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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 10, 1970 RESOLUTION - for REFUSE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL, Cont'd. 2. That the Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby urged to proceed immediately with all steps necessary to put such a program into operation on January 1, 1971. /s/ Robert 0. Laven Member of the Common Council ATTEST: /s/ Kathryn L. Blough City Clerk Councilman Allen made a motion, seconded by Councilman Reinke, that the public hearing on this resolution be held on August 24, 1970. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nay% 0 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 245 -70 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE AND THE FEDERAL COMMISSIONER FOR AIR POLLUTION TO PUBLICLY AND NATIONALLY DENOUNCE THE 1968 NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHEREAS; the National Pollution Control Administration of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare in 1968 reported South Bend as ranking high in the particulate air pollution count; WHEREAS; it has been discovered that the National Pollution Control Administration based their 1968 report on very poor evidence, since only one monitoring station was checked and that monitor indicated a very unusual deviation from other yearly reviews; WHEREAS; the air sample takers negligently ignored the unusual deviation factor which resulted in the erroneous report that South Bend is a highly polluted city; WHEREAS; the facts are that the concerned air pollution monitor was located on our South Bend Public Library near a very substantial construction program - i.e. the demolition of the First Baptist Church across the street is only one example; WHEREAS; a nation -wide report of the National Pollution Control Administration findings was recently published designating South Bend as the 12th highest visibly dirty air city in the country. This publication of erroneous facts, through national news media, has greatly harmed the national image of our community which is working extremely hard to promote high quality residential and industrial conditions which might be ranked as the best in our nation; WHEREAS; the Federal Commissioner for Air Pollution Control, Mr. John Middleton, informed Mr. John Brademas, our Third District Congressman, that the comparisons of individual communities on the basis of particulate matter is unwarranted and the description of South Bend as twelfth dirtiest in the United States in illegitimate and inaccurate. Mr. Middleton's statement does help to negate the bad publicity here in our local community, but not nationally; WHEREAS; our national image is extremely important to promote confidence locally and to attract industries to what we consider a very desirable community; WHEREAS; the only way to repair this very serious inequity to our community is to request that the National Pollution Control. Administration, of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, by use of the same national media publicly recognize the negligent circumstances surrounding the publication. We, therefore, resolve: Section 1. The Common Council of the City of South Bend does hereby respectfully request the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Mr. Elliot Richardson, see that efforts of the Federal Commissioner for Air Pollution, Mr. John Middleton, be directed in such a way as to publicly acknowledge that the news release listing South Bend as one of the highly polluted areas in our country is unquestionably in error. It is also requested, that such denunciation of the National Pollution Control Administration statement in order to be fair and equitible to the residents of North Central Indiana, be published among the same media on a national scale as was used to announce the listing of air - polluted cities. Section 2. That Congressman John Brademas and his staff make certain that the concerne retraction be made public as requested in Section 1 of this Resolution and report the results of their efforts to the South Bend City Council in the near future. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. /s/ William W. Grounds Member of the Common Council Adopted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, this 10th day of August, 1970. /s/ Robert O. Laven President of the Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, this 11th day of August, 1970. /s/ Kathryn L. Blough Kathryn L. Blough, City Clerk Approved and signed by me this 11th day of August, 1970.