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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2006-154 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF <br />THE NORTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY; <br />DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION <br />WAS PASSED COMPLIED WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; <br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris recognizes the importance of regional partnerships to meet <br />common transportation goals; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Texas has established that Regional Mobility Authorities will be <br />important to the future development of new transportation corridors; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Texas has established new Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) <br />powers through the passage ofHB 3588; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris supports the creation of a NETMOB Regional Mobility <br />Authority in Northeast Texas covering Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said authority would be charged with the planning, financing, constructing, <br />maintaining and operating of the "Four-Laning of State Highway 19/24" highway corridor joining <br />communities and other major transportation corridors; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That the City of Paris supports the creation of the NETMOB Regional Mobility <br />Authority (RMA) to encompass Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties. <br /> <br />Section 3. That the City of Paris wishes to also collaborate with the Counties of Lamar, <br />Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt in the formation ofthe NETMOB RMA to meet common transportation <br />goals. <br /> <br />Section 4. That the City of Paris supports a Northeast Texas delegation to request the <br />authorization from the Texas Transportation Commission to create NETMOB RMA. <br /> <br />Section 5. That the meeting at which this resolution was approved was conducted in strict <br />compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. Texas Government Code Chapter 551 <br />