13-03 - RTHE STATE OF TEXAS
A PORTION OF COLLIN COUNTY
A PORTION OF DENTON COUNTY
CERTIFICATION
I, Amy Piukana, Town Secretary for the Town of Prosper, a municipal corporation,
Collin & Denton County, Texas, in the performance of the functions of my office, do
hereby certify that the attached document is a true and correct copy of the Joint
Resolution of City of McKinney (Resolution No. 2013-01-009(R)) and the Town
of Prosper (Resolution No. 13-03) requesting the prima facie speed limit for
vehicles traveling upon Custer Road (FM 2478) from U. S. Highway 380
northward to FM 1461 be reduced from the current prima facie speed limit of 55
miles per hour to a maximum prima facie speed not to exceed 50 miles per hour
passed by the Prosper Town Council at their meeting held on January 8, 2013, as
the same appears of record in the Town Secretary's Office, and that that I am the
lawful possessor and have legal custody of said record.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID CITY on this 15th day of January, 2013.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2013-01.009 (R)
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
McKINNEY, TEXAS AND THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT
FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING UPON CUSTER ROAD, WHICH ROAD IS
ALSO DESIGNATED AS FARM -TO -MARKET ROAD 2478 (FM 2478),
FROM U.S. HIGHWAY 380 NORTHWARD TO FARM -TO -MARKET
ROAD 1461 (FM 1461) BE REDUCED FROM THE CURRENT PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MILES PER HOUR TO A MAXIMUM PRIMA
FACIE SPEED NOT TO EXCEED 50 MILES PER HOUR FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE
RESIDENTS OF McKINNEY, TEXAS, AND PROSPER, TEXAS, AND
ALL OTHER PERSONS TRAVELING ON SAID SECTION OF CUSTER
ROAD
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, and the Town Council of
the Town of Prosper recently learned that the Texas Transportation
Commission has reduced the prima facie speed limit upon Custer Road,
which road is also designated as Farm -to -Market Road 2478 (FM 2478),
from U.S. Highway 380 northward to Farm -to -Market Road 1461 (FM
1461) (hereinafter referred to as the "Custer Road Segment") from the
previous prima facie speed limit of 60 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour
based on a recommendation from the Texas Department of Transportation
('TxDOT"); and
WHEREAS, TxDOT typically establishes speed limits at the nearest value to the 85th
percentile speed ending in a 5 or 0, which speed represents the speed the
majority of drivers are currently traveling at or below on such road; and
WHEREAS, the 85'h percentile speed may be lowered by up to 10 miles per hour
based on sound and generally accepted engineering judgment that
includes consideration of (a) the roadway pavement width, (b) curves and
hills along the roadway, (c) hidden driveways and other developments, (d)
a high number of driveways, (e) crash history, (f) a rural residential or
developed area, or (g) a lack of striped, improved shoulders; and
WHEREAS, residents of both the City of McKinney and the Town of Prosper who live
and travelin the area around and about the Custer Road Segment are
seeking a significant lowering of the speed limit on such roadway; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, and the Town Council of
the Town of Prosper, Texas, have considered the requests of the
residents of their respective communities as well as their personal
knowledge and experience traveling along and across the Custer Road
Segment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, and the Town Council of
the Town of Prosper, Texas, have determined to join together to express
their concerns that a change in the prima facie speed limit for the Custer
Road Segment from 60 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour is not sufficient
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of
McKinney, Texas, and the Town of Prosper, Texas, directly impacted by
high speed traffic on the Custer Road Segment and the motoring public
passing through these communities; an
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, and the Town Council of
the Town of Prosper, Texas, believe that reducing the prima facie speed
limit for the Custer Road Segment to a maximum prima facie speed not to
exceed 50 miles per hour may result in a higher awareness of the
increasing urban development and local neighborhoods situated along
and about the Custer Road Segment and lead to a decrease in the
number of automobile collisions with resulting decreases in the incidents
of property damage, serious bodily injury and fatality accidents on the
Custer Road Segment thereby better protecting the health, safety and
welfare of the residents of the City of McKinney, Texas, and the Town of
Prosper, Texas, as well as the motoring public passing through these
communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
McKINNEY, TEXAS, AND THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER,
TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1, All of the above premises are found to be true and correct factual and
legislative determinations of the City of McKinney and the Town of
Prosper and are hereby approved and incorporated into the body of this
Resolution as if copied In their entirety.
Section 2. The City of McKinney and the Town of Prosper disagree with the minimal
decrease of the prima facie speed limit on the Custer Road Segment, from
60 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour.
Section 3. The City of McKinney and the Town of Prosper support a further decrease
of an additional 5 miles per hour in the prima facie speed limit on the
Custer Road Segment from 55 miles per hour to a maximum prima facie
speed not to exceed 50 miles per hour to better protect the health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the City of McKinney, Texas, and the Town
of Prosper, Texas.
Section 4. The City of McKinney and the Town of Prosper respectfully request that
the Texas Transportation Commission exercise its authority to reduce the
prima facie speed on Custer Road (FM 2478) from U.S. Highway 380
northward to Farm -to -Market Road 1461 (FM 1461) to a maximum prima
facie speed not to exceed 50 miles per hour.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after the date of
passage and Is so resolved.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
McKINNEY, TEXAS ON THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2013.
CITY OF McKINNEY, TEXAS
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BLANCA I. GARCIA
Assistant City Secretary
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Assistant City Attorney
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 13-03 BY THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER ON THE 8th DAY OF JANUARY, 2013.
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AMY PIUKANWtRMC
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TOWN OF PROSPER TEXAS
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Mayor