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Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the Transit and Parking System Manager requesting a Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Common Council to urge the Wisconsin Transportation and Policy Commission to recommend: 1) restoring the 10% cut in WisDOT funding for public transportation that was mandated in the current State budget, 2) establish and maintain a policy of a 60% combined Federal and State share of expenses for mid-size Wisconsin communities, and 3) maintain a Federally funded Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) capital program for SE WI counties in non-attainment or maintenance status. (Res. No. 12-3408)
Recommendation of the Transit and Parking Commission on 10-17-12: The Commission requests that the Mayor and Common Council pass a Resolution and forward it to the Wisconsin Transportation Finance and Policy Commission to recommend: 1) restoring the 10% cut in WisDOT funding for public transportation that was mandated in the current State budget, 2) establish and maintain a policy of a 60% combined Federal and State share of expenses for mid-size Wisconsin communities, and 3) maintain a Federally funded CMAQ capital program for SE WI counties in non-attainment or maintenance status. Staff is directed to work with the City Attorney's Office in drafting such a Resolution in standard format.
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