HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 10-56 09/20/2010RESOLUTION NO. 10-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A PROPOSAL BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL
TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION' S MAIN STREET FOUR-POINT
APPROACH® IN ORDER TO HELP REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD.
WHEREAS, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has developed a program called
Main Street Four-Point Approach®; and
WHEREAS, the State of Oregon Main Street Program Office encourages cities to
consider using Main Street Four-Point Approach® as a tool to help revitalize
downtowns; and
WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO)
has championed meetings with downtown businesses and community leaders to consider
the merits of implementing Main Street Four-Point Approach® to help revitalize
downtown Springfield; and
WHEREAS, these meetings have generated considerable interest in
implementing Main Street Four-Point Approach® to help revitalize downtown
Springfield; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council met with NEDCO in a Work Session on
September 13.,.2010 and learned that NEDCO has offered to provide leadership
implementing Main Street Four-Point Approach® to help revitalize downtown
Springfield with no immediate out-of-pocket cost to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that considerable public benefit can
result from implementation of Main Street Four-Point Approach® as proposed by
NEDCO.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; that the Common Council of the
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City of Springfield hereby declares its intention as follows:
Section 1; The Common Council of the City of Springfield expresses its support
for implementation of Main Street Four-Point Approach® as proposed by NEDCO.
ADOPTED by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor of e City of
Springfield, Oregon, this 20th day of Septembe , 201. by a vo of , for and
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RESOLUTION N0. 10-56