HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 05-50
RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 05-44; ENDORSING
THE DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (DCTA)
CONSUL T ANT'S RECOMMENDED LOCALLY-PREFERRED
ALIGNMENT (LPA) FOR REGIONAL RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN
NORTH CARROLL TON AND THE CITY OF DENTON; PROVIDING
FOR CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Denton County Transportation Authority ("DCT A") has commissioned an
Alternative Analysis (AA) Study to evaluate certain transportation options outlined in the DCT A
approved service plan; and
WHEREAS, two alternative rail routes (MKT and KCS alignments) between North Carrollton
and Denton are currently being considered by DCT A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony previously adopted Resolution No. 05-44
endorsing and supporting the KCS alignment; and
WHEREAS, AA Study has since produced additional cost and ridership projections communicated
to the City Council of the City ofthe Colony; and
WHEREAS, a design option that potentially addresses the concerns of the City of Corinth is
expected to be carried into the Environmental Impact Study (ElS) phase of project development;
and;
WHEREAS, a design option that potentially addresses the concerns of the City of Highland Village
is also expected to be carried into this next phase ofproject development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony request that the DCT A consider the
inclusion of a separate design option that would evaluate the feasibility of the KCS rail line
(already included in DCT A Service Plan) from its intersection with the MKT rail route to its
intersection with SH 121, just southwest of The City of The Colony and within the city limits of
the City of Lewisville; and
WHEREAS, after reconsideration, the City Council has determined that it would be in the best
interest of the City to repeal Resolution No. 05-44; to endorse the MKT alignment, as depicted in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1. That Resolution No. 05-44, passed and adopted by the City Council on or
about the 18th day of April 2005, be, and the same is, hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That the City Council does hereby endorse the proposed MKT route for
the regional rail component of the DCT A Service Plan subject to the stated conditions
SECTION 3. That all Resolutions of the City of The Colony, Texas, in conflict with the
provisions of this Resolution be, and the same are hereby amended, repealed.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DUL Y PASSED and approved by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, on
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this the' .- day of A Y ,2005.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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CHRISTIE WILSON, CITY SECRETARY
ROBERT E. HAGER,
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