HomeMy WebLinkAbout027227 RES - 04/17/2007RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THAT THE 80th TEXAS LEGISLATURE CONSIDER EXEMPTING
THE 149 INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORRIDOR FROM ANY RESTRICTIONS
OR MORATORIUMS ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is a member of the Alliance for 1-69 Texas, a
501 (c) (6) organization created in 1993 to further the development of Interstate 69
as an international trade corridor most directly connecting Mexico, the United States
and Canada
WHEREAS, there Is long-standing local, state and federal support for the
development of the 1-69 Project. and in the last ten years the Texas congressional
delegation has successfully secured over $55 million in federal funding for required
environmental studies, rights of way and construction;
WHEREAS, there has been generated over the years significant support of the 1-69
Project from virtually all cities and counties along the proposed route;
WHEREAS, traditional methods of highway funding are not expected to be
adequate to cover the $12 to $15 billion dollars anticipated to be needed to
complete construction of the project and various tools enacted by previous sessions
of the Texas Legislatures to assist in building transportation projects in Texas such
as private financing through public/private partnerships may be necessary; and
WHEREAS, the 80th Texas Legislature has been faced with strong opposition to a
number of newly -proposed transportation projects proposing to utilize public/private
partnerships and has responded to those objections with possible restrictions or
moratoriums on these tools for highway construction but has exempted from any
moratorium or restrictions on these tools certain projects in areas in North Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
That the City of Corpus Christi calls upon the 80th Texas Legislature to exempt from
any moratorium or restriction the 1-69 Project in the same manner that the projects
in North Texas have been exempted because of the 1-69 project's significant long-
terrn support from the involved counties and cities as well as from our congressional
delegation.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
CITY OF ORPUS CHRISTI
Henry Garret
Mayor
APPROVED AS TC) FORM: April 13, 2007
Mary Key Fisoher
City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
, 2007.
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
BiNy Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
John E. Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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