HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4108-07-2012A Resolution
NO. 4108 -07 -2012
APPOINTING A PASSENGER RAIL WORKING GROUP
TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEX RAIL
AND OTHER PASSENGER RAIL INITIATIVES
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council assigns high priority to the strategic
goal of improving mobility and air quality; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to advance that goal by accelerating the
development of various passenger rail initiatives as integral elements of the regional rail
system; and
WHEREAS, these passenger rail initiatives include TEX Rail, a proposed
commuter rail line that would extend 37 miles from southwest Fort Worth to Dallas /Fort
Worth International Airport, as well as other commuter rail, high -speed rail, and inter-
city rail projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in cooperation with the Fort Worth Transportation
Authority and other interested parties, wishes to appoint an ad hoc working group to
oversee this accelerated work;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby appoints a Passenger Rail Working Group to be
comprised of fourteen members, as follows:
1. Councilmember Jungus Jordan, Chair, Passenger Rail Working Group;
2. Mayor Betsy Price;
3. Councilmember Joel Burns;
4. Councilmember Danny Scarth;
5. Gary Cumbie, Chair, Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T);
6. Rosa Navejar, Vice Chair, The T;
7. Gary Havener, Secretary, The T;
8. Steve Berry, Board member, The T;
9. Judge Glen Whitley, Tarrant County;
10. Bill Thornton, President, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, or his designee;
11. Devoyd Jennings, President, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of
Commerce, or his designee;
12. President, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, or designee;
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13. Dee Kelly, Jr.; and
14. Michael Morris, Director of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of
Governments, or his designee.
Section 2. The City Council requests that the Passenger Rail Working Group
provide the City Council with progress reports on a quarterly basis and at such other
times as might be appropriate.
Section 3. The City Council requests that the City Manager, in cooperation with
the President /Executive Director of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, provide the
Passenger Rail Working Group with appropriate staff support.
Adopted this 24th day of July, 2012.
ATTEST:
By
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Mary J. Kays , City Secretary
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