CC Resolution No. 679 1090
RESOLUTION NO. 679
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO BUDGET THE FUNDS NECESSARY
TO ELEVATE THE ROADBED OF THAT SECTION OF LOOP 201
SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
WHEREAS , Loop 201 where it intersects with Highway 146
is subject to flooding ; and
WHEREAS , the recent addition to Loop 201 has increased
the traffic on that highway and made it a major artery in
the traffic flow of Baytown ; and
WHEREAS , the periodic flooding of Loop 201 is a hazard
and inconvenience to travelers using that highway ; and
WHEREAS , the surest way to prevent future flooding of
Loop 201 would be to raise the roadbed of that section
subject to flooding ; NOW THEREFORE ,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN :
Section 1 : That the City of Baytown hereby requests
the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
to budget the funds necessary to elevate the roadbed of Loop
201 at its intersection with Highway 146 to the height
necessary to prevent future flooding of Loop 201 .
Section 2 : This resolution shall take effect from and
after its passage .
INTRODUCED , READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council. of the City of Baytown on this 24th day
of Pay 1979.
ETvfMETT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
SCOTT BOUNDS , City Attorney