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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009-003RESOLUTION NO. 2009-003 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO THE 81ST TEXAS LEGISLATURE WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council has developed a three point legislative position to be presented to the 81St Texas Legislature, as reflected in RTC Resolution R08-08 adopted on October 9, 2008; and, WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council has requested that local governments endorse this resolution and to support transportation as the region's highest priority for the 81St Texas Legislature; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City of North Richland Hills hereby endorses the Regional Transportation Resolution R08-08 attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference and declares its support for the legislative proposals set forth therein. SECTION 2. The City of North Richland Hills hereby declares its support for transportation as the highest legislative priority for the 81St Texas Legislature. SECTION 3. The City Secretary is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution and the attached RTC resolution to the Tarrant County Legislative delegation and NCTCOG. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 12th day of January, 2009. ~~~~,~,,,,a„~,~„~ vq~~ CITY OF TH C AN ~---- ~a~~'~~C H L~.N~ "'~i, ~~f'{ ~~°y By: . ~ ©' ~ ~ Oscar Trevino, Mayor ~-TTE~°'r: ~ cn . ~. °~' • ~~f~ i~-I_u~, City Secretary AP R AST FORM AND LEGALITY: George A. tapl ,City Attorney Attachment to Resolution No. 2009-003 Page 1 of 4 RESGLLtTIGN ApPRGVING A REGIONAL. TRANSPGRTATIGIV LEGISLATIVE PRaGRAM FAR THE 81ST TEXAS LEGISLATURE ~R08-Q8~ WHEREAS, the Forth Central Texas Council of Governments is designated as the Metropoli#an Planning organization far the Dallas-Fort Vlrorth Metropolitan Area by the Governor of Texas in accordance with federal law; and, WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council, comprised primarily of local elected officials, is the regional transportation policy body associated with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and has been and continues.to be the regional forum for cooperative decisions; and, WHEREAS, federal law, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; A legacy far Users assigns the Metropolitan Planning Qrganization the responsibility for carrying out the metropolitan transportation planning process, in cooperation with the state and operators of publicly awned transit services; and, WHEREAS, the current metropolitan transpartatian plan, IVlobility 2030, contains • ~7a billion x$2006, source: Mobility 2030} • $7'7 billion x$2008} • $135 billion year of expenditure, source: Mobility 2030, State of the Region) of projects, programs, and policies that aggressively target traffic congestion, provide for multimodal travel options, improved air quality, and increased quality of life in a cost effective manner, and, VIrHEREAS, tl~e Regional Transportation Council has identified, through the Texas Metropolitan Mobility Plan, an additional • $59 billion ~$200f, source: Mobility 2D30} • $fs4 billion {$2008} • $109 billion year of expenditure, source: Mobility 2030, State of the Region} of unfunded transportation needs #o eliminate only the most serious congestion in the ~?allas-Fort ll~orth region; and, WHEREAS, tf~e Regional Transportation Council has advocated for additiona! transportation funding and flexibility far over 10 years, with a special focus on identifying additional funding to construct and operate a seamless regional rail system for the past 5 years; and, WHEREAS, a significant transportation funding crisis exists due to factors such as revenue sources that have not kept up with inflation, large increases in construction costs, federal rescissions, diversion of State transpartatian funds, an aging transportation system, and future uncertainty far the federal Highway Yrust Fund; and, WHEREAS, an integrated system of highways, toil roads, local streets, passenger rail, freight rail, and aviation facilities is essential to the rnavement of people and goods within and through our region in orde- to continue to have economic success; and, WHEREAS, local governments are funding a larger share of transportation irnprovernents through local sales taxes, property taxes, toll roads, and allocations from general funds due to decreasing federal and Sta#e revenues; and, Attachment to Resolution No. 2009-003 Page 2 of 4 WHEREAS, the market valuation process and local tall agency primacy established by SB 792 (8D~' Texas Legislaturey are cumbersome, have created a situation where two agencies are in apposition. NSW, ~'HEREF~REt BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT: Section 1. The Regional Transportation Council will actively pursue a three point legislative position during the S"I*t Texas tegisiature, as detailed in Attachment '! . Section 2. The Regional Transportation Council is working with the North Texas Taliway Authority and regional partners to develop a common position on delivering tall rands. Section 3. This resolution will be transmitted to the North Texas legislative delegation, Section ~. This resolution will be transmitted to local governments, partner organizations, and other interested parties with a request to support transportation as the region's highest legislative priority for the 81st Texas Legislature and a request to endorse this resolution. In addition, each entity is requested to transrni# its position of support on these primary legislative proposals #v the legislative delegation and hIGTC~G. Section 5. The NCTC~C Transportation Director is authorized to communicate these positions on behalf of the Regional Transportation Gauncil. Section S. This resolution shall be in effect immediately upon its adoption. 