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09-B Creating SURMA & Appr Appts to Board DRAFT f:attorney\reswork\currentlSulphur River Regional Mobility Authority Res 2007 October 26, 2007 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SULPHUR RIVER REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY AND THE APPOINTMENT BY LAMAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT OF CURTIS FENDLEY AND TANIS HAGER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SULPHUR RIVER REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY; DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED COMPLIED WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris recognizes the importance of regional partnerships to meet common transportation goals; and, WHEREAS, the State of Texas has established that Regional Mobility Authorities will be important to the future development of new transportation corridors; and, WHEREAS, the State of Texas has established new Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) powers through the passage ofHB 3588; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris supports the creation of the Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority (SURRMA) covering Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris also supports and recommends the appointment of Curtis Fendley and Tanis Hager to the Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority Board of Directors by the Lamar County Commissioners' Court; and, WHEREAS, SURRMA would be charged with the planning, financing, constructing, maintaining and operating the widening of State Highway 19/24" from a two-lane divided highway to a four-lane divided highway corridor joining communities and other major transportation corridors; 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. .. . T T .1r.. Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris supports the creation of the SURRMA (Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority) to encompass Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties. Section 3. That the City of Paris wishes to also collaborate with the Counties of Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt in the formation of the SURRMA to meet common transportation goals. Section 4. That the City Council of the City of Paris supports and recommends the appointment by Lamar County Commissioners' Court of Curtis Fendley and Tanis Hager as members to the Board of Directors of the Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority. Section 5. That the meeting at which this resolution was approved was conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. Texas Government Code Chapter 551 Section 6. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of November, 2007. Jesse James Freelen, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: w. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney r-1T- ..- LAMAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT RESOLUTION CREA TING THE "SULPHUR RIVER REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY" (SURRMA) AND APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUCH AUTHORITY WHEREAS, Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 370 of the Texas Transportation Code Lamar County, along with Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties, has petitioned the Texas Transportation Commission (The "Commission") for the Commission's approval for the creation of the "Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority"; and WHEREAS, The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday, June 28, 2007 pursuant to Minute Order No. 110975 authorized Lamar County, along with Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties, to create the "Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority". NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. The Lamar County Commissioners' Court hereby creates the "Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority" whose boundaries shall be conterminous with the boundaries of Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, and Hunt Counties; and 2. The Lamar County Commissioners' Court hereby appoints the following members of the initial Board of Directors ofthe "Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority": A. Curtis Fendley B. Tanis Hager Approved on this the 22nd day of October, 2007 ,~~ P?c~,- Lawrence Malone, Commissioner Pet. 1 1f. T rlr --. lLX;\S IRANSP( )lfl i\1()N RMA APPLICATION N(; ( 'Ol\li\HSSI( IJ:~nILOJ':L(!l~J2ELJ.