TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Resolutions Associated with the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study
Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Grant Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and Joliet Township Concerning the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and Lockport Township Concerning the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and Will County Concerning the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study
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BACKGROUND:
The State of Illinois' Certified Local Government (CLG) matching grant program annually provides preservation and heritage planning opportunities for 83 Illinois municipalities that have been certified by the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office. The City of Joliet-by having a qualified historic preservation commission, Historic Preservation Ordinance, and system for the survey and inventory of local historic resources-is a CLG.
In June of 2023, the City of Joliet, through its Historic Preservation Commission, sought a CLG grant to fund a historic context study that documents the history and culture of the Joliet area Black community. The purpose of this project is to document Joliet area Black history in an accurate narrative, acknowledge racial injustice using history, recognize historic properties important to the Black community, challenge misinformation about the Black experience, and record Black voices for future generations. Historic Route 66 also runs through the south side of Joliet, where many Black residents initially settled. As the City and i...
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