HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2025-53 Affirming the City's Committment to a Goal of Zero Traffic Deaths and Serious InjuriesRESOLUTION NO. 2025-53
AFFIRMING THE CITY’S COMMITMENT TO A GOAL OF
ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES
AND RELATED SAFETY ACTION PLAN REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary
program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and tribal initiatives through grants
to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. To be an eligible applicant for this safety funding, a city must have an eligible Safety
Action Plan in place; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edina is preparing the Safe and Equitable Mobility Action Plan (SEMAP) as their Safety Action Plan
intended to reduce fatal and serious crashes for all roadway users and also address the federal requirements to participate in future
SS4A grant opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the SEMAP requires an official public commitment from the local governing body establishing an eventual goal
of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries on its roadways; and
WHEREAS, in the last ten years (2015-2024), 53 serious injury crashes and 4 fatal crashes occurred on roadways within
the city limits and this will serve as a baseline for the City’s interim and final crash reduction goals; and
WHEREAS, subject to a funding award for an identified project in the plan, the City Council would be asked to consider
authorization to execute a federal grant agreement at a future meeting:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council commits to a goal of zero traffic deaths and serious
injuries on all roadways in the City of Edina by 2050, and with an interim goal of 50 percent reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes
by 2035; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Engineer or designee will establish a task force comprised of various area leaders charged with
the oversight of the SEMAP development, implementation, and monitoring; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City of Edina commits to annual monitoring of progress toward its roadway fatality and serious
injury reduction goals, and to annual reporting of progress through a public and accessible communication medium.
Adopted this 15th Day of July, 2025.
Attest:
Sharon Allison, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS
CITY OF EDINA )
Sharon Allison (Jul 16, 2025 12:16 CDT)
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 July 15, 2025 and as recorded
in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this _____ day of __________, 2025.
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City Clerk