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RESOLUTION 83- ~
A RESOLUTION NAMING AND VESIGNATING THE NORTHSIVE CIVIC CENTER AS THE "JENNIE RILEY
CIVIC CENTER," IN APPRECIATION ANV RECOGNITION OF JENNIE RILEY.
BE IT RESOLVEV BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
WHEREAS, Je.Yi.YU.e. 1Ul.e.y 1.00..6 in6t1r.ume.ntai.. in olLganiung a ILe.CJLe.ailon plLoglLam and
:the. No4th.6-i.de. C-i.vic C e.nteJt. in 1970; and
WH EREAS, 601L mOILe. :than 6i6te.e.n (15) ye.aJrA, J e.nnie. 1Ul.e.y hct6 wOILk.e.d to plLo v-i.de.
:the. youth 06 La PolLte. wLth ILe.CJLe.o.;t,i.o n and educa.Uo na1. pIl.O glLam6; lec.tuILu; Black.
hAAtolLy c.i.M.6U; and hM M.6-i..6ted chil.dlLeYl. wi.;th thcWr. .6chool homewolLk.; and
WHEREAS, Jennie 1Ul.ey helped olLgan.-i.ze a wOILk.-.6:tudy plLogltam wi.;th the NASA
Manned SpaceCJLaM: CenteJt., 601L:the young women On :the commurUX.Y; and
WHEREAS, Jenn.-i.e Riley hct6 been active in goveJt.nment, c.-i.vic, cuLtUlLal and
chuJLch activi...:ti.u in La PolLte; and
WHEREAS, Jennie 1Ul.ey hM /AX}1Lk.ed 601L :the inte.glLa.Uon 06 :the public .6chool.6;
e6.ta.blli hment 06 .6 atell..Ue. he.a.l:th c.UniC.6; olLganiza.t-i.o n 06 a Black. Yo uth Club
and .Black. H-UtoILY Week.; :the La PolLte Spow AMoc.-i.a.Uon; and:the Black. Youth
Sc.hola.Mh-Lp Fund; and
WHEREAS, Jenn.-i.e Riley hM been a.c.ilve in voteJt. lLeg-U.:tJz.a.Uon d!UVe6; in e6.ta.b-
llih-Lng a .6eniolL c..U1.zen nu.:i:.lr.Lt.ion plLoglLam; and .6eJt.ved. M a membeJt. 06 the Home Rule
ChalLteJt. Comrru..Mio n; and
WHEREAS, Jennie 1Ul.e.y hM lLecuved many c.-i.vic honoM, inc.i.u.c;Ung :the plLe6.tig-i.oU.6
Je.66eMon AwaJtd; and
WHEREAS, the C-Uy Council. 06 the CUy 06 La PolLte deem.6 ..u 6..uung and plLOpeJt.
to lLecogn.-i.ze. and honolL Jennie. Riley 601L heJt. many Ye.a.1L.6 06 devoted and un6el6-i..6h
.6eJt.vice to heJt. commurUX.Y:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEV BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Sec.t...i..on 1. The. CUy Council. 06 the. c..uy 06 La PolLte heJt.eby name6 and duignate6
the No 1Lth6-i.de Civic C enteJt. M the "J enn.-i.e Riley C-i.vic C enteJt.," -i.n applLec..-i..a.:ti.o n and
lLec.ogni...:ti.on 06 heJt. many yeaJrA 06 de.voted and un6el6-i..6h .6eJt.vice to heJt. commurUX.Y.
Section 2. A ceJL:t.i..6ied copy 06 :th-i..6 Re6ollLti.on .6haU be 6ILamed, and applLoptU-
ately d-i..6played in the Jennie 1U1..ey Civic CenteJt. 06.the c..uy 06 La PolLte.
PASSEV ANV APPROVEV, thAA the 19th day 06 Janua.lLY, 1983. .
CITY OF LA PORTE
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