R-42-07 Res. Support Pace and Funding Support Moving Beyond CongestionRESOLUTION ga .T, ?
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PACE
AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT
MOVING BEYOND CONGESTION
WHEREAS, Pace, the suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, has
provided much needed transportation services to our suburban communities since 1984; and
WHEREAS, Pace has been responsive to commuters' needs with partnerships and innovative
programs; and
WHEREAS, Pace receives the equivalent of only 1/16 of a cent in sales tax region -wide; and
WHEREAS, Pace's public funding has not kept pace with its expenses and allows no ability for
expansion of service into growing areas; and
WHEREAS, Pace has a 2007 budget deficit of $23 million in its suburban service budget and $81
million in its regional ADA paratransit service budget; and
WHEREAS, the RTA's Moving Beyond Congestion campaign calls for $400 million in new annual
operating funds and $10 billion in capital funding over five years to support the region's public transit needs;
and
WHEREAS, we value the service Pace provides and; therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, that we encourage the Illinois General Assembly
to provide Pace the funding necessary to maintain current service and expand into currently unserved aras;
and be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be presented to our members of the Illinois House of
Representatives and Illinois Senate as an expression of our support for Pace and the Moving Beyond
Congestion campaign.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, DU PAGE AND WILL, ILLINOIS on this 14th
day of May , 2007
Debby Blatzer
Peter Coules
Clifford Miklos
Brian Reaves
Ron Stapleton
Jeanette Virgilio
Attest:
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
JOHN F. P. AZZA, Vi age Pr
CHARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk