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RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK BE TREATED SIMILAR TO NON-CDBG CITIES IN ILLINOIS
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WHEREAS, in late 2019, an outbreak of novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") occurred in China and quickly spread across the globe; and
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed into law earlier this year in order to provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide on the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSFRF) and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CLFRF) are intended to provide substantial flexibility for each government to meet local needs; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has a population over 50,000, but is not a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement City; and
WHEREAS, CLFRF defines Non-Entitlement Units (NEUs) as municipalities that are not CDBG Entitlement Cities and have a population below 50,000; and
WHEREAS, the CLFRF program treats cities and villages that have a population over 50,000 and are not CDGB entitlement cities different than NEUs with a population below 50,000; and
WHEREAS, NEUs have been allocated funding on a per capita basis of $135.94 per person; and
WHEREAS, the funding formula for Metropolitan Cities provides funding based on CDBG Funding formulas, which factor in poverty, population, housing overcrowding and age of house; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has low poverty, low housing overcrowding, and has relatively new housing stock compared to CDBG Entitlement Cities, and therefore does not qualify to be a CDBG Entitlement City; and
WHEREAS, using the CDBG funding formula to allocate funds for municipalities with a population over 50,000 that do not qualify for CDBG funding is fundamentally unfair; and
WHEREAS, thirty-five (35) of Illinois’ Metropolitan Cities have been allocated more than $135.94 per person, some up to $1,395.63 per person; and
WHEREAS, eleven (11) of Illinois’ Metropolitan Cities have been allo...
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