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RESOLUTION NO. R2015-050
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AFFIRMING ITS DESIRE TO
REMOVE FM 426 (MCKINNEY STREET) FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ROADWAY SYSTEM, DIRECTING STAFF TO SUBMIT OFFICIAL
CORRESPONDENCE TO TXDOT REGARDING THIS DESIRE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the North Central Texas Council of Governments has listed the FM 426
Project as a Milestone project requiring local jurisdictions to reconfirm their support of the
project; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has defined the scope of
the project as widening FM 426 from two lanes to four lanes from 1.4 miles west of Loop 288 to
1.1 miles east of Loop 288; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton has requested TxDOT to expand the project scope to
include sidewalks on both sides and to extend the project easterly to the intersection of Grissom
Road with FM 426, in order to facilitate safe and efficient multi-model access to activity centers
in the subject corridor; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton believes the proposed enhancement project will improve
the safety of those engaged in alternative transportation and mobility for North Texas motorists;
and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas currently has $18,267,303 budgeted to implement
enhancements identified in the project; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project schedule may be advanced more quickly should the
City of Denton accept ownership of the project and the roadway facility from the intersection of
FM 426 and Woodrow east to the intersection of FM 426 and the current easterly limits of the
City Limits of the City of Denton (westerly limits of Vacation Village Estates No. 5); NOW,
THEREFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The findings set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are incorporated
by reference into the body of this Resolution as if fully set forth herein.
S_ECTIwON_2. The City of Denton City Council authorizes the City Manager, or his
designee, to submit a formal request to the Texas Department of Transportation to remove the
subject roadway from the State's on-system network, subject to transfer of the state's budgeted
project funding (as indicated above) to the City for implementation of the project.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
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