Resolution 2007-06 RESOLUTION NO. 2007_06(R)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF WYLIE, TEXAS
ENDORSING THE "JOINT RECOMMENDATION FOR REGIONAL
RAIL IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS" AS APPROVED BY THE
BOARDS OF DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT (DART), DENTON
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (DCTA) AND THE FORT
WORTH TRANSPOTATION AUTHORITY (THE T) THAT SUPPORTS
THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL OPTION FUNDING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT
IN THE REGION BY EXEMPTING AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
LOCALLY AUTHORIZED TRANSIT SALES TAX FROM THE 2%
LOCAL SALES TAX CAP.
WHEREAS, the City of Wylie is firmly committed to supporting regional efforts toward
addressing the mobility and air quality needs of its citizens and for future generations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wylie believes that the best approach to achieving the goal of
providing additional funding capacity to expand rapid transit in the region is by exempting an amount
equal to the locally authorized metropolitan sales tax from the 2% sales tax cap in cities like the City of
Wylie that do not currently have room under the local sales tax cap because of 4A/4B obligations; and
WHEREAS, among the existing transit authorities in the region - DART, DCTA, and The T-
there exists expertise and evidence of cooperation on current and future rail projects that demonstrates
their ability to successfully expand rail transit in the region; and,
' WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Wylie want to ensure that the quality of life remains
high in the region and our economy strong and competitive, and transit has an important role in
achieving this goal as the population continues to grow toward eight million in the very near future;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, TI~AT:
Section 1. The City of Wylie hereby agrees and supports the "Joint Recommendation for
Regional Rail in North Central Texas" as put forth by DART, DCTA and The T on the regional transit
issue in Exhibit 1 and strongly urges the 80`h Texas Legislation to pass legislation exempting an
amount equal to the locally authorized transit sales tax from the 2% local sales tax cap in the 9 counties
of North Texas that are designated by the Environmenta.l Protection Agency as "non-attainment" for
federal air quality standards.
DULY PASS AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas on the 23ra
day of January, 2007.
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Resolution No. 2007-06(R)
Endorsing Regional Rail In North Cen~al Texas
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JOINT RECOMMENDAT[ON FOR REGIONAL RAiL Il~ NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
The three existing tzansit sutt?orities suppoR expanding meaningful public transit in North Texas through
our existing organizations. Such transit suthorities support the Statement of Principles for the
Implementation of a Regional Rail System in North Centrat Texas agreed to in August 2004 by regional
leadership under the following conditions:
~ New ragional rail projects will require new sources of funding. The State authorized Sales and
Use 7'ax has been the primary means af fund'mg public transit service within the region, and the
magnitude of the required funding will most fikely dictate that sales tax should be the source of
funds for naw regional rail projects. However, most cities in the t~egion do not have the abiiity to
fund pub[ic transit services because sales and use tax capacity has been committed m other uses.
• The three existing tcansit authoritias support locat option funding of pubiic traasit in the region by
exempting an amount equa.l to the locally authorized transit sales tax from the 2% cap in the
fol.iowing counties:
o Tarrsnt
o Patker
o Johnson
o Denton
o Wise
o Daltas
o Collin
o Rockwail
o Ellis
. This action wauld provide an equitable means of aliowing "non-transit" jurisdictions to determine
as a local option whether or not they would choose to fund public transit, while aliowing
jurisdidions that currently support public transit to determine whethcr tt?cy would choose to
altocate sales tax ca{~acity for non-transit uses (up to the existing cap).
• We support a determination of citizens' support of a regional rail system outside the existing
transit authorities' turitory or service area, and inside Tha T's service area.
• Formation of a 4th transit entity is not recommended.
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