HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 200 RESOLUTION FILE NO.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has adopted a goal of achieving J
a balanced multimodal transportation system; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that local general purpose government
have primary control of transportation system planning and project iarle-
mentation within the urban area; and
WHEREAS, transportation system planning and project implementation
should be regionally coordinated by action of a body of local elected
officials representing the people served by the transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973. Section 112
allocates, for the first time, planning funds to Metropolitan Planning
Organisations to support the urban transportation planning process; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (in accordance with
Section 112 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973) and the Urban ?lass
Transportation Administration (in accordance with Section 9 of the Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended) intend to fund the same
designated metropolitan planning organisation in each metropolitan area;
and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration intends to consider
this agency for the receipt of airport system planning funds under Section
13 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970; and
WHI.REAS, the administrators of the above three agencies have
requested the State to designate a single agency in each metropolitan area
for receipt of FHWA, UWA, and whenever possible, PAA system planning funds;
and
WHEREAS, the Governor, on April 12, 1974, designated the Horth
Central Texas Council of Governments as the Metropolitan Planning Organisa-
tion for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area subject to receipt by the
Governor of a resolution from the governing body of the regional council
accepting the designation and a resolution or other formal document con-
curring with the MPO designation from all signatory mambers, and
WHEREAS, an Agreement between the State of Texas and the North
Central Texas Council of Governments shall establish the Steering Committee
(established pursuant to Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23 U.S.C.) as the
NPO's Transportation Policy Advisory Committee, and
WHEREAS, the above agreement shall in no way establish any activity
of, process that would infringe upon or interfere with the statutory obligation
of the Texas Highway Department; and
WHEREAS, the MPO will contract with the Texas Highway Dq"wtoo4t for
Section 112 Planning Funds, and the expense involved in urban transportation
planning will be assumed by the MPO or agencies with which the MPO has sub-
contracted to accomplish work identified in the approved Unified Work Program
or plan for the use of Section 112 funds; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 1974, the North Central Texas Council of
Government's Executive Board approved a resolution accepting Governor Bviscus's
designation as the Metropolitan Planning Organisation for the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metropolitan Area; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
THAT. being cognisant of possible individual planning needs of
the signatory members of the Continuing Phase Agreement, the City of Fort
Worth agrees that the signatory members may, if they so desire, prepare
- programs that are within the framework of the Annual Unified Work Program
and submit such programs to the Steering Committee for approval and funding
under Section 112; and
FURTHER, the City of Fort Worth concurs in the designation by
Governor Briscoe of the North Central Texas Council of Governments as the
Metropolitan Planting Urganisation for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan
area. The Agreement between the State of Texas and the :Porth Central Texas
Council of Governments shall form a part of this resolution.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITYa
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Adopted on the + day of i41� .V., 1974.
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