HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 16-07 - 3/27/2007 - PACE, SUPPORT OF AND FUNDING TO SUPPORTRESOLUTION NO. 16-07
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PACE AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT
MOVING BEYOND CONGESTION
WHEREAS, Pace, the suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation
Authority, has provided much-needed transportation services to our suburban
communities since 1984; and
WHEREAS, Pace, has been responsive to commuters' needs with partnerships
and innovative programs; and
WHEREAS, Pace receives the equivalent of only 1/16 of a cent in sales tax
region -wide; and
WHEREAS, Pace's public funding has not kept pace with its expenses and
allows no ability for expansion of service into growing areas; and
WHEREAS, Pace has a 2007 budget deficit of $23 million in its suburban service
budget and $81 million in its regional ADA paratransit service budget; and
WHEREAS, the RTA's Moving Beyond Congestion campaign calls for $400
million in new annual operating funds and $10 billion in capital funding over five years
to support the region's public transit needs; and
WHEREAS, we value the service Pace provides.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and DuPage Counties of
Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That we encourage the Illinois General Assembly to provide Pace the
funding necessary to maintain current service and expand into currently unserved areas.
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Section 2: That a copy of this resolution be presented to our members of the
Illinois House of Representatives, the Illinois Senate and to the Board members of Pace
as an expression of our support for Pace and the Moving Beyond Congestion campaign.
Section 3: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 27`h day of March 2007
APPROVED this 27`h day of March 2007
ATTEST:
Ann I. Walsh, Village Clerk
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APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village