HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2022-10 Supporting SRTS GrantApplicationRESOLUTION NO. 2022-10
SUPPORTING SUBMITTAL OF
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION
JANUARY 4, 2022
WHEREAS, The Minnesota Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Infrastructure Program, established by the Minnesota Legislature,
has $8 million in available funding for eligible projects for the 2021 solicitation cycle; and
WHEREAS, SRTS funds can be used to reimburse construction costs on SRTS eligible items, and construction costs above
the SRTS award will be funded by the City’s Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund; and
WHEREAS, The City of Edina submitted a letter of intent and was invited to submit a full application; and
WHEREAS, The City of Edina has adopted subdivision regulations that require new developments to have connected
sidewalk and/or bicycle infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, The submitted projects were identified in the City’s 2014 Active Routes to School Plan, the 2018 Pedestrian
and Bicycle Master Plan and the 2021 Safe Routes to School Engineering Study; and
WHEREAS, The submitted projects support the strategic transportation goals in the City’s Comprehensive Plan by improving
mobility and safety for users of all ages and abilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Edina supports submittal of the SRTS infrastructure grant
application.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __4th____ day of ____January_____________, 2022 by the City Council of the
City of Edina, Minnesota.
Attest: ____________________________
Sharon Allison, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
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 January 4, 2022, and as
recorded in the Minutes of said Special Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this ______ day of __________, 20___.
_______________________________
City Clerk