HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0606 (2)OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following resolution
supporting the establishment of a Rural Transportation Planning Organization for Iredell
County, but to request the staff to express the board's concerns about (1) the voting
stipulations in the Memorandum of Understanding and (2) request for the staff to study
the composition of the proposed RPO to insure that Iredell County was aligned with
counties having the same traffic patterns.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
RESOLUTION
iN SUPPORT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION
IN THE LAKE NORMAN RURAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, Section 135 of Title 13, United States Code, declares that it is in the
national interest to encourage and promote the development of transportation systems embracing
various modes of transportation in a manner that will serve all areas of the State efficiently and
effectively; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 136-18 was amended by the North
Carolina General Assembly by ratification of'Senate Bill 1195 on July 6, 2000, and this same bill
was signed by the Governor on July 14, 1000, and subsequently Chaptered, and which Chaptered
statute provided for the establishment of Rural Transportation Planning Organizations (RPOs),
similar in concept to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) which provide transportation
planning in North Carolina's urban areas: and
WHEREAS, the establishment ofa Rural Transportation Planning Organization
(RPO), similar in concept to the urban Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organizations
(MPOs) would provide rural areas the opportunity to work in partners/tip with the North
Carolina Department of Transportation toward the development of sound, short and long range
transportation planning for rural areas; and,
WHEREAS, the establishment ofa Rural Transportation Planning Organization for
the four counties in the "Lake Norman" area would assist the North Carolina Department of
Transportation in complying with the provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA 21), enacted June 9, 1998, relative to the participation of local officials and the
public in the transportation planning process; and
WHEREAS, Iredell County is a Jurisdiction in this area eligible to participate in the
Rural Transportation Planning Organization.
NOW THEREFORE, BE iT RESOLVED that Iredell County does hereby express
its intent to participate in the Lake Norman Rural Transportation Planning Organization, staffed
by Centralina Council of Governments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Iredell County encourages its neighboring
entities eligible to participate in this process to do so to provide for continual, cooperative, and
comprehensive transportation planning in rural parts of North Carolina and this region.
-----------------------------------------CONSENT AGENDA ---------------------------------------
OTIO by Commissioner Williams to approve the following nine (9) consent
agenda items.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
1. APPROVAL TO NEGOTIATE WITH MARTIN BOAL ANTHONY At
JOHNSON FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES
REGARDING THE IREDELL COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING - SOUTH.
(This firm is located in Charlotte, NC. See briefing minutes for additional information.)