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78R15645 RVH-D

By:  Bohac                                                        H.R. No. 1100



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The engineering firms of Cobb Fendley & Associates 
and Demopulos & Ferguson Associates, Inc., are in the final stages 
of completing a feasibility study on Long Point Road for the City of 
Houston and in conjunction with the Super Neighborhood Councils; 
and
	WHEREAS, Studies of various alternatives for the 
reconstruction of Long Point Road have been presented by the 
engineering firms, and those alternatives and other proposals have 
been considered at public meetings; and
	WHEREAS, Major thoroughfare improvement has been a capital 
project since 1994; and
	WHEREAS, Given the constraints of acquiring rights-of-way 
and the limited availability of funds, it is incumbent upon all 
stakeholders to work in concert to identify all available sources 
of funds for the final design engineering so that construction can 
begin according to schedule and the urgent need for improved 
mobility can be met as soon as possible; and
	WHEREAS, Under further collaborative efforts among the 
parties involved, streetscape design and landscape design 
performed in partnership with Spring Branch property owners and the 
Spring Branch Super Neighborhood Councils would ensure that the 
project's design is balanced with the need for mobility, safety, 
and environmental soundness for the community; and
	WHEREAS, To meet these various needs, local stakeholders have 
expressly stated a preference for design plans that would require a 
four-lane divided roadway with 11-foot traffic lanes, 12-foot 
esplanades, five-foot sidewalks, 80-foot rights-of-way wherever 
possible, and a 36-inch underground water main installed along the 
center of Long Point from Campbell to Conrad Sauer so as not to 
impede traffic; and
	WHEREAS, These parties also have expressed a desire for the 
final design plans to include extending the ending boundary of the 
Cobb Fendley & Associates design from Bingle Road to Hollister 
Road, and changing the Demopulos & Ferguson Associates, Inc., 
beginning boundary to Campbell Road instead of Bingle Road; and
	WHEREAS, The process to-date has provided individual 
property owners and neighborhood associations ample opportunity 
for public input, and those stakeholders have responded 
accordingly; and
	WHEREAS, Long Point Road redevelopment is an issue 
passionately supported by Congressman John Culberson, Senator Jon 
Lindsay, Representative Dwayne Bohac, Representative Jessica 
Farrar, and Representative Beverly Woolley; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby strongly encourage the City of Houston to 
redevelop Long Point Road.