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RESOLUTION NO: 7968-05 Bìr: Corrigan, Dever, Dunn, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. A RESOLUTION opposing President Bush's proposed job cuts at NASA that would negatively impact the Glenn Research Center as well as cities throughout northeast Ohio WHEREAS, President Bush's proposed budget would strip almost o\le-fifth of NASA Glenn's income, from $637 million to $519 million, eliminate over 700 civil service jobs and more than 440 contractors; and , WHEREAS, many outstanding, highly educated and extremely talented scientist and engineers would lose their jobs and be forced to relocate from our region; and, WHEREAS, our academic institutes would be stripped of education opportunities, grant funding and outlets for their graduating students; and, WHEREAS, the economic impact on the cities of Lakewood, Brook Park, Fairview Park and Cleveland, as well as cities throughout northeast Ohio, would negatively affect our residents' quality of life; and, WHEREAS, an estimated 40 Lakewood residents are current employees at NASA, and an estimated 25 Lakew60d residents are employed by contractors at NASA Glenn, all of these positions may be affected by these cuts; and, WHEREAS, the trickle down effect would impact businesses which interact with NASA locally, regionally and nationally; and, WHEREAS, Ohio must continue to demonstrate the vision, will and leadership to support NASA Glenn Research Center and urge President Bush to continue future aeronautics at the Center, whereby targeting the goals for space exploration. Now therefore; BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO' Section 1 That the City of Lakewood does hereby urge Ohio!s Congressional Delegation to oppose President Bush's proposed j ob cuts at NASA Glenn Research Center and further take the necessary action to support Representative Dennis Kucinich and the Mayors and Managers Association's Coalition against job cuts at NASA Section 2, The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to forward certified copies of this Resolution immediately upon passage and approval to the President of the United States, NASNs Administrator, Glenn Research Center's Director, and each of the elected Senators and Congressmen in the State of Ohio, as well as all members of the Mayors and Managers Association of Cuyahoga County, Section 3. It is found and determined that all fonnal actions of this Council concerning and relating to tills Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees, that resulted in such fonnal actions were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements Adopted: :¡:f'~""r ')}, rOO <j q~.k President ~ Approved: Jo(k rJ-:)/ fttw5