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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING NORTH LAWNDALE COMMUNITY COORDINATING COUNCIL (NLCCC)
WHEREAS, The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council(NLCCC) is a group of North Lawndale stakeholders, including community-based organizations, business owners, elected officials and individuals that have come together to guide comprehensive planning and implementation in North Lawndale Community Area 29; and
WHEREAS, NLCCC mission is to improve the physical, economic and social fiber of the local community through strategic and comprehensive planning, civic engagement and implementation of stakeholder-driven initiatives; and
WHEREAS, NLCCC continuously develop and execute bold community-driven solutions with input of an engaged community that questions assumptions and challenges the status quo; and
WHEREAS, NLCCC envisions North Lawndale as a healthy, vibrant community with a diversified and innovative economy, competitive work force, engaged citizens and infrastructure that support long term and sustainable growth; and
WHEREAS, The Coordinating Council's work is led by a steering committee that guides the strategic direction of the group; develops mechanisms for decision making; provides a framework for comprehensive planning and related processes and makes policy recommendations. The nuts and bolts of the Coordinating Council's work is carried out by sub-committees, that are organized along various quality of life sectors; and
WHEREAS, On November 1, 2018 the official unveiling of the Quality of Life Plan for North Lawndale was held. "The Plan" the first of its kind for North Lawndale in over 50 years was developed through two yearlong collaborations between the neighborhood residents, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago (LISC).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Toni Preckwinkle President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners as well as the Board of Commissioners along with the 5.3 million...
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