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17 • Public HearingCity of Portland (San Patricio County)

RESOLUTION NO. 955 – RAILROAD SHARED USE PATH

Presented in: City of Portland CITY COUNCIL MEETING on 2026-09-15
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve RESOLUTION NO. 955 – RAILROAD SHARED USE PATH”
JG
YES
JG
John G. Sutton, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
ZA
Zachary Albrecht
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
GW
Gary W. Moore, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MR
Martha Ruiz
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BT
Bill T. Wilson, II
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

17. RESOLUTION NO. 955 – RAILROAD SHARED USE PATH: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 955 WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT SET ASIDE (STBG-SA)/TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES (TA) FUNDING PROGRAM FOR THE RAILROAD SHARED USE PATH PROJECT AND COMMITS THE REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH  - ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).