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<br /> <br /> <br />~" <br />': <br /> <br />":::- <br /> <br />. .:. <br /> <br />.: .. <br /> <br />(! i, <br />~ <br />'. ~ <br />'~ <br /> <br />~~ ~ <br />~: l~ <br />r~ ~ <br />it <br />, . <br />~ " <br />~: " <br />~ ~; <br />:~ ;::: <br /> <br />;' H <br />,~ ~ <br />:10 II: <br />t ~, <br />H <br />~ <br /> <br />: u <br /> <br />,.: ", <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />d <br /> <br />. . <br />J, <br /> <br />, ", <br />",1-' <br />~ ' <br />l; <br />. ~! <br /> <br />, , <br />I" <br />I." <br />" <br /> <br />.'~ <br />c' <br />{ <br /> <br />:, r; <br />.: !t <br />~: U <br />~~ U <br />j: <br />t:i <br />, r; <br /> <br />f' <br />~: ~~. <br />~ ;, <br />~ ~' <br />~ ~. <br />IL <br />~ ~ <br />.' <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'~~~GRlllKI!<IlIlb~" <br />:~. <br /> <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br />97- 02 <br /> <br />A RESOLUflON OF 11lE CITY COUNCIL OF LA. POR7E, HARRIS COUNlY, TEXAS SUPPOR71NG <br />LEGISU710N TO AlLOW MEMBER COMMUN171ES IN 71lE HARRIS COUNlY METROPOliTAN <br />RAPID TRANS" AU71l0RlTY (METRO) TO WI1HDRAW FROM 71lE AU71l0RITY <br /> <br />* * * * <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the current laws of the State ofTems allow member communities in cenaln metropolitan <br />rapid transit authorities to withdraw from an authority by an election of the registered voters In the unit <br />of election,' and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Harris County Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (METRO) is the only <br />authority with a principal municipality with a population greater than 3000,000 tlull is not <br />covered by the current state law,' and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the member communities that are pan of METRO should have the same ability to withdraw <br />from a metropolitan rapid transit authority as the citizens In the San Antonio, Dallas, Fon Wonh, and <br />Austin authorilies,' and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the current law Is a deterrent to new member communities joining METRO since no <br />withdrawal provision exists,' <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA <br />PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />Council suppons the elfons of the Legislature of the State of Tems to amend current state law <br />to provide the member communities of METRO with the right and ability to withdraw from METRO,' <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: <br /> <br />Council calls upon the representatives of the member communities in METRO within the <br />Legislature of the State of Texas to suppon and actively promote such equitable legislation. <br /> <br />PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 10th day of February, 1997. <br /> <br />~~~g <br />/ YOR 0 L. MALONE <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />"lj <br /> <br />f <br />" <br />~f <br />>\ <br />ii <br />'. <br />~ , <br />,~ <br />:~ <br />~' <br />if <br />l~ . <br />~ <br /> <br />ip: <br /> <br />~ , <br />j <br /> <br />rl <br />d <br />~, <br /> <br />Iii <br /> <br />~~ . <br />" <br /> <br />~ <br />{ ~ <br />;q <br />h <br />~i i <br />H <br />o <br />I:' ~ <br />* <br />j <br />id <br />~ :' <br /> <br /> <br />t. [~ <br />H <br />~ ~ <br />~ .~ <br />~ " <br />~.' I <br />~ i* <br />f: <br />L <br />i~ ~ <br /> <br />; ,~ <br />.k :1 <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />~;~~W;,.G.'t:..iIllr.. <br />~. I "t~..", <br />