HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2016-012 Safe Routes To School Grant Sidewalk On Oaklawn o� e
RESOLUTION NO.2016-12
Supporting the 2015 Safe Routes to School Program Infrastructure Grant Application
For Sidewalk on Oaklawn Avenue,on the west side from W.72nd Street to south of Gilford Drive
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 Plan, and the Sidewalk Facilities Map Comprehensive
Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edina's approved Active Routes to School Comprehensive Plan has specifically
recommended this Oaklawn Avenue sidewalk segment as a safe route to school; and
WHEREAS, the project would include the construction of approximately 1,500 feet of 5-foot concrete sidewalk
with boulevards to connect the Cornelia Elementary School grounds to the South Cornelia and Parklawn Neighborhoods
and the future Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail on Parklawn Avenue; 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
WHEREAS, City staff have consulted with representatives of Cornelia Elementary and Edina Public Schools
regarding the sidewalk project and associated SRTS infrastructure grant application; and
WHEREAS, SRTS funds will be used to supplement the City's Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund for this
projects, leveraging these funds to make the City more walkable.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Edina endorses the applic tion for funds as administered
by MnDOT and that the City agrees to assume full responsibility for the operation and mai tenance of the SRTS sidewalk
along Oaklawn Avenue from W. 72nd Street to south of Gilford Drive.
Dated: Jana 5, 2016
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Attest: }.
Debra A. Man en, ity6krk 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 5, 2016, and as
recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
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WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this! day of fi&.-F, —, 204
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C' Clerk
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