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HOUSE RESOLUTION 411

 
2     WHEREAS, There is a great need for economic revitalization
3 in many communities throughout this State;
 
4     WHEREAS, Each community has valuable resources at its
5 fingertips that can be tapped in the revitalization process;
 
6     WHEREAS, With adequate support and assistance from the
7 State and other resources, each community can participate in
8 and shepherd its own economic renewal;
 
9     WHEREAS, Successful redevelopment plans are based on
10 policy that is responsive to the existing composition and
11 character of the economically-distressed community and that
12 allows and compels the community to participate in the
13 redevelopment planning process;
 
14     WHEREAS, A successful redevelopment initiative creates and
15 maintains a capable and adaptable workforce, has access to
16 capital, has a sound fiscal base, has adequate infrastructure,
17 has well-managed natural resources, and has an attractive
18 quality of life; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-
20 THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is
21 created the Community Self-Revitalization Task Force, which
22 shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Governor as
23 follows: (1) one member representing households and families;
24 (2) one member representing religious organizations; (3) one
25 member representing educational institutions; (4) one member
26 representing daycare centers, care centers for the
27 handicapped, and care centers for the disadvantaged; (5) one
28 member representing community based organizations such as
29 neighborhood improvement associations; (6) one member
30 representing federal and State employment service systems,

 

 

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1 skill training centers, and placement referrals; (7) one member
2 representing Masonic organizations, fraternities, sororities,
3 and social clubs; (8) one member representing hospitals,
4 nursing homes, senior citizens, public health agencies, and
5 funeral homes; (9) one member representing organized sports,
6 parks, parties, and games of chance; (10) one member
7 representing political parties, clubs, and affiliations, and
8 election related matters concerning voter education and
9 participation; (11) one member representing the cultural
10 aspects of the community, including cultural events,
11 lifestyles, languages, music, visual and performing arts, and
12 literature; and (12) one member representing police and fire
13 protection agencies, prisons, weapons systems, and the
14 military industrial complex, all of whom shall serve without
15 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
16 necessary expenses from appropriations available for that
17 purpose; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the need for
19 economic revitalization in the State and recommend a plan for
20 the revitalization of Illinois communities operating from the
21 basic premise that the family unit is the primary unit of
22 community and that the demand for goods and services from this
23 residential sector is the main source of recovery and growth
24 for the redevelopment of a community; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That the Department of Commerce and Economic
26 Opportunity shall provide staff assistance to the Task Force as
27 is reasonably required to permit the Commission to fulfill its
28 functions; and be it further
 
29     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and
30 recommended plan for revitalization to the Governor and to the
31 General Assembly on or before January 12, 2005; and be it
32 further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 delivered to the Governor and to the Director of Commerce and
3 Economic Opportunity.