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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 25885-11-2022 ORDINANCE NO. 25885-11-2022 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS, APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 2022-10-263 ADOPTED BY THE DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD ON OCTOBER 13, 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD TO REQUIRE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL ON DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES AND PARKING PLACARDS WHEREAS, Sections 22.082 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended, and Section 8.F. of the 1968 Contract and Agreement, as amended, provide that such rules, regulations or orders by the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board will become effective only upon approval of the governing bodies of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and proper publication; WHEREAS,pursuant to the foregoing,the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board adopted the Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, which regulates traffic,travel, and conduct within the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and establishes certain procedures for the adoption of additional rules, regulations and orders; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 1-8 of Chapter 1 of the Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board, as amended, the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board has requested that the City Councils of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth approve Resolution No. 2022-10-263 in order that it may become effective to require the international symbol on disabled license plates and parking placards; now therefore, NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS: SECTION 1. That all of the declarations and findings contained in the preambles of this ordinance are made a part hereof and shall be fully effective as a part of the ordained subject matter of this ordinance. SECTION 2. That Resolution No. 2022-10-263 of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board, a duly certified copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part of this ordinance by reference, is hereby approved. SECTION 3. That after publication of a substantive statement relating to the contents of Resolution No. 2022-10-263 of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties of Dallas and Tarrant, stating that the full text of Resolution No. 2022-10-263 and any attachments are on file in the principal office of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board to be read by any interested party, Resolution No. 2022-10-263 shall thereafter have the same force and effect within the boundaries of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as an ordinance by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth would have in the City of Dallas, and the penalty shall be enforced in the same manner in which penalties prescribed by other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth are enforced. SECTION 4. That the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this ordinance and Resolution No. 2022-10-263 are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,paragraphs, and sections of these ordinances or Resolution No. 2022- 10-263, since the same would have been enacted without the incorporation of any unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,paragraph, or section. SECTION 5. That this ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, and it is accordingly so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ATTEST: u D�G�GG Leann Guzman(Dec 7,202211:12 CST) Jannette S.Goodall(Dec 7,202215:36 CST) Leann Guzman Jannette S. Goodall City Attorney City Secretary Adopted and Effective:November 29, 2022 -1 OF Fp��F` t * 7y0 S "' 1� A / r v1 r r October 17, 2022 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF DALLAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § I, Donna J. Schnell, Board Staff Secretary of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2022-10-263, approved by the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board of Directors at its Board Meeting held on October 13, 2022. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD, this 17th day of October 2022. Donna J. Schne Board Staff Secretary Dallas Fort Worth International Airport P.O.Box 619428 DFW Airport,TX 75261-9428 DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD OFFICIAL BOARD ACTION/RESOLUTION Date Committee Subject Resolution # 10/13/2022 Finance/Audit Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Code of Rules and 2022-10-263 Regulations--Disabled Veteran Parking Symbols Action That the Chief Executive Officer or designee be authorized to request the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to approve an amendment to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport's Code of Rules and Regulations to require the international symbol on disabled veteran license plates and parking placards. Description •The Code revision attached to this Official Board Action will add a requirement that disabled veteran license plates and placards include the symbol of access adopted by Rehabilitation International in 1969 at its Eleventh World Congress on Rehabilitation of the Disabled in order to qualify for disabled parking at DFW Airport. Justification •This action will bring DFW disabled parking regulations into compliance with the new Texas law requiring the international symbol for disabled parking. D/S/M/WBE Information • Not Applicable Contract# Agreement# Purchase Order# Action Amount Revised Amount $0 $0 For Information contact Fund Project# External Funding Source Amount Paul Tomme $0 3-5488 Resolution #2022-10-263 Additional Information Additional Attachments: Y BE IT RESOLVED BY THE DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD That the Chief Executive Officer or designee be authorized to request the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to approve an amendment to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport's Code of Rules and Regulations to require the international symbol on disabled veteran license plates and parking placards. Approved as to Form by Approved as to Funding by Approved as to M/WBE by Rodriguez, Elaine Palacios, Abel Lee, Tamela Legal Counsel Vice President Finance Vice President Business Diversity Sep 29, 2022 10:30 am Finance and Development Sep 29, 2022 10:33 am Business Diversity and Development Sep 28, 2022 10:24 pm SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL Approved by Department Head T l� �_�_- Legal - Oct 16, 2022 6:24 pm Sep 28, 2022 11:52 am Chief Executive Officer Date SEC. 2-13. OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS. (a) A person commits an offense if, as the operator of a vehicle, he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle within the boundaries of the Airport in violation of an official sign, curb marking, or street marking prohibiting, regulating, or restricting the parking, stopping, or standing of vehicles, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to be in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer. (b) A person commits an offense if he: (1) is not a disabled person or transporting a disabled person and stops, stands, or parks a vehicle with a valid disabled person license plate, a disabled veteran license plate, a disabled parking placard, or a license plate or placard bearing the international symbol of access in a parking space or area designated specifically for the disabled; (2) stops, stands, or parks a vehicle in a parking space or area designated specifically for the disabled without displaying that dGeS Ret display a valid disabled person license plate, a disabled veteran license plate, or a disabled parking placard, each of which must bear bearingthe international symbol of access in a narking space or aFea deSigRate l SpeGifinally far the disabie ; or (3) stops, stands, or parks a vehicle in such a manner that the vehicle blocks an access or curb ramp or any other architectural improvement designed to aid the disabled.