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RESOLUTION
5-R-74
WHEREAS, the .Itti.nois Legiztatune did adopt the Reg.ionaZ Tnansponta-
tion Authon.ity Act o4 1973; and
WHEREAS, thin Act wound .aet up a Reg.iona2 Tnanspontation Authon.ity
(RTA) to be kespons.ibZe ion public ttaapontation in. the .6ix no,,rtheazteAn
counties o b I.2Unoi.6; and
GIHEREAS, this Authon-ity wilt only come into being .is it neee.ive,6
a 6avonabZe vote o6 a majoAity o6 those voting .in a speei,at kebeAendum
to be held .in the 6-county %eg.ion on Match 19, 1974; and
WHEREAS, the City CounciZ ob the City o6 Evanston h" zhown a
zttong concern and taken many a66iAmati.ve .steps to auppont pubti.c tkanz-
potrtation within the City ob Evanston and the Region; and
WHEREAS, the City Councie o6 the City o6 Evanston beets that the
e.Aeation o6 the Reg.ionat TnanspoAtation Authority would be .in the but
.cntenest o6 the nesident6 o b the City o6 Evanston and the nus.i.dent�s o6
the 6-county area:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council o6 the City
o6 Evanston urges the nus.%denta ob the City o5 Evanston to vote a66ucma-
t iv ea y .in javon o6 the cAeat.io n o6 this R eg.io nag Ttants pontatio n Authon,it y
on Match 19, 1974; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Councit o5 the City ob
Evanston authokizu and tequusts the Mayon and membe z o6 the City
Couneit, .in.d.iv.iduaUy and cottecti,ve2y, on .rts beha 6 to urge an a64i ma-
t.ive- vote on this issue .in whatever 6onum they bind pozz ibte.
ATTEST: /s/ M.re F_ RRrWTn
My Cxetft
Adopted:. January 28 1974.
/s/ EdgVanneman, .Tr
Mayon