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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
APPOINTING A PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE MEMBER AS OFFICIAL VOTING
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL (HEREINAFTER "RTC"); AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation
Council (hereinafter "RTC") is the independent transportation policy body of the federally -
mandated Dallas -Fort Worth Metropolitan Planning Organization and is comprised of 44
members, 37 local elected or appointed officials representing cities and counties, and
representatives from each of the area's seven transportation providers; and
WHEREAS, the RTC is responsible for overseeing the metropolitan planning process
including primary activities such as providing guidance regarding the development of
multimodal transportation plans and programs, programming federal and State funds for the
implementation of transportation improvements, selecting specific federally funded projects and
programs, assuring the coordination of services among transportation providers, and ensuring
compliance with federal and State laws and regulations pertaining to metropolitan transportation
and air quality planning; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Bylaws and Operating Procedures ("Bylaws") of the
RTC, the local elected official representing the Cities of Denton, Sanger, Corinth, and Lake
Dallas on the RTC shall be selected using a weighted vote of the maximum population or
employment of the cities represented; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, pursuant to the Bylaws, possesses the authority to
appoint the representative and an alternate on behalf of the above-described group of cities to the
RTC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has appointed locally elected official, Councilman Kevin
Roden, as the primary member to the RTC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has appointed locally elected official, Council Member
Bagheri, as the alternate member to the RTC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it be in the public interest to appoint its locally
elected official, Council Member Sara Bagheri, as the primary member to the RTC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it be in the public interest to appoint its locally
elected official, Councilman Kevin Roden, alternate member to the RTC; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this Resolution
are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Its locally elected official, Council Member Sara Bagheri, is hereby
appointed as the primary member of the City of Denton, Texas to the RTC.
SECTION 3. Its locally elected official, Councilman Kevin Roden, is hereby appointed
as the alternate member of the City of Denton, Texas to the RTC.
SECTION 4. The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to send a certified
copy of this Resolution to appropriate officials of the RTC.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of, 2016.
CHRIS TTS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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