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Home My WebLink AboutO-2004-2738 . e ORDINANCE NO. 2004- J73 g AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION ON A PORTION OF FAIRMONT PARKWAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has made it known to the City of La Porte that operations will begin in the near future to make improvements along Fairmont Parkway; and WHEREAS, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has requested the City of La Porte, upon authority vested in said City in Texas Transportation Code Sec. 545.356(b) t<;> establish a temporary construction speed zone during the construction period of said improvements; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. That a construction speed zone be established along the named street or parts thereof described as follows: Along Fairmont Parkway between Bay Area Boulevard and South 16th Street, a distance of approximately 0.66 miles, a temporary speed limit of 35 MPH, shall be in effect when so signed within said zone. Section 2. Necessary signs for posting the speed zones will be furnished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation engineer in charge of the project. Section 3. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00). . . Section 4. This ordinance shall be in effect only during the period of construction, and completion of this project shall automatically cancel the speed zones. Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 6. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice to the passage of the notice by causing the caption to be published in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of the Ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED, thi~y of May, 2004. ~RTE EfY;. Peter Griffiths, Mayor Pro-Tem ATTEST: . e Lfr/tlfdtLp!/J dj/ Martha Gillett City Secretary APPROVED: ~q7~ Clark T. Askins Assistant City Attorney 5 May 2004 ~-+c . cl- t(A.f {. ~ :11' e. fv\"'t06't ~sto~venue - I L Seventh Floor Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5370 1,11 r St. . . ~I(tlfl . JI.. III L lrllty vtO", 1'1 1.1.. I t"IJ~. ~ ~-.., . HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING DIVISION The Honorable Norman Malone Mayor, City of La Porte 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas 77571 SUBJECT: Fairmont Parkway Grade Separation over the Union Pacific Railroad; PIN B/l 02/1 00 1/002, Construction Speed Zone Ordnance, CSJ 0912-71-696 Dear Mayor Malone: Weare currently preparing construction documents for a project which will replace an existing at-grade railroad crossing with twin bridge overpasses in Harris County. In the interest of safety, it is desirable to establish a reduced speed zone for posting along Fairmont Parkway within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte during construction operations. Please establish the recommended zone by council action at your next regular meeting. Attached is a copy of a sample ordinance containing the recommend zone. This draft is so written that the ordinance is automatically canceled upon completion of the project. If you concur, please return a copy of your ordinance for our files and further handling. If you should have any questions, please contact me at (713) 755-5370 or Rand Franzen at (713) 755-7104. Sincerely, ~;~~ Jackie Freeman, P.E. Director JFIRRF/dh Attachment cc: Said Haj-Khalil, TxDOT Jasim Bhuiyan, TSC Roel Garcia, Pet. 2 Deborah M. Vaughn HCPID Robert 1. Castille, HCPID Jack Rodriguez, HCPID Frank Y. Ma, HCPID Mark R. Dembeck, HCPID Rand R. Franzen, HCPID Sheryl Herbert, HCPID Central File j :\admnsvc\dholliday\word\4-30-04-fairmont parkway.doc ,. . . I CONSTRUCTION SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LlMITS DURING CONSTRUCTIONON ALONG A PORTION OF FAlRMONT PARKWAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has made it known to the City of La Porte that operations will begin in the near future to upgrade Fainnont Parkway, and WHEREAS, in the interest of safety, it is desirable to maintain a construction speed zone during the construction period; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE that a construction speed zone be established along the named highways or parts thereof described as follows: *** Along Fainnont Parkway between Bay Area Blvd. and 16th Street, a distance of approximately 0.66 miles, 35 MPH***. Necessary signs for posting the speed zones will be furnished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the Texas Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the project. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400). This ordinance shall be in effect only during the period of construction, and completion of this project shall automatically cancel the speed zones. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of ,20_. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secretary Mayor . e REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: Mav 24. 2004 Appropriation Requested By: Dl'hrs FpS7.l'I1l' Source of Funds: Department: City MaAager Account Number: Report: Resolution: Ordinance: x Amount Budgeted: Exhibits: Ordinance Amount Requested: Exhibits: Letter from Harris County Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibits SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Harris County is in the process of preparing construction documents for the Fairmont Parkway grade separation over the Union Pacific Railroad. Harris County has requested the City of La Porte establish a reduced speed limit for safety reasons during the construction phase. The recommended speed limit is 35 MPH, the typical reduced speed limit for construction zones. This ordinance is automatically canceled upon completion of the project. , Action Required by Council: Consider approval of a ordinance establishing speed limits during construction along a portion of Fairmont Parkway within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte S-/9-tJcj Date