#1 Affirm spending of federal economic renewal grants (File Res. #2009-624)CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE MEMORANDUM
July 8, 2009
TO: City Council
FROM:Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: Action on a Proposed Resolution Affirming the Spending of Federal
Economic Renewal Grants to the City of Janesville (File Resolution No.
2009- 624)
Request
Council President Truman asked that a resolution regarding economic renewal grants
be added to the July 13, 2009 council agenda.
Recommendation
Staff recommends adoption of File Resolution 2009-624.
Suggested Motion:
I move to approve file resolution 2009-624 affirming the spending of Federal Economic
Renewal Grants to the City of Janesville.
Background
Draft resolution text was provided by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM).
AAM is a non-partisan partnership between leading U.S. manufacturers and the United
Steelworkers with the purpose of strengthening manufacturing in the United States.
Americans rely on the work of the manufacturing community in a variety of ways.
Constructing buildings, raising bridges and building automobiles and other
transportation vehicles are all necessary activities that are performed on a daily basis by
manufactures for the benefit of all citizens. According to the AAM, the manufacturing
sector employs nearly 14 million Americans directly and creates an additional 8 million
jobs in other sectors; manufacturing also contributes $1.2 trillion to America’s economy.
This resolution affirms the City of Janesville’s commitment to using federal stimulus
dollars to benefit the citizens of Janesville and the greater American population by
spending, where possible, funds with companies that support United States’ workers
and companies.
Larry Warman, Field Coordinator for the AAM, will be present at the July 13 council
meeting and would welcome any questions the Council may have.
CC: Eric Levitt, City Manager
Jacob J. Winzenz, Assistant City Manager/Director of Administrative Services
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-624
A resolution affirming the Spending of Federal Economic Renewal Grants to the
City of Janesville (File Resolution No. 2009- 624)
WHEREAS
, the economic downturn is having a critical impact on everyday Americans
who are struggling to maintain or find jobs in an increasingly difficult environment; and
WHEREAS
, those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide the funding needed
to operate essential government services; and
WHEREAS
, Congress has approved and President Obama has signed into law a
taxpayer-sponsored economic recovery package that will provide billions of dollars to
help economically devastated cities and states immediately provide jobs to millions of
unemployed Americans through considerable infrastructure rebuilding, green energy
projects and other projects that will require manufactured components; and
WHEREAS
, our taxpayer dollars should be spent to maximize the creation of American
jobs and restore the economic vitality of our communities; and
WHEREAS
, any domestically-produced products that are purchased with economic
recovery plan funds will immediately help struggling American families and stabilize our
greater economy; and
WHEREAS
, any economic recovery plan spending should – to every extent possible –
include a commitment from the City of Janesville to buy materials, good and services for
projects from companies that are produced within the United States, thus employing the
very workers that pay the taxes for the economic recovery plan spending.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET BE IT RESOLVED Bythe Common Council of the City of
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Janesville
, on the 13 day of July 2009 that the Janesville City Council will work to
maximize the creation of American jobs and restore economic growth and opportunity
by spending economic recovery plan funds on products and services that both create
jobs and help keep Americans employed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDby the Common Council
that we commit to purchase
products and services that are made or performed in the United States of America
whenever and wherever possible with any economic recovery plan funds provided to
the City of Janesville by the American taxpayers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDby the Common Council
that as legislators of the City
of Janesville we commit to make available via our established public notice process, the
contracts that spend these monies so as to give American workers and producers the
opportunity to identify and provide the American products and services that will
maximize the success of our nation’s economic recovery program.
Motion by:
ADOPTED:
Second by:
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
APPROVED:
Brunner
McDonald
Perrotto
Eric Levitt, City Manager
Rashkin
Steeber
ATTEST:
Truman
Voskuil
Jean Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: Council President Truman
Prepared by: Management Assistant