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253861 � 25��1 ORI6INAL JO CITY CLHRK � CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL NO. � OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK � COU L RESOLUTION-GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY (�J COMMISSIONE `�" DATF WHEREAS, Public Law 91-518, known as the Rail Passenger Servi.ce Act of 1970, provides for the financial assista.nce and establishment of a National Rail Passenger System, to modernize railroad passenger equipment and prescribe minimum sta,ndards for railroad passenger service; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Act there has been formed a corporation to carry out the terms and provisions thereunder, known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporati.on; and WHEREAS, said corporation has the power and discreti.on to determine and designate rail passenger service and regulate routes and services under the terms of said Act; and WHEREAS, several suits ha.ve been filed in United Sta.tes District Courts to delay takeover of the nation's railroads by the corporaia.on so as to give Congress additional ti.me to correct flaws in the law, give xnore money to the corporati.on, and to add additional routes; now, therefore, be it RE50LVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, that it h.ereby expresses its support and approval of an extended delay in the imple- mentation by the corporation to operate the nati.on's railroads. APR 3 0 197�. COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19— Yeas Nays • Butler APR 3 0197� Carlson A 19� Levine n Favor Meredith /� Sprafka v yor Tedesco A gainat Mr. President, McCarty PuBi.�s�D MAY �97� �� o,��,�,�,��,� 253�6� • CITY OF ST. PAUL �uNCa NO � OFFICE OF THE CITI( CLERK COUNCtL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED bY COMM�SSIONER �ATF WHEREAS. Pablic Lsw 91-518. kncrwa ss the Rail Ps�senQer Service Act ot 19T0, provid�s tor the finsncisl s�si�tsnce sad establislmaent of a Nstionsl Rsil Pa��ea�er Syste:n. to mod�rnise rsilrosd pasaen�er equipment and pre�cribe =ainimum •tsndsrds for railrosd passea�sr servico; and WHEREAS, pur�nsat to �afd Act there hss b�sa formed a corporation to carry out the tet�ns s� provlsioa� thereunder. kaow►n ss the Nslioaal Railrosd Passeng�r Corporstion; snd WH�RT:A3. said corporation hss the power aad di�cretion to determin� and de�i�nato rail pa��eager service and se�ulate rout�s snd aervices under the term� of ssid Act; and WHEREAS. �eversl �uits bave be�n 81ed in Unit�d 3btes Di,�trict Courts to d�lsy takeover of the nalion'� rsilroads by th� corporstion �o a� to Qiv. Congrera additionsl time to correct fla�vs in the lsw� �ive more money to ths corporstion. snd to add additionsl rout��; aovv, thsretoze, be it RESOLYED. by the Conncil oi ths City ot Saint Panl� that it hereby ezpr•sses its aupport snd approval ot sn eacteaded delsy in th� imple- mentation by th� corporation to operate the astioa's railrosds. APR 3� 19T1 COUNCILDREN Adopted by the Council 19_ Yeas Nays Bu�� APR 3 01�� Carlson ✓1 Approv� 19� Levine � Tr Favor Meredith Msyor Sprafka � A aninwt Tedesco Mr. President, McCarty � �� _ _ __._ _ OR!riNhLiO C17Y C:�kRIC . �� -�� • c�rY �� s�r. F��u� �o�N�� ;��;�; ,��.�;�_ CaFrIC� QF �'FiE C=TY C;LcRK F�`E Na. t"`� COI,'�i f! f:�.SC7LUTl0�`_-.tt��-,hii f�o-:� FORR,�I PRESFr�Ten e�� .�,� '-�-sn,-L::,,-„t,ti Vv c.--�,...5;.;>�- CO�1,F.�;SS.PNE� ___- :� ___DATF W�IEitEAS, T-'i,:blic Law 91-518, known as the Rail Passenger Service A.ct of 1970, prc>vides for the financial assistance and establishment of a �Ta+�onal P�ail Passenger System, to modernize railroaa passenger equipmer�L- and prescribe minimum standards for railroad passenger service; and VVI�EREAS, pursuant to said A.ct there has been formed a corporation to ca.r:y oui; 1-he terms and provi sions ther eunder, known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; and WHEREAS, �aid corporation has the power and discretion to determine arid designate rail passenger service and regulate routes and services un�er i:he terms of said Act; and tixTrIT�..'REAS, several suits have been filed in United Sta.tes District Ccurts to delay takeover of the nation's railroads by the corporation so as to give Cor�gress additional time to correct flaws in the law, gi�re n-�or.e money to the corporation, ai�d to add additional routes; i�uw, 'c�ic,refcre, l�e it RE�OLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, that it hereby expresses its support and approval of an extended delay in the imple- mentation by Lhe corporation to operate the nation's railroads. � APR � C1 1�� COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Couiici� 19� Yeas Nayg � Butler �� ^ -� Carlson Appro��ci �.9.—_ Levine n I'avor Meredith Spraflca �� MaSror Tedesco ----A��aizist 117r. Presiclent, McCarty � ' �� . � �� ''�/ aP� 34, 1�7'1 x�z�. I�?+��a�ar� �. �'�np'ka�Ys '�nited. Stat�� S+�m�tor, S�rt�� f?�'�i.ce �'3II.d�,, ��laslitngtcm� D, C. ?�ear Sir: The Cit�� Cc�mcil today una�aimously adapted th� en�l.oeed r��olutian, and �'oxwaxd� e�me t�a your attentic�xa, Ve�t'y M1c'1.�.Ly' ,ycca�.u's, C3tg� G1.erk ��p c � ��1 A�ar�3. 3�, 1�"71 xora. �ro�e�:� �. :�r�h, tSn,it�+d S�ate€� �;epr�sex�tative, �iause (?t'f'�.c� :�Ic�., �7�2}�.11.�L?Yl� ,�'a �. �£'i$Y' ��.�': �'h� G'�.�y �aunci.l. �nc�y vnartimo�.sly ar3�rp��d the enc3.o�ed re$olutian, and fo:rw�rd� ssm� tca your attent3.cs�. �'ery t�u�,y ��ux�, �ity Clerk �� . � � �� ` April 34, 19'T3. Hon. �-a�lter �ff�nd.e�.�, Uni�e�, �t�,�h�� Sena�c�r, 1�r'�� J�s4.��°� �.k.�r y . n WR7l1.L�1j QAY� .0 w 4• DeBZ' uix: TYa.� City Cow�ac�,.]. toc�a� t�n�rz�nusly adapt�ci �he encloaed �soluticsn, and forwarde same to yaur a�tent3an, Vsry txd�1-y' Yot�'s t City Glerk hP