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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8193 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .31 32 1 RESOLUTION NO. f'/f$ 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS IN PURCHASING AND REHABILITATING A BUILDING TO BE USED FOR A SENIOR CITIZENS DOWNTOWN CENTER UNDER THE TERMS OF PUBLIC LAW 89-117. :3 4 5 6 7 WHEREAS Section 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 authorizes the making of grants of Federal funds to any local public body or agency to assist in financing the development cost of neighborhood facilities necessary for carrying out programs of community service; and WHEREAS the City of San Bernardino (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") deems it to be necessary and in the public interest to provide certain facilities of the type contemplated in said Section 703 and to undertake a project (hereinafter called the "Neighborhood Facilities Project") with Federal grant assistance, described as a Downtown Senior Citizens Center; and WHEREAS it is recognized that the Federal contract for such financial assistance pursuant to said Section 703 will impose certain obligations and responsi- bilities upon the Applicant and will require among other things 0.) the provision of the local share of the cost of the Neighborhood Facilities Project, (2) assurances that families or individuals displaced as a result of the development of the Neighbor- hood Facilities Project will be offered decent, safe, and sanitary housing within their means, (3) the making of relocation payments in accordance with the regu- lations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, (4) compliance with Federal labor standards, and (5) compliance with Federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunity; and WHEREAS Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, 'or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of projects receiving Federal financial assistance: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 · 28 29 30 .31 32 NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCrr.. OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO RESOLVE: SECTION ONE: That an application on behalf of the City of San Bernardino be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant under Section 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, in an amount equal to two-thirds of the development cost of the Neighborhood Facilities Project, such development cost now estimated to be $240,000. SECTION TWO: That the Neighborhood Facilities Project (a) is necessary for carrying out a program of health, recreational, social, or similar community service in the area, (1)) is consistent with comprehensive planning for the develop- ment of the community, and (c) will be available for use by a significant portion of the area's low- or moderate-income residents. SECTION THREE: That AI C. Ballard, Mayor of the City of San Bernardino is hereby authorized and directed to execute and file such application, to execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary for the grant applied for, to provide such information and furnish such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and to act as the authorized repre- sentative of the Applicant in the accomplishment of the Neighborhood Facilities Project. SECTION FOUR: That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. SECTION FIVE: That the Neighborhood Facilities Project will be carried out in full compliance with applicable Federal statutes and regulations of the Secretary of Labor pertaining to the employment of laborers and mechanics on projects assisted with Federal funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 51 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .31 32 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at MI/rA4?~ meeting thereof held on the J / ,or day of , 1966, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen NOES: ~. ABSENT: .21~./ . ()~ cC ~,~~ I hereby approve the foregoing Resolution this ,.("Z- day of , 1966. ~~~ Deputy City Attorney FII_ED JUN 2 1966 JACK T. FE~lh~~ ClerK ~Cb:-rOEPfJTV 1966 AARP introduces its new "Coordinated-Care." Group Health Insurance Program to supplement Medicare, underwritten by Continental Casualty Company of Chicago, Illinois. AARP opens three centers for Consumer Informa~ tion: Washington, D. C.; Long Beach, Califor- nia; St. Petersburg, Florida. AARP Chapters now number 425. AARP's Presidential, Editorial and Chapter Offices afe now located in Long Beach, California. AARP still maintains in Washington, D. C., the offices of the Executive Vice President. the Ex. ecutive Director, the Federal and Legislative Re. lationships, the Church, Industrial and Commu- nity Divisions and the Institute of Lifetime Learning with Hospitality Lounge and Every Wednesday Morning Lecture Series. AARP br~aks ground for the building expansion of the geriatric nursing home, Acacias, in Ojai, California. AARP's Presidential Advisory Council holds its first session. AARP plans its Biennial Convention to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 7-9, with an exciting and stimulating program of inspiration, business, tours