8252-08 Support Building Ohio Jobs

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WHEREAS, Building Ohio Jobs will invest $100 million in Bioproducts and solidify Ohio as the national leader in this industry as we make new products from the crops we grow; and WHEREAS, Building Ohio Jobs will invest $200 million in Ohio's Biomedical Industry and will encourage innovation, development and commercialization of biomedical and biotechnological products; and WHEREAS, Building Ohio Jobs will invest $150 million in Ohio's Logistics and Distribution Infrastructure and will help create a seamless multi modal transportation infrastructure across the state, linking rails, roads, waterways and airports. This infrastructure investment, combined with Ohio's strategic location, will spur economic development and further attract and create jobs in our state. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the City of Lakewood does hereby supports and endorses the passage of Building Ohio Jobs in that said investment will improve the quality of life for Ohioans. SECTION 2: The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to forward certified copies of this Resolution immediately upon passage and approval to Governor Strickland. SECTION 3: It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to this 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 formal actions were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. SECTION 4: That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this resolution, and provided it