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RESOLUTION N0. 746
<br />BY: rllt. DAVIS
<br />A RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO COOPERATE WITH THE BOARD OF
<br />CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IN THE PREPARATION OF THE
<br />COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION, LAND USE
<br />AND FACILITIES FOR THE CLEVELAND SI~VEN COUNTY REGION.
<br />rlr. Davis moved the adoption of the following:
<br />WHEREAS, Section 134 of Title 23 U.S. Code, as amended, entitled
<br />"Highways," requires that after July 1, 1965, the eligibility for the use of
<br />Federal Aid Funds on highway projects in Urbanized Areas of more than fifty-
<br />thousand population be based on a continuing comprehensive transportation
<br />planning process carried on cooperatively by states and local communities, and
<br />GTHEREAS, the public interest demands th.e preparation of a long-range
<br />plan for the development of the transportation systems, embracing various modes
<br />of transport in a manner that will serve the local communities efficiently and
<br />effectively, based_on a continuing. comprehensive transportation planning process,
<br />hereinafter referred to as the REPORT, which is a part of the total Comprehen-
<br />sive Regional Plan for Transportation and Land Use, and Facilities, hereinafter
<br />referred to as the PLAN, for the area of all of the Cleveland Seven County
<br />Region being all or parts of the Counties of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain,
<br />Medina, Portage and Summit in Ohio, hereinafter referred to as the COUNTIES;
<br />including the incorporated municipalities therein or as~the area may be modified
<br />by mutual consent, hereinafter referred to as the AREA, and
<br />WHEREAS, the Policy Committee has been formed, the membership of
<br />which consists of representatives of said seven COUNTIES, major municipalities
<br />and regional civic groups, the State of Ohio, Department of Highways (STATE),
<br />the United States Bureau of Public-Roads (BPR) and United States Housing and
<br />Home Finance Agency (HHFA) to direct and coordinate the activities of the said
<br />agencies in the preparation of a comprehensive transportation - land use plan-
<br />ning process, and
<br />WHEREAS, the Policy Committee has developed and adopted a "PROSPECTUS
<br />FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION - LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM FOR THE CLEVE-
<br />LAND-SEVEN COUNTY REGION," dated September 16, 1964, hereinafter referred to
<br />as the PROSPECTUS, and may be amended by the Policy Committee and agreed to by
<br />the STATE, outlines the area of study, to serve as a guide for the development
<br />of the Plan and is the basis for agreements between the affected subdivisions,
<br />for the preparation of said PLAN.
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio,
<br />hereinafter referred to as the COUNTY, acting for itself and, by separate
<br />agreements pursuant to Sections 307.15 through 307.19 of the Revised Code of
<br />the State of Ohio, as agent for the municipalities within the COUNTY, is willing
<br />to be responsible for the preparation of the aforementioned REPORT under the
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