2002-08-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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e e Requested By: OUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: Appropriation Source of Funds: N/A Department: Polke Account Number: Report: Resolution: Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: Exhibits: Letter from TXDOT to the Mayor Amount Requested: ~ I A Exhibits: Letter from the Mayor of Houston Budgeted Item: YES NO xx Exhibits: Summary report and update report to eM SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION On 02120/02 the Mayor received a letter from Texas Department of Transportation regarding the establishing a truck lane restriction during peak hours for Hwy, 225. Mayor Brown of Houston had formally requested the lane restriction and it requires all the effected Cities to be in agreement regarding the establishment of truck lane restrictions. A copy of a report from Darrell Borchardt ofTXDOT (attached) was included indicating that Hwy. 225 did in fact qualify for the establishment of truck lane restrictions as authorized by law, A summary report was also included indicating that the test project on 1-10 had found that the establishing of truck lane restrictions "has proven successful" , On 04/01/02 a meeting was held with TXDOT that included Police representatives of all the Cities that would be required to participate, Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park, and La Porte, A proposed ordinance format and request letter was developed to provided consistency, TXDOT would hold a joint Public Hearing that Pasadena offered to host. A letter with a proposed ordinance was submitted to TXDOT on 04/09/02. TXDOT has since determined that each City involved would need to conduct its own Public Hearing on the issue of Truck Lane Restriction, submit the findings of the Public Hearing to TXDOT and then they would schedule a joint Public Hearing once all of the participating Cities submitted their findings, After this joint Public Hearing TXDOT would make a ruling as to whether or not to allow each City to pass an ordinance to establish the Truck Lane Restrictions, Action Required bv Council: To conduct a Public Hearing regarding the establishment of Truck Lane Restrictions on Hwy 225 from the City limit of Deer Park to the Sens Road Overpass at Hwy 225, and the findings of this Public Hearing to be forwarded to TXDOT. A 8410" Date I