Res 2016-03 Support of 2015 Statewide SRTS Grant
RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 03
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE 2015 STATEWIDE SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL (SRTS) INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION
WHEREAS: the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) administers the Safe Routes to
School (SRTS) grants program which provides federal funding for projects to improve safety conditions
and promote students walking and biking to school; and,
WHEREAS: the Statewide solicitation has $1.7 million available for Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS)
infrastructure projects in 2017; and,
WHEREAS: the City of Fridley is committed to pursuing SRTS funding for walk and trail improvements
in fulfillment of its 2030 Comprehensive Plan and the goals of the approved Active Transportation Plan
(2013) and Bicycle/Pedestrian Study (2010-2012), which identified the need for a safer walking/biking
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avenue along 7 Street to the schools; and,
WHEREAS: the City of Fridley and Fridley Public Schools have been working to improve safe access to
the schools and the proposed SRTS project will work towards increasing the number of students who
safely walk or bicycle to school in the project area; and,
WHEREAS: the City is in the process of applying for a SRTS Planning Assistance Grant to identify and
plan for future SRTS projects city-wide; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Fridley supports the following improvements on
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7 Street, in an area where traffic volumes and congestion pose barriers to students’ ability to safely walk
and bike to school:
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Construct a 10-foot-wide multi-purpose trail between Medtronic Parkway and 59 Avenue
in an area where no sidewalk currently exists,
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Widen existing sidewalks between 59 Avenue and 61 Avenue to 10 feet in width,
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Stripe an on-street bike lane between Medtronic Parkway and 53 Avenue; and,
The City of Fridley agrees to act as sponsoring agency for the SRTS Project, including a willingness to
secure and guarantee the local share of costs associated with this project and responsibility for seeing this
project through to its completion, with compliance of all applicable laws, rules and regulations. The City
of Fridley agrees to design, construct, operate and maintain facilities constructed with federal
transportation funds for the useful life of the improvement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
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4 DAY OF JANUARY, 2016.
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Scott J. Lund, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Debra A. Skogen, City Clerk