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CC Resolution No. 656 1043 RESOLUTION NO. 656 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE REVISED FEDERAL-AID URBAN SYSTEMS AND REVISED URBAN BOUNDARIES IN THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA. WHEREAS , the "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973" revised 23 USC §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 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 1978 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 1044 of the existing Urban systems at this time , and in no way precludes further revisions to be finalized on or before June 30, 1979, as established by Section 103 of the afore- mentioned Title ; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: Section 1 : That the Revised Federal-Aid Urban Systems and Revised Urban Boundaries in the Houston Metropolitan Areas as prepared by the Task Force in cooperation with local officials and with concurrence of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation 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 PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this llth day of January 1979 . E=TT-0. HUT TO, Mayor ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk APPROVED: SCOTT BOUNDS , City Attorney -2-