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RESOLUTION NO.2015-10
Supporting the 2014 Safe Routes to School Program Infrastructure Grant Application,For Sidewalk On
Cornelia Drive,on the east side from W. 66th Street to W. 68th Street,and on the west side from W.68th Street
to W. 70th Street
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)administers the state Safe Routes to School
(SRTS) grants program which provides federal funding for projects to improve safety conditions and promote K-12
students walking and biking to school; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edina has identified the importance of sidewalk and pedestrian planning through the
Transportation Comprehensive Plan, its Living Streets Policy and recently-approved Sidewalk Facilities Map
Comprehensive Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edina's approved Active Routes to School Comprehensive Plan has specifically
recommended this Cornelia Avenue sidewalk segment as a safe route to school; and
WHEREAS, the project would include the construction of approximately 3,000 feet of 5-foot concrete sidewalk
with boulevards to connect to existing sidewalks at W 66th Street and W 70th Street; and
WHEREAS, the construction of this sidewalk segment will enhance the safety conditions of children and their
families walking and biking to Cornelia Elementary School and Rosland Park; and
WHEREAS, City staff have coordinated with Edina Public Schools regarding the sidewalk project and associated
)RTS infrastructure grant application; and
WHEREAS, SRTS funds will be used to supplement the Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety(PALS) Fund for this
projects, leveraging these funds to make the City more walkable.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Edina endorses the applicati n for funds as administered by
MnDOT and that the City agrees to assume full responsibility for the operation and mainte ance of the SRTS sidewalk
along Cornelia Drive between W. 66th Street and W. 70th Street.
Dated: January 6, 2015
Attest:
Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk mes 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 6, 2015, and as
recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 120
City Clerk
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