HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 012814-I - Vision Map TWG to CAMPORESOLUTION NO. l - _
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
( "City ") supporting the Visioning Map produced by the Transit
Working ( "TWG ") Group of the Capital Area Metropolitan
Planning Organization ( "CAMPO ") and supporting additional
analysis and identification of funding opportunities for future
specific recommendations.
WHERAS, the Transit Working Group (TWG), a sub - committee of the Capital Area
Metropolitan Planning Organization ( CAMPO), has been deliberating for many months on issues
of regional mobility and connectivity; and
WHEREAS, the TWG has been supported by many other regional agencies, private
partners and political leaders during their deliberations; and
WHEREAS, the Central Texas' regional population is projected to double in the next 25
years; and
WHEREAS, the TWG, the general public, and business leaders all agree that traffic
congestion is a serious problem that threatens our region's economic health and quality of life and
needs to be addressed; and
WHEREAS, a poorly planned regional transportation system affects the opportunity to
attract good quality, high paying jobs; and
WHEREAS, the TWG and their Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members have
determined that the North and Central corridors are the highest priority for regional high -
capacity transit based on travel demand and high ridership potential, land use, economic
development, employment and travel patterns; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown is located in the North Corridor, and is a largely
suburban community in which automobile travel is still desired and necessary, where we
understand that transit can provide regional connectivity and travel options along side expanded
traditional road networks; and
WHEREAS, to be successful, future high - capacity transit projects must provide an effective
and reasonable alternative to driving; adequate local transit connectivity; while providing quality
competitive trips between and within the CAMPO adopted regional activity centers and seamless
connectivity between multiple high - capacity components; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown will consider supporting a specific project or transit
system component in the future if said proposed project or system demonstrates financial feasibility
to our community members satisfaction; and
WHEREAS, the TWG found that the Project Connect effort to plan, fund and operate a regional
high- capacity transit system as a "Single System" provides a solid framework that should be further
considered.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are
hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and
expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council further finds that the
adoption of this resolution is not inconsistent or in conflict with any 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Policies.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Georgetown supports the Project Connect
visioning map produced by the Transit Working Group, as a critical framework for continuing to
analyze and conduct discussion to identify specific projects necessary to create a sustainable,
scalable, regional, multimodal transportation system that can become part of the CAMPO 2040
Plan.
SECTION 3. The City of Georgetown supports the necessary activities of CAMPO, the
Transit Working Group, and other agencies in the ongoing discussion of a complete regional
transportation system so that the region can continue to attract the most desirable jobs available
while addressing commuter challenges and the negative effects of congestion.
SECTION 4. The City of Georgetown supports the continued efforts of CAMPO and
Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority to identify specific projects in the Project Connect North
Corridor study that provide reasonable alternatives, funding opportunities and cost estimates to
provide high - capacity transit options to the region.
SECTION 5. The mayor is herby authorized to sign this Resolution and the City Secretary
is authorized to attest thereto, on behalf of the City of Georgetown.
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption
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Resolved this the day of January, 2014.
ATTEST:
Jess' Brettl , City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
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Georg Garver, Mayor
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