and entertainment. AARP plans a radio program along the lines of its celebrated Institutes of Lifetime Learning. ARP International officials participate in the 7th International Congress of Gerontology in Vien- nia, Austria, and present awards for significant contributions to retirement living. .Service Mark Additional copies of this report are available for you, your friends, relatives, neighbors and ac- quaintances. Send request to: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS Dupont Circle Building-Fourth Floor 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 ";1 , , EIGHT YEARS of ACHIEVEMENT 1958-1966 I THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Of RETIRED PERSONS ~ '" AMERlCAII ASSOCIATION Of RlTIIIfII PERSONS r---- . Eight Years of Achievement 1958 AARP is founded and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia as a voluntary, non- governmental, nonprofit and nonpartisan organ- ization, with a membership of mature men and women, proudly self-reliant who see in their retirement years a great opportunity for self~ expression and self-fulfillment. Modem Maturity, a bimonthly magazine, is pub~ lished with full colored illustrations. It is dedi- cated to satisfying the social and cultural needs of mature individuals by providing a picture window on the world about. It also portrays to that world the true story of older folk as men and women of action: artists, writers, sportsmen, travelers, civic servants and welfare volunteers ~first issue October-November. AARP Health Insurance Plan, underwritten by Continental Casualty Company, Chicago, Illi- nois, makes its appearance as the first nation- wide health insurance for all persons 65 and over. The U. S. Department of Health, Educa- tion and Welfare named this accomplishment a significant social achievement. AARP Travel Service offers the Grand Circle Tour of Europe geared to the interests of the mature, personally conducted with cost all-inclusive. 1959 AARP Services are inaugurated, among which are the following; . AARP Drug Service with its first unit in Wash- ington, D. C, offers drugs, prescriptions, vita- mins, medical appliances and other health aids at substantial savings to members. . Veterans Administration Volunteer Service wel- comes AARP participation. . AARP News Bulletin makes its appearance. . AARP Geriatric Nursing Home, the Acacias, is established and opens in September. 2 . AARP Hospitality House opens in St. Peters- burg, Florida. Executive Headquarters are located in Washington early in the year. AARP testifies at the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Sub-Committee Hearings. William C, Fitch, former Director of the Office of Aging, of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, appointed Ex- ecutive Director, joins the staff in November. 1960 AARP Health Insurance offices and programs ex- pand, due to membership demand. AARP President named to National Advisory Committee for White House Conference on Aging. AARP conducts, in St. Petersburg, an Open Forum called the "Little White House Conference on Aging" at which 2,000 persons in attendance dis- cuss "Aging with a Future," with national lead- ers as speakers. AARP opens the second drug service, the Florida Retired Persons Pharmacy in St. Petersburg. AARP testifies at the Congressional investigation of the Drug Industry and its rate of profit. AARP explores housing problems of older persons. AARP presents "Ever Since April," a play written for the Association to depict the tragedy of chronologically enforced retirement and the hero.victim's restoring his self-respect through concern for others. Roy L. Swift, Information Officer, begins his page report for Social Security for each issue of Modern Maturity. AARP's Executive Staff conducts a week of lectures and discussions at Chautauqua on "Modern Ma- turity for a Brighter Tomorrow ~ A Positive Approach for Enriching the Later Years." AARP's First Chapter is organized. AARP Drug Service, in Washington, D. c., ex- pands, necessitating removal to more commo- dious quarters. 3 AARP absorbs the membership and obligations of the Journal of Lifetime Living. choice, and for the adoption of the AARP Blue Print on Aging, advocating the establishment of National, State and Local Commissions on Aging and a Senior Service Corps. AARP makes available for its members a low-cost Testamentary Life Insurance. AARP plans and conducts a week-long Chautauqua Institute on "The Changing Image of Aging." AARP Travel Service adds British Isles Tour to its European Tours. AARP dedicates a Hospitality House in Long Beach, California. AARP's growing family of chapters continues to expand. AARP Members respond to questionnaire regard- ing "Employment After Retirement." The Re- port by Retirement Research and Welfare Asso- ciation is published in Modern Maturity. AARP initiates pilot demonstration projects in counseling, training and placing older workers, in cooperation with the Department of Labor and State Employment Offices. AARP Drug Service has expanded, requiring addiM tional office space in Washington, D. C. AARP continues to keep vigil on National Legisla- tion and Social Security developments; contin- ues to offer Congressional Committees consid- ered testimony and statements on matters affecting older people; and keeps the mem- bership currently informed through the col- umns of AARP publications. 