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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />RESOLUTION NO. R-21-14 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON <br />SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS (NALC) <br />BRANCH #411, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE PROTECTION ACT OF 2013. <br />WHEREAS, the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 would sustain the United States <br />Postal Service and avert unnecessary closures that harm communities; and <br />WHEREAS, the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 would prohibit cuts to Saturday <br />delivery, thus protecting rural communities, small businesses, and senior citizens, as well as <br />reducing the need for customers to seek other delivery options; and <br />WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service's financial issues are due to unnecessary <br />requirements and regulations imposed on it. The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 would <br />remove burdensome regulations, so the United States Postal Service can manage its budget <br />more effectively and be more competitive with other delivery service providers; and <br />WHEREAS, the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 would give serious <br />consideration to the employment status of the second largest civilian workforce in the country <br />made up of over a half a million people living and working in all of our communities, with <br />over 22% veterans, many with disabilities; and <br />WHEREAS, the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 would reinstate overnight <br />delivery standards to speed mail delivery and prevent shutdowns of mail sorting centers, and <br />protect voting by mail throughout California which is now commonplace and will remain <br />essential to our democracy. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the Colton City Council urges United States <br />Senator Barbara Boxer and United States Senator Dianne Feinstein to pass the Postal Service <br />Protection Act of 2013, Senate Bill 16, sponsored by Senator Bernard Sanders, that would <br />ensure the modernization and preservation of the United States Postal Service; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Colton City Council urges United States <br />Senator Barbara Boxer and United States Senator Dianne Feinstein to oppose any postal reform <br />legislation that does not end the mandate requiring the United States Postal Service to pre -fund <br />future retiree health benefits; does not continue the mandate for 6 -day delivery service; does <br />not protect door to door delivery as it currently exists; and does not provide additional <br />