2020-87 - RTOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 2020-87
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER,
TEXAS, SUPPORTING U.S. HIGHWAY 380 AS A CONTROLLED ACCESS
HIGHWAY; CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE TXDOT RECOMMENDED
ALIGNMENT AS PRESENTED ON MAY 6, 2019, FOR U.S. HIGHWAY 380
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN; STRONGLY OPPOSING
ANY PROPOSED ALIGNMENT CHANGE, ENTITLED GOLD OR BROWN
ALTERNATIVE SEGMENT B ALIGNMENTS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER AND THAT IS IN CONFLICT WITH EXISTING
AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALONG SAID ALTERNATIVES, THAT IS NOT
CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN’S THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND CURRENT
ALIGNMENT OF SAID ROADWAY; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held three public meetings
in October 2018 relative to a feasibility study of expanding U.S. Highway 380 in Collin County
to a Limited Access Roadway, or more commonly referred to by TxDOT as a Controlled Access
Highway; and
WHEREAS, previous public meetings earlier in 2018 did not include a bypass option for
U.S. Highway 380 within the Town’s corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Prosper has adopted four prior resolutions in support of the
current alignment of U.S. Highway 380 expanding to a Limited Access Roadway (LAR) within
the corporate limits of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan, adopted after multiple public hearings and
intensive citizen input, depicts U.S. Highway 380 along its current route; and
WHEREAS, TxDOT presented the TxDOT Recommended Alignment for U.S. Highway
380 in Collin County at a public meeting on May 6, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the TxDOT Recommended Alignment for U.S. Highway 380 in the Town is
consistent with the current alignment of U.S. Highway 380 and the Town of Prosper’s
Thoroughfare Plan.
WHEREAS, TxDOT finalized the US 380 Collin County Feasibility Study Final Report and
Implementation Plan in March 2020, including the Recommended Alignment for U.S. Highway
380 along the current alignment within the Town; and
WHEREAS, TxDOT held an Overall Project Update Meeting on October 12, 2020 and
then a more detailed Agency Scoping Meeting on October 29, 2020, for the U.S. Highway 380
Environmental Impact Study (EIS) from Coit Road to FM 1827 and introduced a new Gold and
Brown Alternative Segment B Alignments within the Town limits; and
WHEREAS, the alternative Segment B alignments are incongruent with Resolution No.
19-24 and the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan both approved by Council; and
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WHEREAS, the alternative Segment B alignments negatively impact existing and planned
future developments within the Town to include a Charter School under construction, and
Residential & Commercial/Retail development in various stages of the development process
and within close proximity to a future Prosper ISD High School, as shown in the Prosper
Development Map, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council further declares its opposition to any alignment of the U.S.
Highway 380 in the Town that is not consistent with the current alignment of U.S. Highway 380.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1
The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this Resolution as if fully set
forth herein.
SECTION 2
The Town Council of the Town of Prosper, Texas, supports U.S. Highway 380 being a
Controlled Access Highway.
SECTION 3
The Town Council hereby continues to express its strong support for the TxDOT
Recommended Alignment presented by TxDOT at the May 6, 2019, Public Meeting and as
included within the U.S. 380 Collin County Feasibility Study Final Report completed in March 2020
for the section within the corporate limits of the Town of Prosper, thereby acknowledging that the
future expansion of U.S. Highway 380 will remain in its current alignment within the corporate
limits of the Town, consistent with the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan.
SECTION 4
The Town Council expresses its strong opposition to any alignment that is not consistent
with the current alignment of U.S. Highway 380 in the Town.
SECTION 5
The Town Council hereby expresses its strong opposition to any proposed alignment
consideration of the Gold or Brown Alternative Segment B alignment options for U.S. Highway
380 within the corporate limits of the Town of Prosper that is not consistent with the Town’s
Thoroughfare Plan and as presented during the Agency Scoping Meeting for the U.S. 380 EIS
Coit Road to FM 1827 within the limits of the Town on October 12 and 29, 2020.
SECTION 6
The Town Council hereby directs Town staff not to coordinate with TxDOT or any other
entity related to the preservation of right-of-way for the expansion of U.S. Highway 380 as a
Controlled Access Roadway while there exists alternative options for U.S. Highway 380 within the
corporate limits of the Town of Prosper.
SECTION 7
Any and all resolutions, rules, regulations, policies, or provisions in conflict with the
provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed and rescinded to the extent of any conflict
herewith.
SECTION 8
This Resolution shall be effective from and after its passage by the Town Council.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, ON THIS 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
AT T:
Melissa Lee, T n Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney
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Ray Smith, qayor
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