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<br />A RESOII1l'ICti FOR NEJi ~ mIauTIES <br /> <br />~, the security am well-bei.rq of the United states of America are <br />deperxlent upon the well-bei.rq of our national econany, am <br /> <br />~, nearly two-thirds of U. s. cities am states, large am small, <br />are now in the midst of fiscal crisis, am <br /> <br />~, there are great unmet needs for invesbnent in the physical <br />infrastru.cture of our cities am states am in the health, eduction, am <br />productivity of all Americans, am <br /> <br />~, the dramatic i1rp:rovements in relations between the East am the <br />West have resulted in the opportunity to make major reductions in military <br />sperx:ling, am <br /> <br />~, the b..1dget walls are scheduled to c::x:Ile down in 1993, thereby <br />pe:nnitti.rq military savi.rqs to be used for domestic programs, <br /> <br />RJW, 'llitHta'Ul<IS BE rr RFroll7ID that the City of University City calls <br />upon the President am the Congress of the united states, early in 1993, to <br />make the followi.rq changes in the federal b..1dget for fiscal year 1994: <br /> <br />FIRST, for the President to propose am for Congress to pass <br />reductions in military sperx:ling beginni.rq in fiscal year 1994 of <br />$150 billion over the next five years, as reconunerrled by defense <br />experts, am <br /> <br />SEXnID, for the President am the Con:JresS to agree to use the <br />additional military savi.rqs to prarote lorg-tenn economic growth by <br />investi.rq in education, infrastJ::ucture, cleani.rq the environment <br />am assisti.rq irrlustries am communities in the orderly colWersion <br />from military to civilian production. <br /> <br />BE rr RJRIHER RFroll7ID that the City of University City fully supports <br />these measures am urges the National league of cities am the Missouri <br />Municipal league to work for the enacbnent of federal legislation to reduce <br />military sperx:ling am reallocate the savi.rqs back to America's cities, <br />consistent with the principles described above. <br /> <br /> <br />A'ITEST : <br /> <br />~Q.~ <br /> <br />Dolores A. Miller <br />City Clerk <br />