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HomeMy WebLinkAbout023518 RES - 12/15/1998RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REQUEST BY THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND PROPOSAL TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE ALAMEDA STREET BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 37, BETWEEN ITS NORTH AND SOUTH FRONTAGE ROADS, AS AN "AUTOMOBILE -FREE ZONE" FOR PURPOSES RELATED TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE PROJECT, PHASES 2 AND 3. WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to construct improvements to the street systems that will provide a more pedestrian -friendly environment between public transit facilities (i.e., the Staples Street Station Transit Center) and other community facilities (i.e., City Hall and the Northside area, including its Oveal Williams Senior Community Center); and WHEREAS, in the RTA's public meetings in the City's Northside area, the public has voiced a concern that Interstate Highway 37 is largely viewed as a pedestrian barrier by the Northside Community for safe and convenient access to public facilities south of the Northside area; and WHEREAS, there exists two bridges over Interstate Highway 37 on Alameda Street and on Staples Street in the same immediate vicinity, in which the Alameda Street Bridge no longer experiences demand for through vehicle traffic; and WHEREAS, the RTA has requested the Texas Department of Transportation's and City's approval to prohibit motor vehicle traffic on the Alameda Street Bridge in order that the bridge can be used exclusively by pedestrian and bicycle traffic as a safer means for crossing Interstate Highway 37; and WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation, which has maintenance and operational jurisdiction on the Alameda Street Bridge, is agreeable to the RTA's request; and WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has asked the City to concur in this action by passage of a resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1: That the City Council of Corpus Christi supports the proposed action of the RTA to designate the Alameda Street Bridge on Interstate Highway 37, between its north and south frontage roads, as an "automobile -free zone" for purposes related to the Regional Transportation Authority's Livable Community Initiative Project, Phases 2 and 3. SECTION 2: That the City Council of Corpus Christi will consider for approval an ordinance prohibiting motor vehicle traffic on the Alameda Street Bridge for the implementation of the "automobile - free zone" following the RTA's preparation of plans and specifications for the project and final approval by the Texas Transportation Commission. H:ALEG-DIRVDIANNA\JERRYVORDA042.RES _7235.18 ATTEST: Armando Chapa, City Secre Legal form approved on By: y Dtc Samuel L. Ne• Jr., Mayor , 1998; James R. Bray, Jr., City Attorney. erard V. D'Alessio, Jr., Assistant City Attorney H.ALEG-DIRVDIANNAUERRYVORD A042.RES Corpus Christi, Texas ' /at) day of IA &/Jt� , 1998 The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Javier Colmenero Melody Cooper Alex L. Garcia, Jr. Dr. Arnold Gonzales Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Edward A. Martin Dr. David McNichols H:AI EG-DIRVDIANNAAJERRYVORDA042.RES 023518