23-R-46 Great Springs ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 23-R-46
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT'S
APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION'S 2023 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
SET-ASIDE (TA) CALL FOR PROJECTS.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation issued a call for projects in
December 2022 for communities to apply for funding assistance through the Transportation
Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program; and
WHEREAS> the TA funds may be used for development of planning documents to assist
communities of any size in developing non-motorized transportation networks; and
WHEREAS, the Great Springs Project will use awarded funds to develop plans for
building and linking 100-miles of existing and planned trails from San Antonio to Austin,
connecting four of Texas' Great Springs; and
WHEREAS, this project will deliver safety, access, and mobility benefits along the high-
growth San Antonio to Austin corridor while also providing an estimated $60 million in
economic benefits annually.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section l. The City Council hereby supports the Great Springs Projects application to
the Texas Department of Transportation's 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) call
for projects.
Section 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 putposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 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 neve11heless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
prov1s1on.
Section 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.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED, this ~~ day of May, 2023.
ATTEST:
Sheree Coumey, Deputy City Secret