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MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE - :/1=482
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN STATE
HIGHWAYS AND/OR PORTIONS OF STATE HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF
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TEXAS, Y REFERRED TO AS MUNICIPAL MAINTENJD.V(' PROJECT AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OR OTHER AUTHORIZED CITY OFFICIAL,
TO EXECUTE AND AFFIX THE CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST SAME. A CERTAIN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR
THE MAINTENANCE .AND USE OF THE SAID MAINTENANCE PROJECT: AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY .AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD BE
EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE.
~EREAS, the Public convenience, safety and necessity of the
City', and the people of the City require that State Highway routes within the
City' be adequately maintained; and
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WHEREAS, the City has requested that the State of Texas, enter
upon and contribute financially to the maintenance of said project; and
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WHEREAS, the State of Texas has made it known to the City
that it will, with its own forces and equipment and at its sole cost and expense,
enter upon and maintain said project, conditioned upon the provisions concerning
liabilities and re~ponsibilities for maintenance, control, supervision, and
regulation which are set out in the form attached hereto, made a part hereof, and
marked "MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT"; and
WHEREAS, said project consists of those State Highways and/or
port:ions thereof which are described and included in the form attached hereto and
mark,~d "MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT."
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the
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SECTION 1. That the .public convenience, safety and necessity of the City
and the people of the City require said project be adequately maintained.
SECTION 2. That the State of Texas be and is hereby authorized to enter
upon and maintain said maintenance project.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor, or proper City official, of the City, be and
is hE!reby authorized to execute for and 9n behalf of the City an agreement with
the State of Texas, in accordance with and for the I?urpose of carrying out the
terms and provisions of this order, in the form attached hereto, made a part hereto,
and marked "MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT." The City Secretary is hereby directed
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e SECTION 4. The Mayor of the City, having requested in writing that this ordinance
take effect forthwith and there being in fact an emergency and imperative necessity
that the work herein provided for be begun and carried out promptly and with expedition
and that the agreement aforesaid shall be immediately made, executed and delivered
to th.e ~nd that such work herein provided for may be begun and carried out pro~tly
and with exp~diition. The rel;l.ding of the ordinance on three several days is hereby
dispensed with and the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
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51rATE OF TEXAS
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Form 1037
, the duly appointed,
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clerk
qualified and acting city :s:.ew~ of the City of
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TE~xas, hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct
C(lPY of an ordinance duly passed by the City Council at a meeting held on
Mav 6.
I A.D., 19 55 , at 4'45
o 'clock2!.. M.
TEXAS, this due
To certify which, witness my hand and seal of the City of r.. PM'IlA
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Form 1038
MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
(For Maintenance Only)
STATe: OF TEXAS
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COUN'rY OF TRAVIS
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THIS AGREEMENT made this 02 ~fA. day of
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tween th~' State of Texas, hereinafter referred to as the "State," party of the
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firs~~ part, and the City of
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Couni1y,' Texas, (population
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4,429
, 1950 Federal Census) acting by
and/through its duly authorized officers, hereinafter called the "City," party
of .the second part.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City has requested the State to assume maintenance on State
High.,;ray routes within such city; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas did enact Senate Bill No. 415,
''---'-,46th Legislature, effective May 15, 1939, authorizing and empowering the State
elighw'ay Commission in its discretion to enter into contracts or agreements with the
60verning bodies of incorporated cities, towns, and villages relative to the location,
relocation, ~onstruction, reconstruction, and maintenance, control, supervision,
and regulation of State Highways within or through the corporate limits of such
municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the general policy of the State Highway Commission provides that
the State Highway Department may assist in maintenance, control, supervision, and
regulation of any or all State Highway routes through municipalities with a population
of 15,000 or less, and any or all State Highway routes except the congested or
downtown sections of those municipalities with a population in excess of 15,000 as
shown by the last available Federal Census, conditioned that the City will enter into
agreements with the State for the purpose of determining the liabilitles and respons-
ibilities of the parties with reference thereto; and
WHEREAS, the State Highway Engineer, acting for in behalf of the State
High~~y CO~ission, has made it known to the City that the State will assist the
City in the maintenance, control, supervision, and regulation of certain State Highway
route,s within such city, conditioned that the City will enter into agreements with the
State for the purpose of determining the liabilities and responsibilities of the
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WHEREAS, all such agreements made with cities, towns, and villages are for the
purpol~e of maintenance, control, supervision and regulation of State Highway routes,
and shall in no way be considered to cover any present or past obligations either
real or anticipated concerning such highway routes through municipalities;
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual convenants
and agreements of the parties hereto to be by them respectively kept and performed,
it is agreed that maintenance will be assumed by the state over the specified state
High~ay routes within said city, as set out in the follo~ing provisions.
