Requesting the general assembly of the State of Indiana to appropriate operating funds for mass transit

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RESOLUTION NO. 2.Z A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REQUESTING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA TO APPROPRIATE OPERATING FUNDS FOR MASS TRANSIT WHEREAS, the public policy of the State of Indiana supporting Urban Mass Transit Systems declares among other things that such service is essential to relieve traffic congestion; is necessary to the welfare of the general public; and helps to expand the economic and social opportunities of the community; WHEREAS, the State Budget for the State of Indiana has provided funds for mass transit in the past; WHEREAS, the State Budget Committee recommended on December 3, 1976 that no further funding be provided in the State Biennial Budget for mass transit; WHEREAS, the South Bend Public Transportation Cor- poration (TRANSPO) will suffer the loss by being unable to qualify for matching federal funds if such state funds are not provided, of which the effect would seriously injure the capability of the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation to carry out its vested governmental responsibility; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly has denied the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation and the City of South Bend the capability of raising said funds by any alter- nate means due to the State -wide tax freeze imposed by the Legislature in 1973. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana that: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend encourages and requests the General Assembly through its appropriate committees to take af- firmative action in restoring the needed appropriation of three and one half million dollars ($3,500,000,00) from the State General Fund in the 1977 Biennial Budget for Public Mass Transit. SECTION II. The Council further requests the restoration of adequate funding in this amount to further the