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CC Resolution No. 503 RESOLUTION NO. 503 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ENDORSING THE REVISED INTERIM FEDERAL-AID URBAN SYSTEMS AND REVISED URBAN BOUNDARIES IN THE HOUSTON- GALVESTON COUNTY MAINLAND AND GALVESTON URBAN AREAS. WHEREAS, the "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973" revised 23 USC 9 103d, "Highways, " provided for expansion of the urban area boundaries and system eligibility for inclusion in the Federal-Aid Urban System formerly recognized as the Federal-Aid Metropolitan System; and WHEREAS, such route and boundary designations should be selected by appropriate local officials in consultation with and with the concurrence of State highway departments; and WHEREAS, the above designations in urban areas of 50 , 000 population or more should also be in accordance with the planning process under Section 134 of the aforementioned Title; and WHEREAS, the Steering Committee provides regular and continued routine guidance in accordance with general policy direction provided by the Policy Advisory Committee for Multimodal Transportation Planning in the Gulf Coast State Planning Region, and also acts as the policy board for the Metropolitan Planning Organization; and WHEREAS, in this capacity the Steering Committee appointed a Task Force representative of appropriate governmental entities to establish urban boundaries and systems for the urban areas referred to herein; and WHEREAS, the 1975 Federal-Aid Urban Program requires approved urban systems and boundaries before federal funding eligibility can be established; and WHEREAS, the time limitations and technical ramifications of realigning all Federal-Aid Systems necessitated revisions of the existing Urban systems at this time, and in no way precludes further revisions to be finalized on or before June 30, 1976, as established by Section 103 of the aforementioned Title; and WHEREAS, the recommendations so derived by the above Task Force were approved by the Steering Committee and the Policy Advisory Committee on December 13, 1974; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: Section 1 : That the Revised Interim Federal-Aid Urban Systems and Revised Urban Boundaries in the Houston-Galveston County Mainland, and Galveston Urban Areas as prepared by the Task Force in cooperation with local officials and with concurrence of the Texas Highway Department and as approved by the Steering Committee and Policy Advisory Committee are hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas , and recommended to the Federal Highway Administration for its acceptance and approval. INTRODUCED, READ and ADOPTED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this 13th day of March, 1975. TOM GENTR , Mayor ATTEST: C ) COA_0'­_ l EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk APPROVED: NEEL RI H RDSON, City Attorney- -2-