STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: April 12, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 3
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) a Named Marker or Memorial Marker Highway Sign Agreement with the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the fabrication and installation of the William Scott Tanksley Memorial sign designating the overpass at Interstate Highway 20 and Spur 408 as the Firefighter William Scott Tanksley Memorial Bridge; (2) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $4,500.00 in the General Gift & Donation Fund; and (3) the disbursement of funds in the amount of $4,500.00 to the State of Texas, acting by and through TxDOT, from the General Gift Donation Fund - Total amount of $4,500.00 - Financing: General Gift & Donation Fund
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BACKGROUND
Fire-Rescue Officer William Scott Tanksley served the residents of the City of Dallas for 14 years as a fire-rescue officer. On February 10, 2014, Fire-Rescue Officer Tanksley passed away in the line of duty while assisting a motorist at the scene of an accident on the overpass of Interstate Highway (IH) 20 and Spur 408. On September 3, 2014, Fire-Rescue Officer Tanksley was honored with the Star of Texas Award, which is given to honor police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who are seriously hurt or killed in the line of duty.
The City of Dallas desires to honor Fire-Rescue Officer Tanksley by designating the overpass of IH 20 and Spur 408 as the Firefighter William Scott Tanksley Memorial Bridge. The City of Dallas has been coordinating with the Krodle Foundation and TxDOT to designate the overpass.
The Krodle Foundation is a foundation created in honor of fallen firefighter Lieutenant Todd Wesley Krodle, an 18-year veteran of the Dallas Fire Department, to support the families of Dallas Firefighters.
This action will authorize the City Manager to execute a Named Marker or Memorial Marker Highway Sign Agreement with TxDOT for the fabrication and installation of the memorial designation signs. The City will also enter into a Beautification and Maintenance Agreement with the Krodle Foundation to allow the Foundation to undertake and provide funding for the fabrication, installation, and maintenance of the memorial designation signs at the overpass of IH 20 and Spur 408, which will be a separate agenda item on this agenda.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
Information about this item was provided to the Public Safety Committee on May 9, 2022.
On October 26, 2022, the City Council authorized a resolution to support the memorial designation of the overpass at IH 20 and Spur 408 as the Firefighter William Scott Tanksley Memorial Bridge through the Texas Department of Transportation Highway Naming Program by Resolution No. 22-1609.
FISCAL INFORMATION
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Fund |
FY 2023 |
FY 2024 |
Future Years |
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General Gift & Donation Fund |
$ 4,500.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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