HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3310-02-2006A Resolution
N~ 3310-02 2006
ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH'S 2006 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, daring the month of November 2005, the Governmental Relations
staff, in conjunction with the City's federal .legislative consultants, met with the
Mayor, members of the Fort Worth City Council, members of the City Manager's
office and department directors in a series of meetings designed to identify the City's
programmatic and fending needs that could, potentially, be resolved by
Congressional action, and
WHEREAS, based upon those meetings, the Governmental Relations staff made
presentations in December 2005 and January 2006 to the Legislative and
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee that contained a recommended list of federal
legislative initiatives and federal appropriations requests and the Committee
instructed staff to forward the recommendation to the full City Council for review,
and
WHEREAS, the Governmental Relations staff has worked to refine the list of
federal legislative initiatives and federal appropriation requests as set forth in the
attached 2006 CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS and seeks the City Council approval of
same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH
That the City Council
1 Adopt the 2006 Federal Legislative Program as outlined in the attached
document; and
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2 Authorize and direct the City Manager to distribute copies of the City's
2006 Federal Legislative program to Members of Congress, to other cities and other
interested parties, and
3 Authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to send letters of
support or to meet with federal officials to discuss the City's position on the attached
initiatives; and
4 Authorize and direct the City's Governmental gtelations staff and the
City's federal legislative consultants to take the appropriate actions to advance the
2006 Federal Legislative Program before Congress, the Administration and'
corresponding federal agencies.
Adopted the stn day of February 2006
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