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Item # 7.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	06/22/2021
Department:	City Secretary
Pillars:	Excellence in Transportation Systems

AGENDA CAPTION:

Consider Action on a Resolution Appointing Paul Voelker, Mayor of the City of Richardson, as Primary Representative and Guillermo Quintanilla, Mayor Pro-Tempore of the Town of Addison, as the Alternate to the Aggregated Position of Representative to the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

BACKGROUND:

The Regional Transportation Council is a forty-four (44) member independent transportation policymaking body which determines how regional transportation funds should be spent. The municipalities of Richardson and Addison share one (1) representative. With this resolution, the City Council appoints Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker as the primary representative with Addison Mayor Pro-Tempore Guillermo Quintanilla as the alternate representative. Mayor Voelker previously served as the alternate representative with Addison Council Member Ivan Hughes serving as the primary representative.

The City of Richardson and the Town of Addison rotate the appointments and collaborate together to ensure the interests of both cities are represented. In action taken at the June 8, 2021 City Council Meeting, Mayor Pro-Tempore Quintanilla was appointed to this position replacing Council Member Ivan Hughes who was unable to run for office due to term limits.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - 2021 RTC Appointments