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1. state assumption of maintenance under this agreement covers the state
Highway routes and portions thereof which are listed and described as
follows:
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2. It is mutually agreed that on the portions of City streets listed
below, ,along wh~ch marked highway routes have been located as
authorized by the City, the City shall retain full responsibility
and con:t;r,ol for maintenance, improvement, aJ:1.d regulation; ,and the
state 'shall not be required or obligated to participate therein,
exceP1? that the state is hereby authorized and hereby agrees to
ere~t and maintain normal route maxkers and directional and des-
t~~ation signs for direction of highway traffic thereon.
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:3. In the event the present system of state Highway routes within the City
is changed by cancellation, modified routing, new routes, or change in
the City's corporate limits, the state shall terminate maintenance and
this agreement shall become null and void on that portion of the routes
which are no longer ,routes of a State Highway; and the full effect and
all conditions of this agreement shall apply to the changed routes of
the State Highways within the City, unless the execution of a new agree-
ment on the changed portion of the routes is requested by either the
City or the State.
General Conditions
1. The City hereby agrees and does hereby authorize the State to maintain the
State Highway routes covered by this agreement in the manner set out herein.
2. It ,is mutually agreed that this agreement 'shall suppl.ement any ,existing a~ee-
ments between the State and the City for the maintenance or construction and
maintenance of the highways covered herein and that this agreement shall
supersede such existing agreements only in respect to points of conflict.
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3. The City agrees that traffic regulations including speed limits, will be
established and fixed by agreement with the state after traffic and engineer-
ing surveys have been conducted.
4. The City agrees to prohibit angle parking, except upon written approval by
the state after traffic and engineering surveys have been conducted to
determine that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking
without i?terfering with the free movement of traffic.
5. The City agrees to prohibit parking where such restrictions are necessary
for satisfactory operation of traffic, by passing ordinances and taking
other appropriate action in addition to full compliance with current laws
on parking.
6. The City agrees that traffic control devices, such as stop and slow signs,
traffic signal lights, parking meters, and other types of devices for traffic
control, in respect to type of device, points of installation, and necessity
will be fixed by agreement with the state after traffic and engineering
surveys have been made. The City agrees that it will not install or maintain
or permit the installation or maintenance of any type of traffic control
device which will affect or influence the utility of the State Highway routes
without having obtained in writing the prior approval of the State. Traffic
control devices installed prior to the date of this agreement are hereby
made subject to the terms of this agreement, and the City agrees to tl~e removal
of such devices which affect or influence the utility of the State Highway
routes unless their continued use is approved in writing by the State. It is
understood that future traffic signal lights installed as a joint project by
the City and State will be the subject of a separate agreement outlining the
responsibilities for installation and maintenance.
7. It is mutually agreed that the City may install and maintain any street
lighting system desired by the City provided such installation shall not
constitute a hazard to traffic on the State Highways, and provided the
City shall pay all costs in its installation, maintenance, and electrical
energy required for its operation, unless other conditions are covered in
a separate agreement between the City and the state.
state's Duties
1. The State agrees to maintain normal route markers and directional and desti-
nation signs for direction of highway traffic.
2. The state agrees to maintain, center line, lane line, and no-passing barrier
line stripes. Any other traffic striping desired by the City may be placed
and maintained by the City subject to the' approval of the state.
3. The State agrees to maintain the pavement, base, and its support, and to
maintain the normal shoulders on those sections where there is no curb and
gutter.
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1. The City agrees to prohibit the movement of loads over state maintained
streets which exceed the legal limits for designated state highways for
either weight, length, height or width except those having proper permits
from the state for such movements.
:~. The City agrees to prohibit the servicing of vehicles within the normal
width of streets and to prohibit signs, except official traffic signs,
extending into the streets beyond the curb line, except on any streets
and/or portions of streets for which an existing agreement between the
State and the City specifies the control of sign location, in which in-
stances those provisions of such agreement covering control of sign location
shall remain in full force and effect.
