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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2018-045 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-045 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SUPPORTING A DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT (DART) SERVICE PLAN AMENDMENT TO ADD A FIXED GUIDEWAY ROUTE WEST OF THE GREEN LINE ON THE PROPOSED COTTON BELT REGIONAL RAIL CORRIDOR ALIGNMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) current Service Plan includes a fixed guideway route on the Cotton Belt Corridor extending from the Green Line to the Red Line; and WHEREAS, DART proposes to amend their Service Plan to add a fixed guideway route west of the Green Line to DFW Airport and east of the Red Line to Shiloh Road in Plano as shown in the attached Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, the fixed guideway route west to DFW Airport is partially within the City of Grapevine, and WHEREAS, DART's enabling legislation requires that the addition of a fixed guideway route within the City of Grapevine must be approved by the City of Grapevine; and WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this resolution have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this resolution to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That the Grapevine City Council supports the proposed DART Service Plan Amendment to add a fixed guideway route and stations within the City of Grapevine on the Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor Alignment west of the Green Line to DFW Airport. Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 5th day of June, 2018. APPROVED: William . Tate Mayor ATTEST: CRAP Tara Brooks v r /2 City Secretary * * * APPROVED AS TO FORM: Ti\i\ City Attorney Resolution No. 2018-045 2 Exhibit "A" o 63 PLANO .•♦ 1-• • Cotton Belt ._ ig, . 'To Denton(A-train operated by DCTA) A PresIde►t/ • _ • SHILOH ROAD Corridor '♦� c ,. tompli 12TH STREET ® ♦ • COIT• • CITYLINE/. SH • • 0 UT DALLAS • • PRESTON ROAD • KNOLL TRAIL RICHARDSON • DOWNTOWN •ADP.ON TRANSIT CENTER 0000.-4=11141 :711770"" (DALLAS)WATER CARROLLTON CARROLLTON • DFW NORTH ADDISO FARMERS 635 GARLAND DEW 4110111 BRANCH • TERMINAL B ERMINAL 113 • • ♦♦ i to Fort h(TEX Rail (1 • • to be o by FWTA) Liti • DM • 41111111111 •111 0 • lir 4 liii • V • `i UNIVERSITY • LOVE© PARK FIELD HIGHLAND ts3 PARK UE C 0 0 IRVING LEGEND 4—To Fort Worth Cotton Belt DART Orange Line DCTA A-train COTTON BELT REGIONAL RAIL -•-•TEX Rail —DART Green Line Trinity Rail Express +++++++++Existing Track —DART Red Line olnterface Station DART Blue Line 0 Potential Cotton Belt Stations