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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 85-230 RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS AND THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION TO ADOPT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (APTA) PROPOSAL FOR CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE NATION'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS WHEREAS, the Reagan Administration's Fiscal Year 1986 budget proposal for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) would provide a total budget authority for UMTA of $1.377 billion, which is a 67 percent reduction from the FY 1985 funding level of $4.131 billion; and WHEREAS, all transit operating assistance would be terminated; and WHEREAS, the Section 3 capital discretionary program for new starts, rail modernization and major bus projects would be terminated; and WHEREAS, no provision would be made for further funding of the Section 16(b)(2) program for elderly and handicapped and Section 8 planning and technical studies; and WHEREAS, the Section 18 funding for small urban and rural transit programs would be reduced by 55 percent to $32 million; and WHEREAS, in recognition of public transportation's key contribution to the viability of urban and suburban areas of this nation, there has been a program of national support over the past 20 years for the rebuilding and expansion of mass transit systems, and for the establishment of new public transit services in many areas; and WHEREAS, any significant diminuation of the mass transit funding for this region would lead to substantial increases in fares, ridership declines, and curtailment of needed service; and WHEREAS, reductions in mobility options of the transit dependent in this area and across the nation would have further adverse social impacts, including a lessening of job opportunities, leading to the need for further funding of public social service programs at the federal, state, and local levels; and WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area has approved and is implementing a $2.8 billion New Transit Starts ad