-LLjl<Jt.K)J":L'i~UUN~L/~J~ I )L!\Jvl A R U1Ul:iUL.:i EQJ~;\ (Xl'll QBlZATl Ol':LJILtD 1~\1 ,. LU~~'iVLJJJ1!J3._g,-~rl~R._ gJ.~~~lQ N-,-L\LMQ!11LJ.IY_I~JLULO R 1'.LY 10 lilE ILXAS TRANSPORl!\TION COMMISSION, Pursuant to provisions of Chapter 370 of the Tex.asfransporl.atinn Cock: and 43 lex. /\dflJi: Code 26.0 I eLseq, Delta. Ilopkins. llunt and Lamar COllntleS (the "Petitioners") kndl'r tik'li "Petition and request for Authorization to Form the Sulphur River Rt~gional Mobility Authof'!!:, " (SURRMA), As required by 43 rex Admll1. Codc 26.1 L Petitioners submit the l(lllowing in support of their petition 1 , r()~lJJ.1..1b~j.s.ln.~~I:>~:~~~lnj\~;O I u t !~ln" ()I) Decl:mher 11.2006, the Commissioners Court of I)clt~l County auopt\:d a !'l:so\ution approving the creation ofStiRRMA. Un December 27.2006. the Commissioners Court of Hopkins County adopted a resolutIOn approving the creation or SU RRMA. On Ik\:cmber 11.2006. the Commissioners Court of Hunt County adclrtcd a [<;'suiul1on approving the creation of SURRMA. Un November 27. 2006, the Commissioners Court tJf L.unar County adopted a n:soiul!Of' arproving the creation of SlIRRMA. ('opies of these resolutions arc included herein as ~ttat:h!!!l.JJL! r-.-T -"., t!~~l:UPJI0!LO! Im.p.I9-.yeme}l!.:i to Regional [vJgh\.Lg:, the northeast Texas region that comprises [>ella. Hopkins. I lUllt and! .amar l UUIl!!,> s! tuated I n an ex tremcl y strategIc area 01 the slate. I H 30 runs from Dallas to me l',) through two of these counties (llunt and Hopkins); SH 24 runs northeast from 'I I \0, to ()klahoma and the Indian Nation Turnpike. through three of these counties (Hunt. Delta and Lamar); and SII 19 runs due north lhHl1 III 30. 10 Oklahoma and the Indian Nation I urnpikc" through three of these counties (Ilopkins, Delta and Lamar). Thi.' n:sulting III )0 SII 24 Sl J 19 trallie triangle that connects major hubs (Commerce, ('ooper, (ireenvi!k. Paris.. and Sulphur Springs) throughollt the SlJRRMA region is located just to the easL outside of the congested and air quality non-attainment DaUas-Ft Worth region. SURRMA, working co-opcratively with the Texas Depurtment of Transportation (TxUOI). will assist in the development planning. designing and linancing of critic,,: transportation projects that w1l1 serve the region's unique travel demands along this triangle corriduL These projects. whidl an: not only traditionul highway projects hut also rail proJccts, will introduce new travel modes, enhance safely, decrease travel time. and improve the quaiity of life for c.itizens of this region. and for the stall'. JLUJl;:!Lg~lb_J~x~.i~(;t nle initial project that will be pursued by SlJRRMA is the i.:ompletion or the wii.knln),! \), SII 24. from a two lane to a fi.nlr lane divided f~ICility. Sll 24 is a Texas Trunk SvstCIt !'Oute that i.:Ollnccts two National Highway System routes. At it southernmost terminus. Sf; 24 intersects III JO. approximately 9 miles south of the City of Commerce (which is the II00Ile of Texas A&ivl University.. Commerce). At its northernmost terminus. Sll .24 illll'rSCi.:ts US 271. in the City of Pans. Further to the north, in the State of OklallOma, tiS ') . r T'-Jr." n J Intersects the Indian Nation Turnpike. and eventuallv I II 40. IH 30 IS an caSHVC' l~lCilily, and US 271 / Indian Nation Turnpike is a north-south hKility. Thcret(m::. Sli :.', \VllH.:h runs predollllllately southwest to northeast. IS a connector route whid"l provIOC." , suitahle nypass of the rnetroplex fix NAFTA and other through tral'fJ;.. Ihis t~lcility (which was OrIginally constructed in ! 