HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 04-15 CITY OF THE COLONY
RESOLUTION NO. 04-15
SUPPORT FOR DENTON COUNTY'S
2004-DENTON COUNTY BOND ELECTION
WHEREAS, Denton County is one of the fastest growing counties in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Denton County is one of four counties designated as "Non-Attainment" for Ozone
and Nitrous Oxide; and
WHEREAS, On-road mobile sources are the primary polluter within the DFW region; and
WHEREAS, congestion on the existing roadway system threatens to reduce everyone's quality of
life; and
WHEREAS, failure to address these issues on a regional scale could result in jeopardizing receipt
of federal transportation dollars; and
WItEREAS, the Transportation Road Improvement Program - 2004 (TRIP-04) will help to
reduce congestion and improve regional mobility; and
WItEREAS, Federal and State Transportation agencies can only fund one third of the needed
roadways; and
WHEREAS, Denton County has successfully utilized two previous bond programs to expedite
the development of $800 million of critical roads within Denton County; and
WHEREAS, TRIP-04 will allow Denton County to continue to respond to the transportation and
economic developments needs of the County; and
WItEREAS, Denton County's commitment to preparing and planning for growth by aggressively
advancing roadway partnerships has allowed the County to capture limited roadway funds; and
WHEREAS, the Denton County Transportation Committee, a diverse 20 member citizens group
representing all areas of Denton County, reviewed and recommended the projects that make up
TR1P-04; and
WHEREAS, TRIP-04 identifies comprehensive county-wide transportation priorities that will
further increase mobility within the County and Metropolitan region; and
WHEREAS, funding within the TRIP-04 has been equitably distributed throughout Denton
County; and
WHEREAS; the 44 roadway projects in TRIP-04 represents active partnerships between Denton
County, State, local and private entities; and
WItEREAS, TRIP-04 was developed in close cooperation with the Texas Department of
Transportation and the North Central Texas Council of Governments; and
WHEREAS, the $186,970,000 in TRIP-04 is estimated to generate nearly $1 Billion in roadway
improvements; and
WHEREAS, the $17,900,000 in the Denton County bond election represents remodeling,
refurbishing and building County facilities; and
WHEREAS, the $2,000,000 is included to purchase elections equipment and bring Denton
County into compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA Act), which requires a special
type of voting equipment at all polling places by 2007;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
We, The Colony City Council, hereby strongly endorse the 2004 Denton County Bond
Election hereby known as "TRIP-04 & More" as submitted by the Denton Cotmty Citizen Bond
Committees and approved by the Denton County Commissioners Court on March 9, 2004 and
encourage the residents of Denton County to vote for its passage on May 15, 2004.
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ATTEST:
'C~hristie Wilson, Interim City Secretary