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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 1976-261 I 1 RESOLUTION NO. 76 -26 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EFFOPT TO OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING OF A DEMONSTRATION GRANT TO EVALUATE THE PARATRANSIT CONCEPT IN CAPE CANAVERAL AND CENTRAL BREVARD; URGING BPEVARD TRANS - POPTATION STUDY GROUP TO CONSIDEP CENTRAL BPEVARD CPMNUNiTY PARATRANSIT SERVICE PROJECT PROPOSAL; URGING PREVARD COUNTY COFTIISSIONERS TO INCORPORATE WITHIN TRANSPOPTATION SYSTFM TAXI SERVICE, ETOSSUPPOPTIATTEMPTTTOP OBTAIN IFFOERALCFUNDINrR FOR PILOT PARATRANSIT PROGRAM, TO GIVE SERIOUS C.nNSIDEPATION TO PARATRANSIT CONCEPT IN UPDATING TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida recognizes the need for a dependable mass transportation system within the City of Cape Canaveral and the Central Brevard area; and WHEPEAS, the City Council is aware of the pending update of the Transportation Development Program; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes the PARATRANSIT concept of mass transportation merits serious consideration for evaluation in the Cape Canaveral and Central Brevard areas; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that private enterprise should be encouraged to participate to the greatest extent possible in any planned transportation system; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by theCity Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows: SFCTION 1. The City of Cape Canaveral . supports the effort to obtain Federal funding of a demonstration grant for t:.'-• Purpose of evaluating the PARATRANSIT concept in Cape Canaveral and the Central Prevard area. SECTION 2. The City of Cape Canaveral urges the Brevard Area Trans- portation Study Group to carefully consider the CENTRAL PPEVAPD COMMUNITY PARATRANSIT SERVICE PROJECT PROPOSAL prepared by Pessrs. J. n. Thompson and V. F. Huseonica. SECTION 3. The City of Cape Canaveral urges the Commissioners of Brevard County to make every effort to incorporate within the transporta- tion system the most extensive use of private enterprise Possible, including a dependable 24 hour taxi service; to support the attempt to obtain Federal funding for the pilot PARATRANSIT program outlined in the MICROFILMED 4-10-80 proposal ; to give serious consideration to the PARATRANSIT concept in the course of updating the Transportation Development Program. SECTION 4. THIS RESOLUTION shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral , Florida, .„,..,5.iellit':.-A-t11`,,NV:Of May, 1976. V</• „ X / 4 Ad :M60116:1:4!:110 Ma or u-sTft -171 r 4 fete' k4:57.4 If) C.:1$ '•••1 NAME (ES NO ABS Approii -cl .as to fo MACLAY NICHOLAS .0/ RHAME — ty Attorney SALVAGGIO THURM RESOLUTION 76-26 PAGE 2 OF 2 \\>: