HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 99-28 RESOLUTION NO. R99-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, GALVESTON/HARRIS COUNTIES, TEXAS,
SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF EL DORADO BOULEVARD TO
CONNECT WITH FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD, URGING STRONG
LOCAL SUPPORT OF H-GAC, HARRIS COUNTY, THE CITY OF
HOUSTON AND THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY IN THE AREA,
RECOGNIZING THE DUTY OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRA.NSPORTATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS; A STATEMENT OF IMMEDIATE NEED
TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND EXTEND EL DORADO BOULEVARD;
AND ADVERSE IMPACT TO STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
`UVHEREAS,the Texas Department of Transportation through its Division of Highway and Roads
has the duty and obligation to meet the transportation needs of the citizens of the State of Texas
through planning, construction and maintenance of highways; and
WHEREAS,the Texas Department of Transportation has among its records, planning documents,
traffic studies, and other valuable information that have conclusively identified the immediate need
for improvement to El Dorado Boulevard; and
WHEREAS,traffic congestion on F.M 2351 and F.M. 528 regularly endangers lives and property
by creating unavoidable delays in the delivery of emergency services; and
WHEREAS, El Dorado can serve as an essential evacuation route for Friendswood.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, GALVESTON/HARRIS COUNTIES, TEXAS.
THAT, we urge the Department, Harris County and the City of Houston to move to complete
improvements to El Dorado Boulevard, considering the significant benefit to the State and area as
a whole; and
FURTHER THAT,we seek to encourage reasonable speed in the completion of this most important
project.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED by Mayor and Councilmember of Friendswood, Texas
this ��tr day of ���� , 1999.
Mayor Harold L. Whitaker
, � City of Friendswood
Deloris McKenzie, TRM
City Secretary