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Home My WebLink AboutR-1997-09 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION 97-(J9 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCn OF LA PORTE, 7'EXA,';"', E.."(f'RESSING I7S DE.S1RE TO CHANGE THE POllCY OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (7'xDoT) FOR CITIES TO IN-STALL. MAINTAIN. AND OPERATE 7RAFFIC SIGNALS WITHIN THEIR CORPORA71!.' LlMI7:S' TO C171ES W1711 A POPULATION OF /00,000 OR GREATER. * * * * WHEREAS, the current stale policy regarding the inswllation. maintenance, and operation qf trqtfi.c signals on the state highway ,\ystem in incorporated cities of less than 50/)()() population calls fi)r n~as DepartmelU (~f Trall.\portatiOll (TxDoT) to be re.\ponsible .Ii)r such duties when requested by the city council, mayor, or city manager,' and WHEREAS. such policy forces moderately sized clties to face exponential leaps in the quantity qf trqffic signals they will have to assume re.\ponsibiliO'fin. maintain inK and operating,' and WHEREAS, it has heen determined by City Council that it is more appropriate for TxDoT to own, operate, and maimain trqUic signals and as.mc:lated devices on roadway facilities within the corporate city Limits until such city reaches a population (!l/OO,OOO or more when cities will have enough resources to handle such an increase in re~pol1.\'ihility; and WHEREAS, the costs associated with said trall.~li1r will he a large hurden on such cities; now, therc1fore NOW THEREFORE. BE IT RESOL VED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section I. That tfwfacts and recitations ,\'et.forth in the preamble qlthi.\' resolution are herebyfound to he true and correct. Section 2. That the City Council ofth(' City (!lLa Porte, Texas, hereby expresses its support that the state policy he changed to set the population levels at less than IOO,(XJO/or incorporated cities/or which the Texas Department (!f Transportation installs. maintains, and operates traJfie: ,\'ignals upon request hy the city council, mayor, or city mal1aKer. Section 3. That the City Council q{the City (?lLa Porte, n~xas, hereby authorizes the City Manager and City Secretary or their desiKnees to notifY the Texas Municipal Lt~aKue and pertinent legislalors qf the City (!f La Porte's position on this topic and to take an)' and all other appropriate measures to register the City q{ La Porte ',\' desire to (:tfect this change. e e ~r~ ~ ~/J mISSOURI CITY RECEIVED 1522 TEXAS PAAKWAY · P.O. BOX 664\ · MISSOURI C tv, TEXAS 77459 · 281.261-4260 OCT 1 ~OR Allen Owen CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE September 22, 1997 'Mayor Norman Malone P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77572-1115 Subject: TxDoT Traffic Signal Policy Change Resolution Dear Mayor Malone: Missouri City requests that your city support the attached resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT) to change its policy regarding the size of incorporated cities within which it is responsible for installing, maintaining, and operating traffic signals. The policy currently sets the population size of cities that TxDoT is responsible for at less than 50,000 (latest federal census). The proposal is that the population level be changed to those cities with a population less than 100,000. The proposal is a win-win situation. Such a change would be beneficial for cities that currently have populations between 50,000 and 99,999 since it would transfer maintenance responsibility back to the state, saving them money in the process. Cities with a population less than 50,000 will be able to better plan for take over of such a responsibility if and when they reach the new population level. From Missouri City's perspective it makes sense.,that TxDoT maintain traffic signals on roadways and facilities which are owned and operated by TxDoT. Missouri City appreciates your support. Please call if you have any questions. rrs truly, R\ 0v~~"\~ Allen Owen Mayor, City of Missouri City _'. AO:pwb Attachments: Resolution k:\pass\page\memos\laporte e e -, ..... .,.: " :......... .... ',:.' ," .. p. . Resolution No. .R-97 -26 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, EXPRESSING ITS DESmE TO CHANGE THE POLICY OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDoT) FOR CITIES TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WITHIN THEIR CORPORATE LIMITS TO CITIES WITH A . -. POPULA nON OF 100,000 OR GREATER. * * * * * WHEREAS, the current state policy regarding the installation, maintenance, and operation of traffic signals on the state highway system in incorporated cities of less than 50,000 population calls for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT) to be responsible for such duties when requested by the city council, mayor, or city manager, and WHEREAS, such policy forces moderately sized cities to face exponentialleaps in the quantitY of traffic signals they will have to assume responsibility for maintaining and operating; and WHEREAS, it has been determined by City Council that it is more appropriate for TxDoT to own, operate, and maintain traffic signals and associated devices on roadway facilities within the corporate city limits until such city reaches a population of 100,000 or more when cities will have enough resources to handle such an increase in responsibility; and WHEREAS, the costs associated with said transfer will be a large burden on such cities; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS: Section 1. That the facts and recitations set forth in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found to be true and correct. Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Missouri City, Texas, hereby expresses it support that the state policy be changed to set the population levels at less than .\ 100,000 for incorporated cities for which the Texas Department of Transportation installs, maintains, and operates traffic signals upon request by the city council, mayor, or city manager. Section 3. That the City Council of the City of Missouri City, Texas, hereby authorizes the City Manager and City Secretary or their designees to notify the Texas Municipal League and pertinent legislators of the City of Missouri City's position on this topic imd to take e e any and all other appropriate measures to register the City of Missouri City's desire to effect this change. 'z PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ";2-f- day of ~1997 Mayor (-A~ ~. . 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