3. The City agrees to prevent future encroachments within the right-of-way of
the highway routes and assist in removal of any present encroachments if and
when requested by the State.
4. The City agrees to require installations, repairs, removals or adjustments
of publicly or privately owned utilities or services .to be per~ormed in
accord with State Highway Department specifications and subject to approval
of the State; and further agrees to pay to the State promptly the cost of
making repairs to the sub grade or surfacing made necessary by such work '
on utilities or services.
5. The City agrees to retain and continue the responsibility for all
drainage, except where participation by the State is specifically
covered in an agreement between the City and the State, and to retain
and continue its duties of sweeping, flushing, and otherwise keeping
the State Highway routes covered herein in a clean and sanitary condition.
6. It is mutually agreed and acknowledged that the City shall retain all functions
and responsibilities for maintenance, control, ~upervision, and regulation
which are not specifical~y described as the responsibility of the State.
7. The City agrees to prohibit the planting of trees'or shrubbery or the creation
or construction of any other obstruction within the right-of-way without
prior agreement with the State.
8. The City agrees to continue its responsibility for proper construction,
maintenance, and control of private entrance facilities.
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Indemnification
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L 'l'he City agrees, to indemnify the. state against any and all damages and
claims for damages to adjoining, abutting or other property arising out
of or in any manner connected with the maintenance or use of the State
Highway covered herein for which the State is or may be liable, and to
indemnify the State against any and all court costs, attorneys' fees and
all expenses in connection with suits for such damages, and, if requested
to do so in writing, to assist or relieve the State from defending any such
suits brought against it.
Termination
1. It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that all obligation
of the State created herein to maintain the State Highway routes covered by
this agreement shall terminate if and when they are no longer routes of
State Highwaysj and further, that should either party fail to properly fulfill
its obligatiops as herein outlined, the other party may terminate this agree-
ment upon thirty days written notice.
Said State assumption of maintenance to be effective the date of execution of
this agreement by the Highway Department.
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~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto affixed their signatures, the
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on the.
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02Jj--tk day of ~ ' 19..s-..s
n ,CITY OF La Porte
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'STATE OF TEXAS
APPROV P.L RECOMMENDED:
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District Engineer, District--1JL
Certified as being executed for the
purpose and effect of activating and/or
carrying out the orders, established
policies, or work programs heretofore
approved and authorized by the State
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By: ~at'l~~
C ngineer of Maintenance
Operations
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7_..~=intenance Eng1neer
Note: To be executed in triplicate
and supported by MuniCipal
Maintenance Ordinance and
Certificate of City Secretary
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STATE OF TEXAS I
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IUEREAS. tbe tlO hne bigbway, on State lIighway 146 and State Highway
225 passing, thr.~gJl t,~e ~IU road underpass Notth of La Porte and It the "trdUe
intercbange",oD the apprOach to the Blytown-La Perte Tunnel and continuiDI on
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South to La Porte COIl'$titnt~s a bott! enect and an increasingly hazardous situ-
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ilHEREASJ tlie,f1O' of hlgb. speed trafUc 810no 'State Bighway 146 past
the La Porte Sullools creates iJn ever Jocreasing bazard to tbe children attending
the La Porte Scbool s;:
NOI, THERE'OlE. BE IT RESOLVED BY TilE, CITY COIIMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE. TEXAS that the 'TeJl~S H1ghl.y Department give serious couideratlon and
study to tbe corlectl~n Of tbest cODditlons by widening the railro.. underpass
North of La; Porte on State Higbway 225 and 146 Ind the construction of a four
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lane bigbla, from tba~ pOint South continuing OB 10th Street across Spencer
Highw.y in ,I So~therly direction. to B ~oitable point ~f iatersectian lith State
Highway 146 South of the La Porte School gtoundsj and
B~'lT FUITHER RESOLVED that I certified copy of this resolution be for-
warded to the office of , the District Engineer of tbe State Highway Department.
in HOllstOll, TexIS.
AND IT IS SO ORD ERED .
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This is to eertily that the above and foregOing is a true aad correct
copy of the resolution pissed and approved by tbe City Commission of tile City of
La Porte at :its legulUD1eeting beld on the 15th day of lolYt A. D. 1955. as the
, same appears of ,ecord 1.n tb,_ mUutes of sald meetillg. to certify which witness
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my hand aid :sed otoffice.
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