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<br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO.94-83 <br />BY: THE MAYOR AND ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL <br />.~~,, <br />A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE SUPPORT OF NATIONAL <br />AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AND DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the 1994-95 NASA budget is $14.3 billion, and includes a <br />reduction for the first time in almost 20 years; and <br />WHEREAS, less than 1% of the total federal budget and less than .25% <br />of the Gross National Product was spent for the National civil space program; <br />and; <br />WHEREAS, NASA's partnership with industry in aeronautics has given <br />this country a position of leadership and a positive balance of trade in the highly <br />competitive civil transport market and aviation research; and <br />WHEREAS, the United States can have a viable space program within a <br />realistic budget that will not hinder other government programs; and <br />WHEREAS, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an <br />important economic center in our communities, with more than 240,000 jobs <br />directly related to NASA programs and an additional 400,000 supporting jobs <br />nationwide; and <br />WHEREAS, more than 81% of NASA's funding goes to private industry <br />contractors compared to 11 % government-wide, with procurements to small <br />business and minority firms exceeding $950 million in 1991; and <br />WHEREAS, this investment provides high technology jobs, educational <br />opportunities, new business development, environmental monitoring, vital life <br />science breakthroughs, advanced scientific research and applied technology <br />that enhances competitiveness and quality of life as well as expands our <br />knowledge about ourselves and our universe, and <br />WHEREAS, technology gained through the space program benefits the <br />environment, health, medicine, computer technology, consumer/home/recreation <br />activities, public safety, transportation, and many other of our daily activities; and <br />WHEREAS, health care is enhanced by the development of space-related <br />technology such as non-invasive medical devices and new laser surgical <br />techniques that offer less invasive methods and faster recovery times, and by <br />satellite and long distance monitoring equipment to allow people to remain in <br />their homes, lowering the cost of nursing care; and <br />