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CC Resolution No. 633 1001 RESOLUTION NO. 633 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ENDORSING THE CONCEPTS OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY' S METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT PLAN, AND URGING ITS CITIZENS TO VOTE FOR THE PROPOSITION CONFIRMING THE CREATION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, transportation has become one of the greatest concerns of the citizens of Baytown and Harris County; and WHEREAS, the continued growth and development of Baytown and Harris County will cause the transportation problems facing the residents of these areas to continue to increase ; and WHEREAS, City Council recognizes that only a regional effort to solve these problems will be effective; and WHEREAS , the Metro Regional Plan proposed by the Interim Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority appears to present a viable solution to many of the transportation problems of Harris County; and WHEREAS , the Metropolitan Transit Authority has endorsed a multi-phase development plan for the Baytown area developed by the City' s Planning and Traffic Department and approved by City Council ; and WHEREAS , the Metropolitan Transit Authority has adopted a goal of equalizing the transit expenditures in a particular area with the tax income from that area; and WHEREAS , the Interim Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority has called an election for Saturday, August 12 , 1978 , so the citizens of Harris County can vote on this proposal ; NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: Section 1 : That the City Council approves the concept of a Regional Transit Plan as proposed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. 1002 Section 2 : That the City Council urges the citizens of Baytown to vote on Saturday, August 12 , 1978 , for the prop- osition as follows : Shall the creation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority be confirmed and shall the levy of the proposed tax be authorized? Section 3 : This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council on this 31st day of July , 1978 . eMETT O. H TTO, Mayor ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk APPROVED: S;�� SCOTT BOUNDS , City Attorney -2-