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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION N0.2009-075 (1123) RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SPENDING OF FEDERAL ECONOMIC RENEWAL GRANTS TO THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ON AMERICAN PRODUCED PRODUCTS WHEREAS, the economic downturn is having a critical impact on 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 revenue 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 out-of--work 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 monies will immediately help struggling American families and will help stabilize our greater economy; and WHEREAS, any economic recovery plan spending should, to every extent possible, include a commitment from the City of San Leandro to buy materials, goods 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, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: That the City of San Leandro 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 American s employed; commit to purchasing products and services that are made or performed in the United State of America, whenever and wherever possible, with any economic recovery monies provided to the City of San Leandro by the American taxpayers. Introduced by Councilmember Prola and passed and adopted this 1St day of June, 2009, by the following called vote: