HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 16, Page 279, No Resolution NumberA RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NEED FOR CONTINUING MASS PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND
RESOLVING THAT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO ACQUIRE ENABLING LEGISLATION
FROM THE STATE TO PERMIT THE CITY TO OBTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE,
OURSUANT TO THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, FOR FINANCING
LOCAL MASS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
WHEREAS, The Paducah Transit Corporation has advised the City
Commission that it is not receiving an adequate return on investment,
and
WHEREAS, the said Corporation is faced with an additional loss
of revenue as a result of the new school bus service inaugurated by
the Paducah Board of Education, and
WHEREAS, the said Corporation has advised the City Commission that
it will be impossible for said Corporaticn to continue its operation and
service in the City of Paducah, Kentucky without financial assistance, and
WHEREAS, the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 provides
for federal assistance to and with local governments for improvement
of local mass transportation equipment and facilities, and
WHEREAS, the necessary data for an application for federal assistance
pursuant to the said Act has been compiled, and
WHEREAS, it appears that it is presently unlawful for a city of the
second class in Kentucky to operate its own transportation system or to
take advantage of said federal assistance, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners had determined that it is
beneficial to continue mass public transportation in the City of Paducah,
Kentucky,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor and Commissioners request the Kentucky
State Legislature to enable cities of the second class to take advantage
of said federal assistance.
SECTION 2. That copies of this Resolution be distributed to the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the Legislative Research Commission and the Senator and Representatives
from the City of Paducah.
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SECTION 3. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, directed
to review with appropriate federal authorities the data already compiled
for an application for the said federal assistance.
SECTION 4. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners August 22, 1967
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, August 22, 1967.