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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Form 10 0 (Rev, 03h2i. Page 5 of @ State's Responsibilities (Controlled Access) 1. Maintain the traveled surface of the through lanes, ramps, and frontage roads and foundations beneath such traveled surface necessary for the proper support of same under vehicular toads encountered. 2. Mow and clean up litter within the outermost curbs of the frontage roads or the entire right-of-way width where no frontage roads exist and assist in performing these operations between the right-of-way line and the outermost curb or crown line of the frontage roads in undeveloped areas. 3. Sweep and otherwise clean the through lanes, ramps, separation structures or roadways and frontage roads., 4. Remove snow and control ice on the through lanes and ramps and assist in these operations as the availability or equipment and labor will allow on the frontage roads and grade separation structures or roadways. 5. Except as provided under "General Conditions" in paragraph 5, the State will install and maintain all normal markings and signs, Including sign operation if applicable, on the main lanes and frontage roads. This includes school safety devices, school crosswalks and crosswalks installed on frontage roads in conjunction with pedestrian signal heads. It does not include other pedestrian crosswalks. 6. Install, operate and maintain traffic signals at ramps and frontage road intersections unless covered by a separate agreement. 7. Maintain all 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 highway facility within Ns corporate limits. City's Responsibilities (Controlled Access) 1. Prohibit, by ordinance or resolution and through enforcement, all parking on frontage roads except when parallel parking on one side is approved by the State in writing. Prohibit all parking on main lanes and ramps and at such other places where such restriction is necessary for satisfactory operation of traffic, by passing and enforcing ordinanceslresolutions and taking other appropriate action in addition to full compliance with current laws on parking. 2. When considered necessary and desirable by both the City and the State, the City shall pass and enforce an ordinancelresolution providing for one-way traffic on the frontage roads except as may be otherwise agreed to by separate agreements with the State. 3. Secure or cause to be secured the approval of the State before any utility installation, repair, removal or adjustment is undertaken, crossing over or under the highway facility or entering the right-of-way. In the event of an emergency, it being evident that immediate action is necessary for protection of the public and to minimize property damage and loss of investment, the City, without the necessity of approval by the State, may at its own responsibility and risk make necessary emergency utility repairs, notifying the State of this action as soon as practical. 4. Pass necessary ordinances/resolutions and retain its responsibility for enforcing the control of access to the expresswaylfreeway facility. 5. Install and maintain all parking restriction signs, pedestrian crosswalks (except as mentioned above in paragraph 5 under "State's Responsibilities") and parking stripes when agreed to by the State in writing. Slgning and marking of intersecting city streets to State highways shall be the full responsibility of the City (except as discussed under 'General Conditions" in paragraph 5).