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RESOLUTION N0. ����
' A RESOLUTION of the Council of the City of Renton
authorizing the expenditure of not to exceed $4,000
in City General Funds to provide the necessary local
matching funds for public transportion planning work.
WH�REAS, the Puget Sound Governmental Conference and the '
Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle are jointly undertaking the !
Development of a comprehensive public transportation plan for the I
region and the Metropolitan Area respectively; and '
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WHEREAS, the City of Renton is an important residential,
commercial and employment center within the Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, public transportation service to the City is in
danger of being discontinued under existing circumstances; and
WHEREAS , the City desires to participate with other cities
in the preparation of the metropolitan public transportation plan in
order to achieve an improved level of transit service; and
WHEREAS , the Governmental Conference, as the designated
planning agency for the urban region of which the Municipali.ty and
the City are a part , is willing to act as contracting agency for this
study and to request the federal funding assistance required; and
', WH�REAS , the study should be conducted in a metropolitan
� context to insure compatibility with necessary public transportation in
other communities of the area. •
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Council of the City of
Renton, as follows :
1 . An expenditure of not to exceed $4,000 shall be made out of
the City General Fund, in compliance with applicable budget laws, for
the purpose of providing local matching funds which, with supplemental
' federal rants �d other funds will a the cost of the lannin work.
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2 . A Renton representative shall participate on the committee
appointed by Metro to guide development of the comprehensive plan.
Subject to the foregoing, the Governmental Conference is authorized
n e ed t execu e contracts with consultants to accom lish this
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planning study and contracts �,ath the U. S. Department of Transportation
to secure the supplemental grant funds required therefor.
3 . The City of Renton will be furnished from time to time
any and all up to date information on the progress of said study and
the costs and expenses in connection therewith.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Renton this ��� day of July, 1971.
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Helmie Nelson, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this �� day of July, 1971 .
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Approved as to legal form:
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Gerard M. Shellan, City Attorney
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