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e e RESOLUTION NO. 78-2 A . WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature in Regular Session passed and Governor Dolph Briscoe signed into law House Bill 657, which is an Act relating to the creation, administration, and powers of Metropolitan Transit Authorities, amending Sections 1 through l7A of, and adding Sections 6C and lIB to, Chapter 141, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973, as amended; and WHEREAS, said House Bill 657 provides for an election to confirm a Metropolitan Transit Authority, provides the functions, powers, duties, responsibilities, and privileges of the Authority to acquire, construct, complete, develop, own, operate and main-, tain a Transit System; and further authorizes the issuance of bonds and notes by the Authority and makes provision (by taxation) for securing their payment; and WHEREAS, the Houston City Council according to law have by Ordinance established the Metropolitan Transit Authority and established its boundaries to coincide with the boundaries of Harris County; and along with the Harris County Commissioners' Court and Mayors of Municipalities within the County have appointed a seven (7) member interim Transit Authority Board and charged said Board with developing a transit plan to be implemented within 4It the 'established boundaries of the Authority; and WHEREAS, said interim Board has developed a "Proposed Transit Plan" to be implemented within said boundaries subject to the passage of the aforementioned election, confirming the creation of the Authority and its related powers, duties and responsibili- ties as aforementioned; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte lies within the established boundaries of the Authority, therefore making the citizens of La Porte eligible to vote in the Confirmation Election and subject to taxation if said Confirmation Election passes within the Corp- orate Jurisdiction of La Porte; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned "Transit Plan" developed, by the interim Transit Board does not provide for public transportation within the City of La Porte now or in the immediate future, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS - THAT, the passage of this Resolution represents this Commis- sion's formal opposition to the "Proposed Transit Plan" and by the same encourages the Citizens of La Porte to oppose the Metropolitan Transit Authority within the Corporate Jurisdiction of the City of La Porte by voting "NO" in the Metropolitan Transit Authority Con- firmation Election on August 12, 1978. PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of August, 1978. CIT~ }IlL- .- J. J. eza, Mayor ATTEST: ~~~ . APPROVED: City Attorney