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RESOLUTION 2012 -127R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE INCLUSION OF STATE HIGHWAY 45 IN THE CAMPO 2035 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 1. The segment of State Highway 45 from Loop 1 to FM 1626 is included in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organizations' ( "CAMPO ") 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (the "Plan "). 2. State Highway 45 has been included in the last four CAMPO Regional Transportation Plans adopted in 1994, 2000, 2005 and 2010. 3. The segment of State Highway 45 consisting of Projects No. 39, No. 251 and No. 764 of the CAMPO 2035 Plan lies within Hays and Travis Counties and within the corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Austin. 4. The City of San Marcos believes this segment of highway is critical to relieve traffic congestion, reduce pollution, increase safety and improve future connectivity. 5. While development of any major roadway will alter the natural landscape, there are many effective methods to mitigate environmental impacts consistent with a goal of non - degradation, as clearly demonstrated by the Loop 1 (S) —US 290 (W) interchange project and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Green Mobility Challenge. 6. The Austin Urbanized Area is one of the fastest growing urbanized areas in the country and is experiencing an ever - increasing strain on roadway infrastructure, which can only worsen if additional measures are not taken to provide more regional transportation options. 7. Failure to create new regional transportation options, such as the State Highway 45 segment, will inevitably lead to negative environmental impacts more severe than those associated with project construction, specifically due to overreliance on substandard roads, inadequate storm water and water quality management, and congestion related air quality impacts associated with idling. 8. While multimodal regional projects are being considered as an additional solution to the current transportation challenge, including Lonestar Rail and Capitol Metro mass transit services, the willingness of the commuting public to fully utilize these services has not been determined and in any event the effectiveness and efficiency of these efforts will be reduced or eliminated by a failure to procure the roadway infrastructure necessary to provide the ancillary support needed by these systems. 1