Res 2520 5/6/1980RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE JOINT CERTIFICATION PACKAGE FOR
URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE REQUIRED CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND CERTIFICATIONS
WHEREAS, in the Wichita Falls area federal assistance may be requested
for 1,) street and highway construction, 2) capital and operating assistance for
public mass transportation, 3) airport improvement, and 4) transportation plan-
ning; and,
WHEREAS, Joint Certification of the Urban Transportation Planning Process
by the Federal Highway Administration and Urban Mass Transit Administration is
prerequisite for federal capital, operating, and planning assistance; and,
WHEREAS, the Joint Certification process requires endorsement by the
Metropolitan Planning Organization of the Transportation Improvement Program with
Annual Element, and the Unified Work Program; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas has been designated on June 22,
1977 as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Wichita Falls urbanized
area through August 31, 1981: and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas has accepted the designation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The following documents of the Urban Transportation Planning
Process are hereby endorsed as being valid and consistent with the City of Wichita
Fails General Plant community development objectives, overall social, economic,
environmental, system performance, and energy conservation goals and objectives:
1. Agreements
Continuing Phase Agreement", dated September 12, 1979; an Agreement
designating City of Wichita Falls as MPO, dated July 22, 1979; and
an Agreement between Nortex Regional Planning Commission and the MPO,
dated December 21, 1979
2. Transportation Improvement Program with Annual Element 1980-1981
3. Unified Work Program - September 1, 1980 - August 31, 1981.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute required contracts,
agreements, and certifications for continued transportation planning activities and
for the City of Wichita Falls continuing to perform as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of 19$0.
MAYOR
ATTEST;
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CITY CLERK