Full Text of HR0411 93rd General Assembly
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION 411
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| WHEREAS, There is a great need for economic revitalization | 3 |
| in many
communities throughout this State;
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| WHEREAS, Each community has valuable resources at its | 5 |
| fingertips that can be
tapped in the revitalization process;
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| 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;
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| 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;
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| 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
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-
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| 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
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| 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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| 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
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the need for
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| delivered to the
Governor and to the Director of Commerce and | 3 |
| Economic Opportunity.
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