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Home My WebLink AboutPR 16731: URGING THE TX TRANPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE IH-10 CORRIDOR IN ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT COUNCIL ACTION MEMO TO Stephen B. Fitzgibbons, City Manager FROM Ross E. Blackketter, P.E., Director of Public Works SUBJECT P.R. #16731 — Resolution to the Texas Transportation Commission DATE 07 October 2011 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve Proposed Resolution No. 16731, urging the Texas Transportation Commission to dedicate funding to complete the construction of IH -10 in Orange County. BACKGROUND: The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission- Metropolitan Planning Organization (SETRPC -MPO) has requested the City Council pass a resolution urging the Texas Transportation Commission to dedicate funding to complete the construction of IH -10 in Orange County (letter attached). BUDGETARY /FISCAL EFFECT: None. EMPLOYEE /STAFF EFFECT: None. SUMMARY It is recommended that the City Council approve Proposed Resolution No. 16731, urging the Texas Transportation Commission to dedicate funding to complete the construction of IH -10 in Orange County. jZ° Ross E. Blackketter, P.E. Director of Public Works REB /reb S: \engineer \Documents \Cams\ TxDOT I- 10.docx rftt21141BILL�� i September 20, 2011 ■■. TO: SOUTH EAST TEXAS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION - METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (SETRPC -MPO) PRESIDENT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE (TPC) EVERETTE "BO° ALFRED County Commissioner Jefferson County FROM: BOB DICKINSON, DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION & ENVIRONMENTAL 1st VICE- PRESIDENT RESOURCES, SOUTH EAST TEXAS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION KEN PELT County Commissioner Hardin County RE: RESOLUTION URGING THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 2nd VICE - PRESIDENT TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FUNDING TO COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION DAVID DUBOSE County Commissioner OF THE IH -10 CORRIDOR IN ORANGE COUNTY Orange County 3rd VICE- PRESIDENT As you are aware, the SETRPC -MPO TPC for the Jefferson - Orange- Hardin Regional GLENN JOHNSON Mayor Transportation Study (JOHRTS) area met on Friday, September 9, 2011 and City of Port Neches approved the selection of projects to be funded with Proposition 12 Bond funds for TREASURER the JOHRTS area. FRED WILLIAMS Mayor City ofKountze The SETRPC -MPO TPC voted to obligate its allocation of $11.304 million of SECRETARY Proposition 12 funds for (1) US 69 from IH -10 to Lucas Drive in Jefferson County KIRK ROCCAFORTE Mayor and (2) for IH -10 from West of Adam's Bayou to East of SH 87 in Orange County. City of Bridge City The SETRPC -MPO's funds for IH -10 are being combined with the TxDOT- Beaumont LEGAL COUNSEL District's funds to extend the limits of the project proposed by the TxDOT- RONNIE TURNER Provost Umphrey, LLP Beaumont District for its Rehabilitation & Safety allocation. However, even with this combination of funding, two miles of the IH -10 Corridor will remain as originally constructed. In light of this, at the Friday, September 9, 2011 SETRPC -MPO TPC meeting the TPC voted to pass a resolution requesting the Texas Transportation Commission to provide the funding required to complete the reconstruction of the IH -10 Corridor in its entirety in Orange County. Additionally, the TPC is encouraging each of its member jurisdictions to pass a similar resolution and forward it to the Texas Transportation Commission in order to demonstrate the regional support behind the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR project. SHAUN P. DAVIS sdavis(rDsetrpc.orq Please find attached a draft resolution that can be edited for your jurisdiction, as 2210 Eastex Freeway well as a cover memo with the appropriate contact information and mailing address Beaumont, Texas 77703 -4929 for forwarding the resolution to the Texas Transportation Commission once it is Telephone (409) 899 -8444 FAX (409) 347 -0138 adopted. setrpcaSetrpc.orq http://www.setrpc.orn If any questions arise, please feel free to contact me at (409) 899 -8444 x7520. BD:mc cc: John Barton, P.E. — TxDOT Interim Executive Director The Honorable Tommy Williams — State Senator, District 4 The Honorable Allan Ritter — State Representative, District 21 The Honorable Joe Deshotel — State Representative, District 22 The Honorable Mike Hamilton — State Representative, District 19 Bob Dickinson — Director, SETRPC -MPO P.R. 16731 10/07/11 reb RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION URGING THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE IH -10 CORRIDOR IN ORANGE COUNTY. WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur, a member of the Transportation Planning Committee for the Jefferson- Orange- Hardin Regional Transportation Study