914) has been converted from il rural tWll lane 1[IC11ity, to a 1()llr lane divided facility. as is shown: C'ounty From To Length Cost Completed (miles) (millions) 1 ,<lillaI' FM 1507 LP 286 1.4 $ 2.8 Inl Lamar LP 286 Sulphur River 11.1 $ 13.9 J987 Delta Sulphur River SH 19 2.8 $ 2.9 1983 ---..--- --- 1-----..___.._ Delta SH 19 BS 24D (11011h) 6.2 $ 19.3 2009 - Del ta BS 24D (north) BS 24D (south) 1.6 $ 1.2 1967 Del ta BS 24D (south) Hunt CL 10.3 mile 2ap Hunt Delta CI, SH 224 4.8 $ 18.6 2003 Hunt SII 224 LP 178 1.2 $ 0.8 1955 i--- - -- Hunt LP 178 FM 1568 2.1 $ 2.8 1984 1-------- llunt FM 1568 fM 513 4.4 $ 4.2 i987 Ilunt FM 513 I'M 499 1.7 $ 5.0 1996 -- ~._--- 1----- Hunt FM 499 HI 30 1.9 $ 3.6 1997 ,-.".o,~__,'. , ,"'~"'_."""".,.""',,,,'..,'c;.~''''-''':''''''=--''_='~~==:'''='''.'' .,- ,,--_ _= =^"";""~""""",.;""""~=---,,,,~,,"",,,,,,,,,,,:<,,,,,-~,,,,,,,=-..,,=- "'===~"" "="~~="""=="'=c~c~o~. l=<o."~o==c"~~"'~"',""O""~' Totals for completed sections 39.2 $ 71.5 S II 24 is a section of a relief route for traflic moving from one side of the metrorlex 1.0 the other. without going through it. Once compktcly l()ur laned. it will become the ill.D1EJD. north-south hypass !()r the already congested III 15 and l JS 75 corridors through the Dallas-Ft Worth region. Closing this gap will REOtJCE CONGESTION and IMPROVF AII{ QllALl'fY in the 1l1etroplc\. !\dditionally_ Sf! 24 was selected as a part of the Texas Trunk System by the Texas 1 nmsportation ('ommission ill 1997. Closing this gap at approximately the middle of thIS To '1rO --. route will 1,:XPANO ECONOMIC OPPORTllNITV through thl.: SURRMA relLHH1 ant; INCREASE THE VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION ASSE'fS While almost two-third:., of this route has already been tour laned, reliance on tradiliun:!i financing I(H the remaining segment will delay corridor complclion slIch that the inilial investment cannot yield its maximum benefit to the region and the Slate, StJRRMA will join TxDOT in financing this projed by slIpplementing and leveraging tradilional fundinl:' sources with local funds, as required byrxDOT. IlowcV<.T. it is understood that neither lll'.,' Petitioners (counties) nor the cities located within the boundaries of the eounlles arc tinancially liablc to SllRRMA unless specific agreements are entered into obligating such partit:s, St:ction 370.303. Transportation Code. A general description of the locatlon 01 SH 24 is shown in l\H~~hnl~nL~: A, <. \m~lst~IJ.fL wi tbJ'~.:'g~s 'LU1,l1SQQtH11iQQJ'>JilllAnd rvtEQJ'>J~\)l Ihe SII 24 widening project is not yet included in the Statewide 'I ransportatiolJ Improvement Program (STI!>) and the Unified Transportation Program (liT!>): hmvcvcr. it does have a Commission l'vlinute Order granting Lkvdop Authoril). None ofSll 24 is \vithin a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPOl. The t;,lCiltt~ will remain on the state higln'vay system and will Ix.' maintained by the Puris DislnU or (xDOT 13. 1)~~cJjmi \c)IJ~~,L~n~~!l Env!.[Q!lI!:lCntaLSoc ial '_ Econom i c or Cui tm:_qLReso_t}rc_~'ij:'i::;.Y~: !lle Paris District ofTxDOT has conducted preliminary environmental investigation' along Sf I 24. within the cited limits. POlcntial impacts to vegetation, wetland, endangered species. air, water. and noise quality, hazardous materials and vvasle archaeulogical sites. historicai structures. and economIc and SOCial conditions wen: 4 -~-'t- --r evaluated I()!' this projecl. They have reported to us that. at this stage of deveiopmem. they b\.~li\:vl.