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I I I 40 RESOLUTION NO. 1980-75-R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTA- TION RELOCATE THE PRESENT EXIT RAMP FROM INTER- STATE HIGHWAY 35 TO STATE HIGHWAY 123 TO A SITE NORTH OF C.M. ALLEN PARKWAY IN SAID CITY; DIRECT- ING THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY TO TRANSMI'I11 THIS RESOLU- TION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there is currently an exit ramp from Interstate Highway 35, in the vicinity of State HIghway 123, which is placed too far to the south to be an effective entrance to the City of San Marcos; and, WHEREAS, sai,d exit contains a curve which makes the ramp diffi- cult to travel; and, WHEREAS, the relocation of said exit ramp to the vicinity of C.M. Allen Parkway would allow traffic exiting at that point to enter the center of San Marcos by way of C.M. Allen Parkway; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas believes that the utilization of C.M. Allen Parkway as an entrance to the city center would create better traffic flow than the current traffic pattern; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. That the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation should, and the Department is so urged to, relocate the exit ramp for State Highway 123 to a site north of C.M. Allen Parkway in said city, said ramp to be an exit from Interstate Highway 35. PART 2. That the Mayor of the City of San Marcos, Texas, Kenneth V. Kraus, be, and he is hereby, directed to transmit this Resolution to the State Department of Highways and Public Transporta- tion. PART 3. That this Resolution shall be 1n full force and effect immediately upon its passage. Attest: ~\~CL~\~~~"- Sharyl Werner Deputy City Secretary