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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF THE NETMOB (NETMOB) REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY No. 931 WHEREAS, the State of Texas has asked the local community to help shoulder the financial burden of building transportation improvement projects; and, WHEREAS, Texas voters approved Proposition 15 in November 2001, allowing the creation of Regional Mobility Authorities (RMA's). In June 2002, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) adopted 43 Tex. Admin. Code, 26.01, a set of rules for the creation and operation of an RMA, which now have been codified by the Legislature as Chapter 370 of the Transportation Code; and, WHEREAS, RMA's have the ability to undertake many types of transportation improvement projects, including: turnpikes, passenger and freight rail, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, Intennodal hubs, and border inspection stations; and, WHEREAS, the 4-laning of SH 24 is only partially complete, despite the assistance of TxDOT and the Texas Transportation Commission; and, WHEREAS, a project now requires regional support and assistance to continue its development; and, WHEREAS, the TxDOT plan to solve mobility problems and for the faster completion of transportation projects with additional money to get the job done right is focused on 5 goals: reduce congestion, enhance safety, expand economic opportunity, improve air quality, and increase the value of transportation assets, and WHEREAS, the counties of Delta, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar have embraced these five TxDOT goals as common goals for transportation improvement projects consisting of SH 24. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, CITY COUNCIL: 1. Supports the formation of the NETMOB Regional Mobility Authority (NETMOB). [I;~~;Q j L PARIS DjS~TR'CT . r- ..