1rI o0 air Regional Transpartatian Gauncil Counciimernber, City of Dallas I hereby certify that this resolution was adapted by the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Gauncil of Gavemrnents for the Dallas-Fort 1Narth Metropolitan Area on ~ctaber 9, X008. ~w ~~ Ron Natinsky, Secretary Regional Transportation Council Councilmember, City of Dallas Attachment to Resolution No. 2009-003 Page 3 of 4 December 200 Attachlment 1 C3ailas-Fort ~11orth Regional Transportation Council Legislative Program 81st Texas Legislature Leaislatiort to Actively Pursue Support the Ra11 North Texas initiative to provide options to fund regional rail. Authorize metropolitan regions to enact a local option transportation tax with voter approval for rail and roadways. Advancing passenger rail continues to be the primary focus of the legislative program. Support initiatives to expedite backlogged roadway projects: * Constitutionally protect all revenues in Fund o0f for roadway maintenance and capacity improvements; * discontinue the diversion of transportation resources; Increase and index transportation taxes, such as the motor fuels tax; Provide funding for the Proposition 12 Genera! obligation bonds; and, Reallocate highway user fee revenues from the General Revenue Fund to the Texas Il~obility Fund. Capitalize the Rail Relocation Emprovernent Fund. Revenues for goods movement are critical to enhance rail freight mobility. North Central Texas Counci] of Governments • Re lanai Trans ortatian Council ~ ~ ~~ Attachment to Resolution No. 2009-003 Page 4 of 4 NCTCi3G Executive Board ~tJ08-2009 President John Murphy Councilmember City of Richardson Yiee President Bobby Waddle Mayor, City of De Soto Secretary-Treasurer B. Glen Whitley County Judge, Tarrant County Past President Chao Adams County Judge, Ellis County D'r-ecror Mike Cantr411 Commissioner, Dallas County Director lindali Koap Councilmember, City of Dallas Director Carter Burclotte Councilmember, City al Fort Worth Director Keith Self CoUnry Judge, Collin Gounly Director Carter Porter Councilrnernber, Gity ai Wytie Director Sheri Capehart Councilmember, City of Arlington Director Allen Harris Mayor Pro Tem City oI The Colony p i reCtpr Kelly Walker Mayor Pro Tem City of University Park Director . John luatihews Commissioner, Johnson County General Counsel Je-ry Gilmore Executive birector R_ Michael Eastland pegional Transportation Council 200&2009 Linda Koap, Chair Rob Franke, P.E. Pr#uline Medrana Councilmember, City al Dallas Mayor, City of Cedar Hilt Councilmember, City of Dallas B. Glen Whitley, Vice Chair 8111 H2rle, P.E. John ManaCo County Judge, Tarrant County District Engineer Mayor, City of Artesqurte sRon NatinSky, Secretary TxDOT, Dallas District Rich Morgan Councilmember, City of Dallas Ros,~r Harmon Citizen Representative, City of DeAes County Judge, Johnson County Ron Brown John Murphy Commissioner, Ellis County Kathiesrt Nicks Councilmembe-, City of Richardson Mayor Pro Tem, Ciry of Fort Worth iutike Cantrell Robert Parmolee Commissioner, Dallas County YonCiel Jades Hltl Ghair, Fort Worth Councilmember, City of Dallas Transportation Authority Shari Capehart Councilmember, Ciry of Arlington Joe Jaynes Mark Riley Commissioner, Copin County County Judge, Parke- County INaribei Chavez, P.E. District Engineer Ron Jr3rtsart Rick Scepter TxDOT, Fort Worth District Councilmember, City of Grand Prairie Councilmember, Gity of !Wring Maurine Dickey Ran Jones John Tatum Commissioner, Dallas County Mayor, City of Garland Citizen Representative, Ciry of Dallas lee Dunlap Jungus Jordan 7 Oscar TY+evino, Jr., P.E. Councilmember, City of Plano Councilmember, City of Fort Worth A+tayor, City of North Richland Hills Rudy Durfiam Pete Kamp IYlarti VanRavenswaay CaunCilrnernber A+tayQr Pro Tem, Ciry tit bentan Commissioner, Tarrant County Gity of Lewisville Mike I..eyrnan Paul WQgeinan Charles Emery Councilmember, City of Mansfield Chair Board Chair, Denton County North Texas Tonway Authority Transportation Authority John Loza Board Member t.~rnthia White IiAa-1~ Enoch Dallas-Fart Worth International Airport Commissioner, Denton County Board Member Dallas Area Rapid Tran5R Matit-ew Marchant Bill Whitfield Councilmember, City of Carrollton Mayor, Ciry of McKinney Sal Espino Councilmember, iMahre Maso Kathryn Wileman City al Fort Worth Mayor, City of Frisco Councilmember, City at Arlington Chris Florence Bill McLendart Michael Morris, P.E. County Judge, Rockwall County Councilmember, Cily of Hurst birector of Transportation, NCTCI7G Surface Transportativrt Techn~al Committee Brian 6srth, Chair -. 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