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20181015 Special CalledTown Council Meeting October 15, 2018 Agenda Item 1. Call to order/roll call Agenda Item 2. Executive Session Recess into Closed Session in compliance with Section 551.001 et seq. Texas Government Code, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, to deliberate regarding: 2a.Section 551.087 –To discuss and consider economic development incentives. 2b.Section 551.072 –To discuss and consider purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for municipal purposes and all matters incident and related thereto. Agenda Item 3. Reconvene in Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session. Agenda Item 4. Consider and act upon repealing Resolution 17-29, and approving a resolution strongly opposing Red Alignment Option B as a bypass option for U.S. Highway 380 within the corporate limits of the Town of Prosper and declaring the Town Council’s opposition to any alignment of U.S. Highway 380 in the Town that is not consistent with the current alignment of said highway. •Thoroughfare Plan: •“As the alignment of right-of-way of major transportation facilities are established and adjacent property developed, it is difficult to facilitate system changes without significant financial impacts.” –page 74 •Red Alignment Option B is a significant deviation from the adopted Thoroughfare Plan included in the Comprehensive Plan. •Greatly impacts planned developments. US 380 First St.Custer Rd. •Comprehensive Plan: •“Long range statement of public policy.” –page 9 •Multiple public meetings with stakeholders, citizens, and public officials. •Serves as foundation for commercial and residential development investment decisions. •Proposed Red Alignment Option B: •Greatly impacts existing and future residential communities in the Town of Prosper. •Impacts 2 Prosper Independent School District (PISD) High School sites. •(1 in Prosper and 1 in McKinney) •Would redirect significant traffic from the Town’s gateway retail development on the northwest corner of US 380 and FM 2478 (Custer Road). •Not in conformance with the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan. •Not in conformance with the Town’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Resolution States: •The Town Council is still supportive of U.S. Highway 380 being a Limited Access Roadway. •The Town Council strongly opposes Red Alignment Option B as a bypass option for U.S. Highway 380 within the corporate limits of the Town of Prosper. •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. •The proposed Red Alignment Option B is not in conformance with the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan and the Town Council expresses no support for any amendment to its Thoroughfare Plan relative to approval of Red Alignment Option B. •The Town Council directs no further Town staff coordination with TxDOT or any other entity related to the preservation of right-of-way for the expansion of U.S. Highway 380 as a Limited Access Roadway while there exists a Red Alignment Option B. Agenda Item 5. Adjourn.