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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 - Grapevine Mills Trail 1TE MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER 4"/R., MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2009 SUBJECT: ROADWAY NAME CHANGE — GRAPEVINE MILLS TRAIL RECOMMENDATION: City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending Chapter 20-7, relative to Street Name Changes, as follows: Delete: "Grid Iron Way The additional entrance into State Highway 26 located approximately 950 linear feet northeast of Grapevine Mills Boulevard South and extending northwest from the highway to the East Internal Ring Road is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Grid Iron Way" Add: "Grapevine Mills Trail The additional entrance into State Highway 26 located approximately 950 linear feet northeast of Grapevine Mills Boulevard South and extending northwest from the highway to the East Internal Ring Road is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Grapevine Mills Trail" and take any necessary action. BACKGROUND: With the delay in the construction of Phase II of the Dallas District component of the DFW Connector, the planned braided ramps between Sandy Lake Drive & FM 2499 will not be constructed in the near term. This limits access to the Grapevine Mills Mall for southbound SH 121 traffic to the single exit near the Denton Creek bridge that provides access to Freeport Parkway and Grapevine Mills Boulevard North. This restricted access was intended as only an interim step until Phase II was completed. In light of the delay of Phase II, City staff has approached TxDOT about an additional exit ramp from the southbound SH 121 to the Bass Pro Drive ramp. This additional October 1,2009(12:07PM) ramp will provide direct access to the existing signalized intersection at SH 26 and Grid Iron Way. With this ramp, TxDOT will erect additional highway signage identifying the ramp as an exit to Grid Iron Way. The name Grid Iron Way has significantly less name recognition than the name Grapevine Mills Trail. By changing the street name, the exit ramp and its associated highway signage will be readily identifiable to the area motorists. The Grapevine Mills Staff are supportive of the name change. Staff recommends approval. O:\agenda\100609\Grapevine Mills Trail October 1, 2009(2:00PM) od(7 \\\` ORDINANCE NO. O AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20-7 RELATIVE TO STREET NAME CHANGES; PROVIDING FOR THE NAME CHANGE OF A CERTAIN STREET; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Grapevine Mills Mall Complex attracts a large number of consumers to Grapevine; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to make the Grapevine Mills Mall access more readily identifiable from the State Highway 26 and State Highway 121 corridors; and WHEREAS, the new access ramp to Grapevine Mills Mall from the southbound State Highway 121 exit ramp to Bass Pro Drive will greatly improve access to the mall; and WHEREAS, the new access ramp from State Highway 121 allows TxDOTto provide signage to this ramp and roadway destination; and WHEREAS, it now appears appropriate to re-name Gridiron Way between State Highway 26 and the East Internal Ring Road to "Grapevine Mills Trail" to enhance State Highway 121 motorists' ability to locate the mall entrance through improved directional highway signage identifying the new access ramp. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all of the above premises are found to be true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That Chapter 20, Section 20-7 Street Name Changes of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the following street name changes: Delete: "Gridiron Way The additional entrance into State Highway 26 located approximately 950 linear feet northeast of Grapevine Mills Boulevard South and extending northwest from the highway to the East Internal Ring Road is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Gridiron Way" Add: "Grapevine Mills Trail The additional entrance into State Highway 26 located approximately 950 linear feet northeast of Grapevine Mills Boulevard South and extending northwest from the highway to the East Internal Ring Road is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Grapevine Mills Trail." Section 3. That all provisions of Section 20-7 not specifically amended herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be amended by the adoption of this ordinance. Section 4. That if any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance in spite of such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 6th day of October, 2009. APPROVED: ATTEST: I ORD. NO. 2 APPROVED AS TO FORM: ORD. NO. 3