area, recognizes the vital role that the highway system in our region plays in meeting the mobility needs of our citizens; and, WHEREAS, the IH -10 Corridor in Orange County is a regional high - priority corridor and some of the existing, original interstate sections are deteriorating and require more than maintenance provides; and, WHEREAS, the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission - Metropolitan Planning Organization (SETRPC -MPO) and the TxDOT- Beaumont District continue efforts to prepare the plans, specifications, and estimates to advance IH -10 projects to construction; and, WHEREAS, the IH -10 Corridor is a statewide priority, a key component of the Texas surface transportation infrastructure as a strategic intermodal corridor for freight movement, and a major transcontinental interstate highway; and, WHEREAS, the SETRPC -MPO and the TxDOT- Beaumont District have continually worked together, with support from the City of Port Arthur, to move forward on the IH -10 Corridor projects by allocating the region's $32 million of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds; the $44.849 million of the TxDOT- Beaumont District Rehabilitation /Safety Proposition 12 funds; $5.304 million of the P.R. 16731 Page 2 SETRPC -MPO Proposition 12 funds; and all Category 2 funds through year 2021 for reconstruction and improving the entire 26 -mile Interstate Highway 10 facility in Orange County from the Neches River to the Sabine River; and, WHEREAS, these current funding sources are insufficient to complete the reconstruction of the remainder, a 2 -mile section from East of SH 87 to the Sabine River; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: THAT, the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct; and, THAT, the City of Port Arthur strongly urges the Texas Transportation Commission to allocate sufficient funds in the amount of $45 million to the TxDOT- Beaumont District to complete the reconstruction of IH -10 in Orange County; and, THAT, the Mayor is hereby authorized to transmit the letter to the Texas Transportation Commission, attached hereto as Exhibit "A "; and, THAT, a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the day of , A.D. 2011 at a meeting of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor: Councilmembers: P.R. 16731 Page 3 Noes: Mayor Attest: City Secretary APPROVED AS 1 0 FORM: //, " f/I /_.% ity Atto ry APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: Stephen B. Fitzgibbons City Manager ‘/ /At Ross E. Blackketter, P.E. Director of Public Works S: \ engineer \Documents \Resolutions \PR16731.docc EXHIBIT A DELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS HAROLD DOUCE'I', SR., MAYOR PRO TEM CITY MANAGER COUNCIL MEMBERS: City of ' SHERRI BELLARD RAYMOND SCOTT, JR. /I Al CITY SECRETARY ELIZABETH "LIZ" SEGLER MORRIS ALBRIGHT, IIIi VAL TIZENO JOHN BEARD, JR. O r t i' t h u P CITY ATTORNEY ROBERT E. WILLIAMSON Texas DERRICK FREEMAN KERRY "TWIN" THOMAS Deirdre Delisi October 18, 2011 Chair Texas Transportation Commission 125 East 11 Street Austin, Texas 78701 -2483 Re: RESOLUTION URGING THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE IH -10 CORRIDOR IN ORANGE COUNTY Dear Madam Chair: Please find attached a resolution adopted by the City of Port Arthur urging the Texas Transportation Commission to provide the funding required to complete the reconstruction of the IH -10 Corridor in Orange County. The IH -10 Orange County Corridor is a regional priority, and as such the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission — Metropolitan Planning Organization (SETRPC -MPO) and the TxDOT- Beaumont District, with the support of the City of Port Arthur, have continually worked together to move projects on the IH -10 Corridor forward by allocating the region's $32 million of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds; the $44.849 million of the TxDOT- Beaumont District Rehabilitation /Safety Proposition 12 funds; $5.304 million of the SETRPC -MPO Proposition 12 funds; and all Category 2 funds through year 2021 for reconstruction and improving the entire 26 -mile IH -10 facility in Orange County from the Neches River to the Sabine River. However, even with this combination of funding, two miles of the IH -10 Corridor in Orange County will remain as originally constructed. In light of this, the City of Port Arthur respectfully requests the Texas Transportation Commission to allocate the necessary funds to complete the IH -10 Corridor reconstruction in Orange County to the Sabine River. If any questions arise concerning this request, please feel free to contact me at 409 - 983 -8105. Yours truly, Deloris "Bobbie" Prince, Mayor cc: Bob Dickinson, Director, Transportation & Environmental Resources, SETRPC DP /reb S: \engineer \ Documents \ Letters \2011 \TTCLtr- 18Oct11.docx Public Works Department 1 Ross E. Blackketter, P.E. Director P.O. Box 10891444 4th Street' Port Arthur, Texas 776411 409 -983 -8180 1 Fax 409- 983 -8294