HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2023-91 Supporting City of Richfield Regional Solicitation Application
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-91
SUPPORTING THE CITY OF RICHFIELD’S METRPOLITAN COUNCIL REGIONAL SOLICITATION
APPLICATION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WEST 76TH STREET
FROM YORK AVENUE TO SHERIDAN AVENUE
WHEREAS, W 76th Street is owned and operated by the City of Richfield between Sheridan Avenue and Xerxes Avenue and
by the City of Edina between Xerxes Avenue and York Avenue; and
WHEREAS, W 76th Street is a reliever route for I-494 that carries high traffic volumes across the southern parts of Richfield
and Edina; and
WHEREAS, the corridor provides limited pedestrian, bicycle and transit infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council’s biennial Regional Solicitation program allocates federal funds to regional or local
transportation projects, focusing on outcomes like moving people more effectively, managing congestion and improving air quality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield is submitting a Regional Solicitation application to obtain funding to reconstruction W 76th
Street between York Avenue and Sheridan Avenue in 2028/29; and
WHEREAS, improving accessibility and removing barriers on W 76th Street will increase safety and improve the experience
of students traveling to and from schools and community members accessing jobs, goods, and services; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Richfield and Edina will provide the required 20% local match, if awarded;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Edina supports the City of Richfield’s Metropolitan Council Regional
Solicitation application for the reconstruction of W 76th Street from York Avenue to Sheridan Avenue.
Adopted this 5th Day of December, 2023.
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 December 5, 2023 and as
recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this _____ day of __________, 2023.
_______________________________
City Clerk
Sharon Allison (Dec 6, 2023 13:34 CST)