Res 2019-024/approving a Municipal Maintenance Agreement with the State of Texas that fixes responsibility for the maintenance of State Highways within and through the corporate limits of the City

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4. Assist in snow and ice control to supplement City resources when requested by the City and if State resources are available. 5. Maintain drainage facilities within the limits of the right-of-way and State drainage easements. This does not relieve the City of its responsibility for drainage of the State highway facility within its corporate limits. 6. Install, maintain, and operate, when required, normal regulatory, warning and guide signs and normal markings (except as provided under *General Conditions' in paragraph 5). In cities with less than 50,000 population, this also includes school safety devices, school crosswalks, and crosswalks installed in conjunction with pedestrian signal heads. This does not include other pedestrian crosswalks. Any other traffic striping desired by the City may be placed and maintained by the City subject to written State approval. 7. Install, operate, and maintain traffic signals in cities with less than 50,000 population, 7. In cities equal to or greater than 50,000 population, the State may provide for Installation of traffic signals when the installation is financed in whole or In part with federal -aid funds if the City agrees to enter into an agreement setting forth the responsibilities of each party. City's Responsibes (Non -Controlled Access) 1. Prohibit angle parking, except upon written approval by the State after traffic and engineering studies have bei conducted to determine if the State highway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering wi the free and safe movement of traffic. 2. Install and maintain all parking restriction signs, pedestrian crosswalks [except as provided in paragraph 6 und "State's Responsibilities (Non -Controlled Access)J, parking stripes and special guide signs when agreed to writing by the State. Cities greater than or equal to 50,000 population will also install, operate, and maintain i school safety devices and school crosswalks. 3. Signing and marking of Intersecting city streets with State highways will be the full responsibility of the Ci (except as provided under 'General Conditions' in paragraph 5). 4. Require installations, repairs. removals or adjustments of publicly or privately owned utilities or services to t performed in accordance with Texas Department of Transportation specifications and subject to approval of It State in writing. 5. Retain all functions and responsibilities for maintenance and operations which are not specifically described the responsibility of the State. The assistance by the State In maintenance of drainage facilities does not relie% the City of its responsibility for drainage of the State highway facility within its corporate limits except whel participation by the State is specifically covered in a separate agreement between the City and the State. 6. Install, maintain, and operate all traffic signals in cities equal to or greater than 50,000 population. Any variatior will be handled by a separate agreement. 7. Perform mowing and litter pickup. B. Sweep and otherwise clean the paverneft 9. Perform snow and ice control. CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS The followinnanecific; conditions and -gtj, "General Conditions* contained herein above. Controlled access State highways or portions thereof covered by t:Jh section are those listed and/or graphically shown in Exhibit "B.'