HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-019 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-019
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council (RTC), comprised primarily of local
elected officials, is the regional transportation policy board associated with the North
Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and the regional forum for
cooperative decisions on transportation; and,
WHEREAS, the RTC adopted Resolution R08-10 (an update to RTC Resolution
R03-01) that supports a comprehensive, coordinated, interagency approach to Freeway
Incident Management; and,
WHEREAS, the goal of the NCTCOG Freeway Incident Management Training
Program is to initiate a common, coordinated response to traffic incidents that will build
partnerships, enhance safety for emergency personnel, reduce secondary traffic
crashes, improve the efficiency of the transportation system, and improve air quality in
the Dallas-Fort Worth region; and,
WHEREAS, non-recurring traffic incidents are responsible for about 50 percent of all
congestion and the secondary crashes caused by these incidents kill or injure hundreds
annually in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and,
WHEREAS, multi-agency coordination and the implementation of "best practices"
Freeway Incident Management techniques reduce congestion on affected roadways
and improve the safety of incident responders, and,
WHEREAS, effective policies, training, equipment and technology that aid in quick
incident clearance can both assist with keeping motorists and first responders safe on
the roadway and assist in improved air quality for the region, and,
WHEREAS, in partnership with regional incident response agencies, NCTCOG has
established definitions for regional incident management performance measures
incident clearance time, roadway clearance time, secondary crash, and recovery time,
and,
WHEREAS, the North Richland Hills Police Department has recommended adoption
of this resolution by the City Council in order to promote safety on roadways within the
region; NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1. The City of North Richland Hills supports a comprehensive,
coordinated, interagency approach to Freeway Incident
Management
Section 2. The City of North Richland Hills supports the quick detection and
clearance of traffic incidents using state-of-the-art traffic
surveillance, traveler notification, and crash investigation
equipment.
Section 3. The City of North Richland Hills encourages all personnel involved
in Freeway Incident Management to participate in available training
opportunities and exercises that promote the objectives within this
resolution—a common, comprehensive approach that maintains the
safety of incident responders and travelers, while minimizing
clearance time
Section 4. The City of North Richland Hills supports an enhanced Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) based incident location system that will
aid incident reporters and responders in the timely detection and
verification of incidents.
Section 5. The City of North Richland Hills supports a uniform policy whereby
law enforcement agency personnel may remove personal property
from a roadway or right-of-way, without the consent of the owner or
carrier of the property, if the agency determines that the property
blocks the roadway or endangers public safety.
Section 6. The City of North Richland Hills supports adopting a quick
clearance policy or towing
Section 7. The City of North Richland Hills supports the use and tracking of
regional incident management performance measures.
Section 8. The City of North Richland Hills supports the development of
interagency agreements for incident management operations that
include safe, quick clearance goals stated as time goals for incident
clearance
Section 9. The City of North Richland Hills supports participation in multi-
disciplinary post incident reviews after major incidents to share
lessons learned.
Section 10. The City of North Richland Hills supports consistent, coordinated
operational strategies for major freeway and toll road projects that
include quick incident clearance practices, and that these strategies
will be consistently adopted prior to major freeway and toll road
improvement expenditures in order to ensure that the expected
mobility benefits are realized
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 11th day of AUGUST, 2014.
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