18 - Designation of a Non-Radioactive Hazardous Material (NRHM) Route Designation

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RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATION OF A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ROUTE THROUGH THE CITY OF PARIS ALONG LOOP 286; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris has a system of public streets through our city that accommodate local, regional, and interstate travel and commerce; and, WHEREAS, to enhance the safety of our residents, it is important to keep large trucks carrying hazardous cargo out of the center of town where residents live, work and play; and WHEREAS, TxDOT and the Federal Highway Administration allow municipalities to request the designation of a hazardous cargo route within their jurisdiction in order to limit exposure of the community to hazardous materials including explosives, gases, toxic materials, infectious substances and corrosive and radioactive materials; and WHEREAS, City Staff proposes to designate Loop 286 as more fully described and depicted in Exhibit'A", as the specified route for transporting all hazardous goods through the city limits, allowing emergency preparedness and faster response times to any spill incident by keeping the locations to the outer loop, where exposure is reduced and access can be easily provided; and WHEREAS, this designation will allow larger signage along the incoming highways that will direct truck traffic along Loop 286 rather than through town; and WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Paris that the City to formally request Non -radioactive Hazardous Materials (NRHM) route along Loop 286; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the City is hereby formally requests Loop 286, as more fully described and depicted in Exhibit "A" as the specified NRHM route for transporting all hazardous goods through the city limits. Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after the date of passage.