HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 94-22 ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. cZ~o~-
WHEREAS, the S.H. 121 Task Force and its constituent members have been working
diligently and in collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation on the
Regional, District and State levels since 1986 to create an East-West thoroughfare linldng
traffic emanating from the State's fastest growing region traveling to the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport, the Mid-Cities, and Arlington; and
WHEREAS, the constituent members of the S.H. 121 Task Force have expended
significant effort and financial resources to acquire approximately Thirty Million Dollars
($30,000,000) of right-of-way and to conduct various analyses, plans, studies; and
WHEREAS, over 200 acres of the right-of-way acquired by the constituent members
of the S.H. 121 Task Force is contingent upon construction of the S.H. 121 Bypass project
within certain time periods; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Commission recognized the critical
significance of S.H. 121 and reaffirmed its continued commitment to the project during a
delegation presentation on July 28, 1994; and
WHEREAS, there were appropriated Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) of
State Funded Mobility funds for fiscal year 1996 under the 1994 Transportation
Improvement Plan for the construction of frontage roads on the S.H. 121 Bypass project;
and
WHEREAS, further delays in the construction of the S.H. 121 Bypass will only serve
to exacerbate the negative effects of regional hyper-growth and congestion while hampering
the dear opportunity to reap the full benefits of economic development; and
WHEREAS, the State Highway 121 Task Force realizes the vital necessity for and
expresses a commitment to Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) funding that will
assist the region reach "attainment" through the State Implementation Plan by December
1996; and
WHEREAS, a loss of State Funded Mobility funds will eliminate the S.H. 121 Bypass
project from the 1995 Transportation Improvement Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY
Section I That the City of The Colony requests the Texas Department of Transportation
and the Texas Transportation Commission to reinstate the S.H. 121 Bypass project into the
1995 Transportation Improvement Plan for full funding.
Section II That the City of The Colony vehemently opposes the reduction of any funds
programmed for the S.H. 121 Bypass and its removal from the 1996 Funding Cycle.
Section m That the City of The Colony encourages the North Central Texas Council of
Governments and the Texas Department of Transportation, Dallas District, to take all
necessary actions to maintain the S.H. 121 Bypass project.
APPROVED this 17th day of August, 1994.
William W. Mannlr~g, ~/Iayor ~
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary