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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR99-219 participate in rural transportation authorityCommissioner Moved adoption oft a following Resolution: ` BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 99- 0,/9 EXPRESSING INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A RURAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WHEREAS, pursuant to the 'Rural Transportation Authority Law" and Article XIV, Section 18 of the Colorado Constitution, and Sections 29 -1 -201, et sea. 30- 11- 101(1)(f), 31-15 - 711(1)(g), C.R.S., counties and municipalities are authorized to create, by contract, rural transportation authorities and to provide for the joint exercise of transportation systems and facilities; and WHEREAS, Eagle County along with other cities, towns and counties of the Roaring Fork Valley and the I -70 corridor in western Colorado, through their duly authorized representatives, have been engaged in discussions concerning the creation of a Rural Transportation Authority (hereinafter "RTA ") to exist by and among them for the purpose of financing, constructing, operating and maintaining rural transportation systems within the region; and WHEREAS, to commence the formation of the RTA and present a ballot question in MAY, 2000 to the electors residing within the jurisdictional limits of the proposed RTA, it is necessary for Eagle County to express its commitment to participate as a member of the RTA; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to formalize the boundaries of the RTA, the procedures for conducting the election, and such other matters necessary and appropriate to be included in the intergovernmental agreement creating the RTA, all of which require the active participation of each member government; and WHEREAS, Eagle County recognizes the benefits that a RTA would provide by creating a regional transportation planning and administrative body that would develop and implement an integrated regional transportation plan reflecting the long range vision for the authority boundaries. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT, Eagle County hereby expresses its commitment to participate in the creation of the RTA for the purpose of financing, constructing, operating and maintaining rural transportation systems within the region of State Highway 82 in the Roaring Fork Valley and the I -70 corridor of western Colorado. THAT, Eagle County will commit the requisite staff to participate in the finalization of the RTA intergovernmental agreement, including attendance at a convention to be held for such a purpose, if deemed necessary. THAT, following the finalization of the intergovernmental agreement, it is the intent of this body to hold hearings authorizing its participation as a member of the RTA and approval and execution of the RTA intergovernmental agreement, such hearings to be held no later than February 2000. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the / Day of December, 1999. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /lohnnette Phillips Chairman ames E. Jo n. Jr. Commissio r 1:g. v Vv Tom C. Stone, Commissioner Commissioner Seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner J Phillips Commissioner James ames E. E. Johnson, Jr. Commissioner Tom C. Stone / This Resolution passed by j () — Vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. County Commissioners