Res 1666 5/20/1975RESOLUTION NO. ,/44
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DESIGNATION RENEWAL
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AS THE METRO-
POLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE
WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN AREA UNDER THE
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1973.
WHEREAS, Section 112 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1973 provides that the State shall designate Metropolitan
Planning Organizations, which shall receive certain funds
for use in establishing and maintaining in urban areas a
continuing comprehensive transportation planning process
required by Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23, United
States Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Governor' s Office of the State of Texas
has designated the City of Wichita Falls as the Metropolitan
Planning Organization for the Wichita Falls urbanized area;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has previously exe-
cuted an agreement with the Office of the Governor for the
use of Section 112 funds, and this agreement will expire on
June 28, 1975; and,
WHEREAS, agreement between the City of Wichita Falls
and the Office of the Governor provided for the renewal of
the Metropolitan Planning Organization designation of the City
of Wichita Falls for a two year period; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has fully committed
itself through personnel staffing and work task implementation
as outlined in its Unified Work Program utilizing Section 112
funds; and,
WHEREAS, the termination of the present agreement would
place a great burden on the City of Wichita Falls to carry out
a continuous multi-modal transportation planning process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Renewal of the designation by the Governor' s Office of the
City of Wichita Falls as the Metropolitan Planning Organization
for the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Area will be and is hereby
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accepted, and the City Manager is authorized to execute, for
the City of Wichita Falls, a renewal agreement with the Texas
Office of the Governor, acting by and through the Director of
the Division of Planning Coordination, establishing the terms
under which the Section 112 funds can be used.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the , 0--/,,Zj day of
1975.
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ACTING CITY CLERK