HomeMy WebLinkAbout663-13 SR 56 RESOLUTION 663-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA REQUESTING THAT THE PASCO COUNTY
MPO RECOGNIZE THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF COMPLETING SR 56
FROM MEADOW POINTE ROAD TO US HIGHWAY 301, AND THAT
THEY REMOVE THE CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF SR 56 AS
DEVELOPER DRIVEN, THUS ALLOWING THE USE OF STATE FUNDS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MISSING SEGMENT.
WHEREAS, State Road 56 currently begins on the west at SR 54 just east of Interstate Highway
75 and continues eastward to Meadow Pointe Road where it abruptly terminates and spills traffi
onto local County collector roads; and
WHEREAS, this area has been recognized as a high development area in the last 15 years, wit
several public improvements constructed by developers; and
WHEREAS, the downturn in the economy of Florida, the United States and the World ha
caused a sudden stop in the development of needed infrastructure that would allow for furthe
growth and economic development for Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills and Southeast Pasco County;
and
WHEREAS, the completion of SR 56 has been stalled as the MPO has designated the project,
and funding, as developer driven; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Zephyrhills has determined that the completion of this dead-
end State Road would have a significant public benefit to our citizens of the City and to the un-
incorporated community of Wesley Chapel by creating an effective non-congested highwa
connecting our residents and businesses and allowing for effective evacuation of coastal
residents during hurricanes and other disasters: and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that greater highway access is needed for the
growth and economic development of the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, which has recently
been designated by the FAA as a regional Airport, and which is the only public owned airport in
Pasco County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills,
Florida, as follows:
Section 1. The Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization is hereby requested to
consider and recognize the benefits to the public and commerce by completing the missing
segments of SR 56 from Meadow Pointe Road to US Highway 301, as addressed above in
preamble of this Resolution.
Section 2. The Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization is hereby requested to
remove the status and/or designation of the SR 56 Project from developer driven, so that needed
public funding could be more easily recognized, designated and used for the completion of the
current dead-end State Road through to its intersection with US Highway 301.
Section 3. The City Council requests that the Mayor and City Council President present the
Pasco County MPO with this Resolution and address with them in a meeting of the MPO the
requested action of City Council; and further City Council requests that a copy of this Resolution
be forwarded to-,State Representative Will Weatherford and State Senator John Legg.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, this 13 day of ay, 2013.
ATTEST4 ' & 1&/-i
L-inda"D. Bon, City."Clerk Lance . Smi h, ouncil President
Daniel W. Burgess, Jr., Mayor
Approved as to legal form and legal content
for the sole reliance for the City of Zephyrhills
By:
Joseph A. Poblick
City Attorney