CC - 1974-85 - Rapid Transit District•
RESOLUTION NO. 74-85
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD REQUESTING LEGISLATIVE r
ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE RAPID TRANSIT
DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the Rapid Transit District has been involved
in the longest public transit district strike in California
history; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of persons who are
dependent upon public transportation have been unable to reach
places of employemnt or to obtain necessary medical and other
services because of the strike; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Rapid Transit
District should be directly responsible to the people rather than
being appointed;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Rosemead does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council respectfully requests
the State Legislature to take action to re-examine the make-up
of the Rapid Transit District's governing body and to make such
changes therein as are necessary to provide for the management of
the District by elected members of Boards of Supervisors or to
provide for the direct election of RTD Board Members in order that the
Board will be directly responsible to the people.
SECTION
of this resolution t
the City of Rosemead
cities in the County
SECTION
of this resolution.
2.
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the State
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The City
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this
ATTEST:
C ty Clerk
Clerk is directed to send a copy
Senators and Assemblymen representing
Legislature and to each of the
~s.
Clerk shall certify to the adoption
26th day of NOVEMBER, 1974.
Uldy6T of'the Ci Rosemead
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 26th day of November, 1974, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Pike, P. Taylor, Trujillo
NOES: G. Taylor
ABSENT: Andersen (excused)
ty Clerk