STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: August 12, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 6, 11, 12
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 11 to the existing Master Interlocal Agreement between the City of Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit, approved as to form by the City Attorney, that establishes certain obligations, conditions, roles, and responsibilities for the implementation and the long term maintenance associated with the portion of the Cotton Belt Project located within the City of Dallas (the "Project") - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is currently designing and planning the construction and operation of a 26-mile rail line between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and the City of Plano known as the Project. The project was recently renamed as the Silver Line.
The Project alignment follows the existing Cotton Belt rail line that passes through the cities of Plano, Richardson, Dallas, Addison, Coppell and Carrollton. A portion of the Project alignment that passes through the northern part of the City is an approximate three-mile section between the Dallas City Limit at the Dallas North Tollway to the Dallas City Limit west of Waterview Parkway that is in close proximity to schools, parks, and mixed-use development, and has several at-grade street crossings within the aforementioned limits as well as in the Cypress Waters Development Area. As part of public outreach and a thorough project review, local communities provided input to DART and to the City noting their concerns about the Project's impacts. These comments were incorporated in the environmental review process which culminated in the Federal Transit Administration's issuance of a "Record of Decisi...
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