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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 21, 2014 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-135 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Supporting the United States Postal Service (urges federal <br />legislative delegation to support efforts to secure the continuation of <br />consistent mail delivery) <br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Postal Service is a vital component of this country's economic <br />and communications infrastructure handling and delivering 160 billion pieces of mail and <br />generating more than $65 billion in revenues annually; and <br />WHEREAS, the mailing industry, which employs eight million Americans , generates <br />over $1 trillion dollars annually, and represents approximately seven percent of the country's <br />Gross Domestic Product (GOP), depends on the U.S. Postal Service's invaluable mail <br />processing, retail and last-mile delivery networks six days a week; and <br />WHEREAS, protecting voting by mail, which is now commonplace in California, is <br />essential to our democracy; and <br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Postal Service is the second largest employer of U.S. Veterans in <br />the country with over 22% of its employees United States Veterans ; and <br />WHEREAS, rural communities, many of which have limited internet access, depend on <br />the Postal Service for vital communications and for the shipment of goods; and <br />WHEREAS, small businesses along with many Americans , particularly seniors, depend <br />on the Postal Service for receipt of their prescription drugs; now <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of San Leandro urges our federal <br />legislative delegation to support efforts to secure the continuation of consistent mail delivery ; <br />strengthen and protect the Postal Service's invaluable mail processing, retail and last-mile <br />delivery networks that together comprise a crucial part of the nation's infrastructure; retain <br />door-to-door delivery for greater than 30 million households and businesses; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/16/2014