Item 26 Revised language
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:44 pm
Colleagues,
At Tuesday's work session, several of you expressed concerns about the language contained within Item 26 ("Approve a resolution related to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2040 Plan"), and my co-sponsors and I have worked to revise the resolution to address those concerns. This afternoon I shared the following revised language with the Item 26 co-sponsors; while the actual language that will be contained within the revised resolution to be distributed tomorrow could change somewhat, I am posting this draft text now for your review. Council Member Kitchen has proposed some additional changes that will also be incorporated into the version to be distributed and considered at tomorrow's meeting.
Best,
Kathie Tovo
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member District 9
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WHEREAS, on May 11, 2015, the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board is scheduled to vote on the adoption of the CAMPO 2040 Regional Transportation
Plan, which includes items relating to the proposed expansions of MoPac from Cesar Chavez to the southern terminus as well as the proposed construction of SH
45 SW from Mopac to Interstate 35; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports CTRMA’s stated desire to continue studying all transportation alternatives for the South MoPac corridor, including configurations that include two-lane, one-lane, and no build options, before reaching a final decision; and
WHEREAS, an affirmative vote by the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board at the upcoming May 11, 2015, meeting approving the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan that officially expands the MoPac South project to two managed lanes in each direction would preclude the need for an additional vote by the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board; and
WHEREAS, maintaining the MoPac South project to reflect one-lane in each direction until further study is completed preserves the ability for City Council Members that sit on the 2040 CAMPO Transportation Policy Board to officially vote on a potential increase of lanes to the project through a formal plan amendment in the future; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN:
The City Manager, in collaboration with Travis County, CTRMA, and Rollingwood, is directed to conduct an analysis of the transportation and
environmental impacts of the proposed MoPac expansion and related flyovers on Cesar Chavez Boulevard, West 5th Street, Austin High School, Zilker Park, Lady
Bird Lake, and adjacent neighborhoods.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The City Manager is directed to provide a report on a range of alternatives to the proposed expansion of managed lanes on MoPac between Cesar Chavez
Boulevard and Slaughter Lane to the Mobility Committee of the City Council no later than June 2015.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The City of Austin directs the City Manager to request that the CAMPO 2040 Regional Transportation Plan be amended to reflect the configuration already adopted in the CAMPO 2035 Regional Transportation, one lane in each direction, which preserves the ability for the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board to approve a different configuration after further study and analysis.
ADOPTED: ____________,2015 ATTEST: ________________________
Jannette S. Goodall
City Clerk
At Tuesday's work session, several of you expressed concerns about the language contained within Item 26 ("Approve a resolution related to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2040 Plan"), and my co-sponsors and I have worked to revise the resolution to address those concerns. This afternoon I shared the following revised language with the Item 26 co-sponsors; while the actual language that will be contained within the revised resolution to be distributed tomorrow could change somewhat, I am posting this draft text now for your review. Council Member Kitchen has proposed some additional changes that will also be incorporated into the version to be distributed and considered at tomorrow's meeting.
Best,
Kathie Tovo
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member District 9
. . . .
WHEREAS, on May 11, 2015, the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board is scheduled to vote on the adoption of the CAMPO 2040 Regional Transportation
Plan, which includes items relating to the proposed expansions of MoPac from Cesar Chavez to the southern terminus as well as the proposed construction of SH
45 SW from Mopac to Interstate 35; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports CTRMA’s stated desire to continue studying all transportation alternatives for the South MoPac corridor, including configurations that include two-lane, one-lane, and no build options, before reaching a final decision; and
WHEREAS, an affirmative vote by the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board at the upcoming May 11, 2015, meeting approving the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan that officially expands the MoPac South project to two managed lanes in each direction would preclude the need for an additional vote by the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board; and
WHEREAS, maintaining the MoPac South project to reflect one-lane in each direction until further study is completed preserves the ability for City Council Members that sit on the 2040 CAMPO Transportation Policy Board to officially vote on a potential increase of lanes to the project through a formal plan amendment in the future; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN:
The City Manager, in collaboration with Travis County, CTRMA, and Rollingwood, is directed to conduct an analysis of the transportation and
environmental impacts of the proposed MoPac expansion and related flyovers on Cesar Chavez Boulevard, West 5th Street, Austin High School, Zilker Park, Lady
Bird Lake, and adjacent neighborhoods.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The City Manager is directed to provide a report on a range of alternatives to the proposed expansion of managed lanes on MoPac between Cesar Chavez
Boulevard and Slaughter Lane to the Mobility Committee of the City Council no later than June 2015.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The City of Austin directs the City Manager to request that the CAMPO 2040 Regional Transportation Plan be amended to reflect the configuration already adopted in the CAMPO 2035 Regional Transportation, one lane in each direction, which preserves the ability for the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board to approve a different configuration after further study and analysis.
ADOPTED: ____________,2015 ATTEST: ________________________
Jannette S. Goodall
City Clerk