HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10627 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10627
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 10, 2021
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s SUBJECT: HONORING ATATIANA JEFFERSON AND 1-35W MEMORIAL
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1875 DESIGNATION
In response to City Council's request, this report provides information on Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) criteria and process for memorial designation on I-35W to honor Atatiana
Jefferson. The designation is proposed from Downtown Fort Worth to South Loop 820.
The TxDOT process for naming highways and memorial designations is governed by Texas
Transportation Code, Chapter 225. Section 225.001 , Restrictions on Naming Highway, states, "A
part of the highway system, including a bridge or street, may be designated by the name of a
person only if the person is deceased and he/she was significant: (1) in the state's history; or (2)
in the lives of the people of this state."
The City has a Municipal Maintenance Agreement with TxDOT that allows for designations on
state highways. The City submits a City Council resolution to TxDOT, with a map identifying the
memorial marker location(s) and designation limits, and the design of the memorial marker.
TxDOT reviews the information and notifies the City of its decision. If approved, TxDOT
authorizes implementation, and the City covers all expenses.
City staff will prepare a resolution supporting the memorial designation for the August 17 City
Council agenda.
City Council previously approved the memorial designation of East Allen Avenue/East Maddox
Avenue from I-35W to US 287 to honor Atatiana Jefferson. City leaders, in cooperation with a
coalition of clergy and grassroots community leaders, are preparing a comprehensive response to
how the City and community can honor Atatiana Jefferson's life and legacy. Mayor Parker and
Council Members Bivens, Nettles, and Williams are participating in this effort. City Council should
receive recommendations from the coalition in the next few weeks.
For questions regarding the TxDOT memorial designation, please contact William Johnson,
Transportation and Public Works Director, at 817-392-7801 .
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS