HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-153 N.C.S. 10/06/2014Resolution No. 2014-153 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
SUPPORTING THE RETENTION OF THE NORTH BAY
PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN PETALUMA
WHEREAS, since 2006, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has closed 350 mail processing
facilities. Faced with a drastic decline in mail volume and coupled with the economic downturn,
the USPS needed to realign its processing and delivery network and eliminate excess equipment
and facilities, and reassign or layoff staff; and
WHEREAS, in September of 2009, the USPS notified the City of its intention to conduct
an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study of mail processing at the North Bay Processing and
Distribution Center in Petaluma for the possible consolidation of some of its operations into the
Oakland or San Francisco Processing and Distribution Centers; and
WHEREAS, after public meetings and the completion of the AMP study, the decision of
the USPS was to consolidate the mail processing operations of the Petaluma facility with the
Oakland facility to achieve efficiencies and savings, while retaining the Bull: Mail Entry and
Retail units; and
WHEREAS, the mail processing consolidations are expected to eliminate up to 15,000
Postal Service jobs nationally, and more than 220 jobs in Petaluma; and
WHEREAS, loss of the mail processing operations in Petaluma will result in the delay of
mail delivery to residents and businesses, including those who rely on the timely delivery of
prescriptions and benefit payments; and
WHEREAS, the decision by the USPS to tale action on these consolidations is against
the expressed intent of members of Congress representing Petaluma along with many Petaluma
residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Petaluma City Council
reaffirms its request to the USPS to not close the North Bay Processing and Distribution Center
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in Petaluma in order to retain local jobs and maintain the timely delivery of mail to residents and
businesses.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City,
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adapted by the r'Approvec
Council of the City of Petaluma at it Regular meeting on the G"' day of October. form
2014, by the following vole:
4 YES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Albertson. Burrett. Mayor Glass. I-larris. I cal. Vice Mawr Kearney. Miller
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City Attorney
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