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CC Resolution No. 2572RESOLUTION NO. 2572 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE MEMBERS OF THE 86TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 2781 TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF VEHICULAR TRAVEL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 146 THROUGH BAYTOWN, AND PROVIDTNG FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. WHEREAS, the balancing of economic vitality and quality of life is a key priority for the Baytown City Council; and WHEREAS, the safety of the people living, working and visiting in the Baytown area is of great concern and importance to the Baytown City Council; and WHEREAS, the imposition of tolls on State Highway 99 in Chambers County has created a safety hazard along State Highway 146 through Baytown; and WHEREAS, the safety hazard created by the tolling on State Highway 99 in Chambers County is putting excessive numbers of passenger vehicles and large commercial trucks along a corridor with limited capacity and dangerous access management to residential neighborhoods and commercial serving those neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the Baytown and Chambers County area expect continued growth in the industrial and manufacturing sectors in the coming years, which will significantly increase the number of large commercial trucks in the area; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown respectfully requests that the members of the 86th Legislature of Texas support House Bill 2781, amending Chapter 228 of the Texas Transportation Code, by adding Section 228.060 to read as follows: "Sec. 228.060. CESSATION OF TOLLS RESULTING IN SAFETY HAZARD IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. The department may not charge a toll, either directly or indirectly through an agreement with another entity, on the segment of State Highway 99 located in a county that: (1) has a population of less than 75,000; (2) adopts a resolution stating that the imposition of tolls on the segment has created a safety hazard on another state highway located in the county." Section 2: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution to the members of the Baytown state legislative delegation. Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas. INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 14`h day of March, 2019. ATTES LETI IA BRYSCH, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: l NACIO RAMIREZ, S .,City Attorney 111� rr_�J� BRANDON CAPETIL ayor ilcobfsO lllegal%Denise%FileslCityCouncil�llesolutionsL—)O I Wvlarch I41861hLegislatrveSessionlSupportFlouseBil1278 Ldot