1961 AARP participates in White House Conference on Aging, a national forum called to consider fact- finding from all the states, recommending: the development of plans for action to assure older persons equal opportunity to engage in gainful employment; to provide housing suited to their needs at a price they can afford to pay; assistance in developing studies and interests to make aging a period of reward and satisfaction. AARP co--sponsors Freedom House with Douglas Fir Plywood Association. AARP cooperates with the U. S. Treasury Depart- ment in developing a pre-retirement program for its employees. AARP and NRT A members express interest in the goals of the newly organized Retirement Re- search and Welfare Association, a philanthropic association whose report on Retirement Condi- tions was presented at the White House Confer- ence on Aging. AARP Travel Service adds Southern, Mediterra- nean and Scandinavian Tours to its popular Grand Circle Tour. AARP announces the founding of its 100th Chapter. AARP expands its Health Insurance Program with a new history-making Out-ot-Hospital Major Medical Plan. AARP and NRT A appoint a Legislative Council of twenty.one persons. 1963 1962 AARP Travel Service inaugurates its first Around- the-World by air tour and offers its first Euro- pean Tour and Caribbean Cruise. AARP begins its hearing aid service for members at reduced prices. AARP with NRTA announces it will participate at the New York World's Fair 1964-65 and their officers and Fair officials break ground for the Association's Dynamic Maturity Pavilion. AARP, in conjunction with NRTA, holds its first series of Area Conferences. AARP's and NRT A's Denver Convention is re- markable for the inspirational message of Estes Kefauver, the crusader for purity of drugs, consumer protection and freedom of economic 4 5 ARP International is organized in Copenhagen and expansion to other lands begins. AARP Hospitality House in Washington, D. c., is officially opened in August. AARP establishes its Institute of Lifetime Learn- ing and Every Wednesday Morning Lecture Series in the Dupont Circle Building in Wash- ington' D. C., in September. AARP in conjunction with NRT A holds nine Area Conferences thus establishing the plan of Area Conferences to be held during the odd num- bered years and alternating with National Bien- nial Conventions on the even numbered years. AARP's third drug outlet, The California Retired Persons Pharmacy, opens in Long Beach. AARP and NRT A receive Freedom Foundation Awards for their publications Modern Maturity and the NRT A Journal with a third award to their Editor. 1964 The Dynamic Maturity Pavilion is opened at the New York World's Fair on April 22, 1964, with its Hall of Fame, picturing AARP's and NRTA's officers nationwide and illustrating the accom- plishments of the Association. Hospitality Houses are busily welcoming members in S1. Petersburg, Long Beach and Washington, D. C. AARP Chapters now number 300. Institute of Lifetime Learning program has grow- ing popularity and adds new courses. Drug Service in Washington, D. C. moves to a new and larger location, and expands its Drug Service in Long Beach, California, into new and more adequate quarters. Grand Circle Part n Tour, Swiss Holiday and Tour, American Heritage Tour, are all added to the expanding Travel program. AARP holds its first independent Biennial Conven- tion in Rochester, New York, June 14-18. 6 AARP Membership Division moves into its larger and more functional building, newly constructed in Ojai, California. AARP story in Reader's Digest on "Dynamic Re- tirement is Their Goal" results in 100,000 in- quiries. 1965 AARP membership participation in Retirement Research and Welfare Association enables it to conduct its own projects related to the health and welfare of the aging and also contribute financially to outside philanthropic projects. Travel Service offers its first World Cruise and Tour. Dmg Service extends mail order service in the states of California and Florida from its Long Beach and S1. Petersburg locations. AARP and the American Medical Association co- operate in health information program and AARP introduces its emergency Medical Alert and identification card. AARP highlights its Church and Industry Pro- grams. New Hospitality Lounge and Institute of Lifetime Learning quarters are opened in Long Beach, California. The Every Wednesday Morning Lecture Series is inaugurated. Modem Maturity ofters Home Study Courses. AARP enters the pre-retirement field with the pub- lication of DYNAMIC MATURITY, a bi- monthly magazine focused on the needs of persons approaching retirement and needing help to build a satisfying rewarding maturity. AARP Travel Service adds Pacific Coast Tours to its expanding program. AARP nation-wide organization plan is established through the appointment of nine Area Vice Presidents, nine Area Associate Vice Presidents and State Directors for the majority of the states. Dynamic Maturity Pavilion closes October 17, hav- ing had a total attendance of 450,000 persons for 1964-65. 7