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O RESOLUTION STOPPING CRIME AND VIOI~(NE IN (~jR ura', .-~ AND TO~S M~EAS, America's oa~unities and fam~les are scarred by increasing numbers of violent crimes, and M~EAS, the level of violence associated with criminal acts is increas- ing, and M~EREAS, no u ..... mity or f~m~ly is untoudled by incidents of crime or the fear of bei]lg victimized by cr~m~, ara WHEREAS, reductior~ in cr~-- and the fear of crime will re~m~ve enact- ment of meaningful national anti-crime legislation as well as work by local c~L~unities and state gove~,-,~nts to develop and implement l~lg-term solu- tions that deal with both tha causes and effects of crime, and M~EREAS, implementing short- and long-term soluticTs to stop crime and violence in our cities and towns is NLC's top priority in 1994, and WHEREAS, the critical nature of the prublen demands an end to Congres- sional gridlock, and Mq~AS, achieving an early partnership to reduce crime will require im- mediate actic~ by the Oc~gress, NOW, ERE, RE IT RESOLVED that the City of University City urgently calls upon the Cc~x/ress to enact anti-crime legislatic~ immediately so that the resources and pro~ms which such legislation1 will pruvide can be uti- lized onn a timely basis to deal with this critical problem now; RE IT FURI~ER RESOLVED that SUch anti-crime legislation should incl~e: A balanced approach that includes both enforcement and prevention pro- grams. Direct block ~nt anti-crime furas to cities and towns with maximum flexibility allowed in the use of thase furas. Creatien of a federal anti-crime trust fund financed by dedicated reve- nues derived frc~n licensing fees levied on weapons, eummanition and wea- pons dealers. RR IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of University City rededicates it- self to cr~m~ prevention and suppression and calls upon its citizens to assist in these efforts.