HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2015-040 Open Streets on 50th Event In Edina • Yr Yiv
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-40
Declaring the 2015 "Open Streets on 50th" Event an Official City of Edina Event
WHEREAS, Open Streets events temporarily open a street up for people to walk, bike, exercise, dance and more
by closing the street to motorized traffic for several hours on a Saturday or Sunday, all at no charge to participants; and,
WHEREAS, an Open Streets event will help achieve key community goals in the City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan,
including safe walking, bicycling and driving, reduced energy consumption, and promoting health; and,
WHEREAS, an Open Streets event will also tie directly to the City's adopted Living Streets Policy vision in areas
including transportation utilizing all modes, residents and families regularly choose to walk or bike, streets enhance
community identity, streets are inviting and encourage human activity, and streets support vibrant commerce; and,
WHEREAS, an Open Streets event builds on Edina's public health tradition formally supported by do.town events
and outreach, Bike Edina advocacy and events, Active Living and approved Active Routes to Schools Comprehensive
Plan; and,
WHEREAS, an Open Streets event called "Open Streets on 50th" will be held on Sunday Sep.27, 2015 from
1:00pm to 5:00pm on nearly one mile of West 50th Street between Browndale Avenue and Beard Avenue South (in
Minneapolis) and would incorporate a vibrant mix of uses including city parks, religious institutions, single-and multi-
family residential uses, a business district and senior housing; and,
WHEREAS, the Edina Community Foundation is serving as the City's Charitable Giving Partner for this event; and,
WHEREAS, the City, through the Edina Community Foundation, is receiving a $5,000 Statewide Health
Improvement Program (SHIP) grant from the Minnesota Department of Health to be used for a 2015 Open Streets event
in Edina; and,
WHEREAS, the 50th & France Business and Professional Association is contributing$6,000 through the Edina
Community Foundation for a 2015 Open Streets Event; and,
WHEREAS, Allina Health is contributing a $5,000 sponsorship donation through the Edina Community
Foundation for the Open Streets on 50th event; and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Edina hereby declares th Open Streets on 50th event, to be
held on September 27, 2015, an official City of Edina event.
Dated: April 21, 2015
Attest: ._-
Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk es ovland, Mayor
DATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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www.EdinaMN.gov•952-826-0371 . Fax 952-826-0392
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of April 21, 2015, and as
recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 20_
City Clerk