~ that potential environmental concl.;rns \vI/ill be nJanageabk \vlthlll tho scope or traditional highway projects. SlJRRMA concurs with thIS asscssrnenc C. KlJQ}Vn_Ql?m2"'ii.!is21.L(illdJo~~on.troversies Regardirw, PnJK<:J There arc no known (to SURRMA or the Paris District ofTxDOTI opponents to this requested project I). eE~lil:!l~m!Ly..J:.i.!1an<JL1gJ~ larl rhe construction cost of this pf(~iect. including construction engineering, is estimah:d by TxDOI 10 be $32 miliion. Sl..JRRMA will pursue a pass-thru linancmg agreerncn! with TxDOT to fund thIS amount in construction and the constructiOn enginecrinL~ costs or the project. I xDor will provide the environmental documclll (whos{ development they currently have under consultant contract); any required environmental mitigation; all right-or-way mapping and acquisitIon documcnh (whose development they have scheduled to be placed under contract with the smne consultant): all required right of-way (all of which \vill be funded by Congressional I:<mnarks which SlJRRMA members obtained f(JI' this purpose): all required uti Ill; adjustments; and the required Plans. Speci fications and I':stimale <PS&E) document worth a comhined estimated cost of $2.2 million. ,+ . (,:Q1I1X!LHm 9!l1!..~.l.. S~c ur~ RoQ.tc ~J!:!SJ i e s, J~.!.1.Y_iI2 nm en tal A.Q'pro v aJ s, J). 0 w. ..;-!Jl~!J.\)1)_~HJ1~tiQ.ll !)hlllc. SlJRRMA will be fully responsible for identifying and sccunng all f~xicral and stale permits, commitments, and approvals necessary for the development of RMi\ prOjects il. \vell as any Illitigation needs that arise after environmental approval. SURRMA vvil! _.". ""0 support and assist the Paris Distnct III preparmg all pendmg route k.catiun stUlhe~. \;:nvlrUnln..:1It.u! impact analysis, public meetings, roadvvay schematics.. rlghl-ol-vvay map. and plans. specifications &. csnmat,..." :1 ~~td i U~ll.1,~U~ro it2(.:ts While Sll 24 is the initial project to be co-developed by SUi{RMA and I "f)Oi . there an: several other projects that have been identified which will improve future mobility within the rq.~ion A. lJS.)7J Two iane to flll/r lane expansion from the Citv of PaHonvillc to the Red Rl\ (:1 (ount:v 1111<..: L~. t is ~C~ Two Jane to four lane expansion from the City of Paris to the Fannin ('ounh line. C. U;i 380. . New location bypass from IH 30 to the Floyd communi!\ D. SH II Super Two from the City of Sulphur Springs to the eitv of Comm'.:rcL'. f:. ~!LL9 1\vo lane to lenlr lane expansion from SH 24 to the Rains County line. I,. NurLI!cast.Texas Rural Rail TransportatjgnJ.2~itjct - Improvement of ex isting railllnc and bridges Irom MP 500 at the Franklin County line to MP 555 ,vest of the Greenvi!!e citylimils. None of these projects are felt to be toll viable at this time. The only beilit:; within the SU RRMA region which could potentially generate toll revenue within a 20 year plannillL' tilne !fallle would be managed lanes on III 10 'within Hunt and Hopkins Counties. Lxces:; n:venuc generated from tolls could be used by SliRRMA to fund the above listed prolecb. Otherwise. alternative fundmg options along with traditional TxDOT support would be req U! n:d. (I () .t~,~2<.IJ.\I. ~,~)}.rillg~m~)I_i l'lie initial board of directors telr SURRMA \vill consist of nine (9) members scr'd:?- staggered two (2) year terms as required by statute, Board members are restricted Ii serving a maximum of three consecutive terms; hov,ever.. reappointment will be pennincd with a break tfl service. All members of the SlJRRMA board must reside \\-ithin a SURRMA county throughout their entire membership on the board. or they will removed from the board, To assure adequate representation from throughout Della Hopkins. Hunt and Lamar counties. these members will he appointed as follo"'is'. /\ One (J) Presiding Ofliccr appointed by the Governor of Texas. This person shali resick within the RMA boundary, H. Two (2) Members appointed by the Delta County Commissioners (ourl. om' specifically representing the City of Cooper's interests. C. Tvvo (2) Members appointed by the llopkins Count) ConulHssioners Court, Oil\,;' specifically representing the City of Sulphur Springs' interests. D, Two (2) Memhers appointed by the Hunt County Commissioners Court. one member speci fically representing the City of Commerce's Illterests, F, Two (2) Members appointed by the Lamar County Commissioners CourL OI1l' member specifically representing the City of Paris' interests. '" - ''!rH'