HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 95-17 RESOLUTION N0. R95-17
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, TO SUBMIT
A PROJECT TO THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION UNDER THE URBAN STREET PROGRAM, STATING
CERTAIN THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY TO MEET CRITERIA AS
REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE URBAN STREET
PROGRAM.
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WHEREAS,
1. Certain city and county streets in urbanized area with population of
50,000 or more are eligible for this program, and
2. Streets must be classified as a collector or higher to be eligible, and
3. The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will select the projects
with Texas Department of Transportation (the Department) District
concurrence, and
4. Distribution of program allocation will be based on the urbanized area
population, current off,icial U.S. Census. This allocation includes all
cities and villages contained within the Houston, Galveston, and Texas
City urbanized area, and
5. The program will be a bank balance program, with the program's
authority lapsing in four years, which will be the August 1999 letting,
and
6. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials'
standards, i.e. , �DOT Design Division Manual, will be applied to
reconstruction or added capacity projects. Pavement restoration
projects will be developed to existing or higher pavement standards,
based on current traffic, and
7. The city will pay 100% of storm sewer, curb and gutter, sidewalks,
driveways, right of ways, utility adjustments, and environmental
mitigation, i.e. , sound walls, etc. , and
8. Texas Department of Transportation will pay 80 percent of grading, base
pavement (no preventive maintenance projects, such as thin overlays and
seal coats) cross drainage, pavement markings, guard fence, and other
safety features. The city or county will pay 20% of above items, and
9. Consultants will be used for plans, specifications and estimates
preparation. The cities will escrow funds for Texas Department of
Transportation to select, manage, and pay the consultants, and
10. Local Governments pay 100% of preliminary engineering and 20% of
indirect overhead and construction engineering and contingencies, and
11. 20% of the estimated construction cost to be escrowed after project
selection and before consultant selection for engineering and indirect
costs. Prior to award of the construction contract an additional 200
of the estimated construction cost must be escrowed to the Department,
and
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12. MPO may use whatever selection criteria they prefer, and
13. 2R guidelines can be used for rehabilitation projects (Exhibit D), and
14. Existing roadway geometry can remain in place with base repair and
overlays.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY OF FREINDSWOOD, TEXAS, HEREBY
SUBMITS MUSTANG DRIVE FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER THE URBAN STREET PROGRAM.
PASSED, APPROVED AND RESOLVED this 1st day of May, 1995.
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Mayor Ev yn B. N an
City of Friendswood
ATTEST:
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Deloris McKenzie, T C
City Secretary
Approved:
By: CyG��`�-o�l
hn Olson, City Attorney
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