Title
Consider minutes of Special City Council Meeting of March 3, 2015.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Utility Collections Large Conference Room
March 3, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Scott Cosper
Attending: Mayor Pro-Tem Elizabeth Blackstone, Council members Terry Clark, Juan Rivera, Wayne Gilmore, Steve Harris, Jonathan Okray, and Jose Segarra
Also attending were City Manager Glenn Morrison, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Dianna Barker.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone to approve the agenda as written. Motion seconded by Councilmember Rivera. The motion carried unanimously.
Ordinances / Resolutions
OR-15-003 Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 extending construction maximum speed limits on US 190, US 190 Frontage Roads, and FM 2410.
The City Secretary read the caption of the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, TRAFFIC, ARTICLE IX, MISCELLANEOUS RULES OF THE CITY OF KILLEEN’S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION SPEED LIMITS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 190 (CENTRAL TEXAS EXPRESSWAY), U.S. HIGHWAY 190 FRONTAGE ROADS, AND FARM-TO-MARKET (FM) 2410; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Staff comments: Holli Clements
Due to the continuation of the construction projects, the construction speed limits need to be extended. The Transportation Division recommends that the construction speed limits found in Sections 28-256, 28-257, 28-258, 28-259, and 28-261 be extended. One correction to the ordinance presented, Section 28-258’s Reference Marker of 562+07.68 should be 568+1.462. The City of Killeen Transportation Division recommends adoption of the attached ordinance extending the construction maximum speed limits as indicated.
Motion was made by Councilmember Clark to approve OR-003 with the above stated change. Motion ...
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