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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION OF THE CEDA NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, The Finance Committee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County Board meets to review a presentation of the Community and Economic Development Association’s (CEDA) Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment, which incorporates information collected by CEDA over the past three years, including surveys gathered from customers and other residents of low-income communities and from community stakeholders, and presents key findings of factors which impact household economic stability for residents of the North, South and West regions Cook County.; and
WHEREAS, the findings of the Community and Economic Development Association’s (CEDA) Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment include COVID-19 impact on critical industries, unemployment rates, crime rates, impact on communities of color, housing insecurity, childcare availability, mental and emotional health, and integration of new community programs and reports changes in demographic information of Suburban Cook County Residents following the COVID-19 pandemic.; and
WHEREAS, the findings of the Community and Economic Development Association’s (CEDA) Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment are intended to inform the members of the Finance Committee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County Board and require no vote.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Finance Committee convene a meeting to hear a presentation of the most recent CEDA Community Needs Assessment of Suburban Cook County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, following the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Board of Cook County, CEDA shall provide copies of the presentation given and of the text of the Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment upon request.
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