cities (all
cities except Antioch, Concord, Pittsburg, Richmond, and Walnut Creek) . The
County FY 1995/96 program year which began April 1, 1995 is intended to serve
approximately 43, 000 low and moderate income residents through housing,
emergency shelter, food, child care, and health related programs. National
Community Development . Week occurs at approximately the same time as
deliberations in Congress are winding down over rescissions of up to $350
million in CDBG funds. It is imperative that the County and program
participants continue to show strong support for the CDBG Progr m.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE :
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REI-A7
EC NDATIO1 F BOARD CO ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
S I GNATURE (S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ " q!J S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
y UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Belinda Smith
646-4208
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cc CAO PHIL TCHELO , CLERK OF
County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
via Community Development AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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