14-R-27 - Highway Overpass at Country Club & IH 35RESOLUTION NO. 14 -R -27
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGHWAY OVERPASS AT COUNTRY
CLUB DRIVE AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 AND OTHER
MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, citizens of the City of Schertz have expressed a desire for the construction
of a highway overpass at Country Club Drive from the north -bound frontage road to the
south -bound frontage road of Interstate Highway 35 (IH 35); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Schertz wishes to request that the Texas Department of
Transportation (TXDoT) evaluate the need for construction of such overpass to provide
improved traffic flow and less impeded traffic pattern for the substantial number of
drivers needing to go south who currently have to travel more than two and one half
miles to change direction from north to south; and
WHEREAS, the City will be undertaking the task of updating its Master Thoroughfare
Plan within the current year; and
WHEREAS, a highway overpass at Country Club Drive and IH 35 will be considered and
prioritized among other potential City transportation improvements during the Master
Thoroughfare Plan update process.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS,
THAT:
1. City Council of Schertz requests that TXDoT evaluate the need for construction
of a highway overpass at Country Club Drive and IH 35, to provide improved
traffic flow and a less impeded traffic pattern for a substantial number of drivers
in the vicinity.
2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are
adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
3. All resolutions or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and
the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters
resolved herein.
4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas and the United States of America.
5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall
nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution
would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place,
and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting,
including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it
is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 18`h day of March, 2014
CITY O S
Michael Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)