Res 2016-06 Supporting the Grnt App for MnDOT Landscape Roadside Partnership Prog
RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 06
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE ROADSIDE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
WHEREAS, The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) informed the City about
the opportunities available through the 2016-2017 Community Landscape Roadside Partnership
Program grants; and
WHEREAS, the 2030 Comprehensive Plan approved actions to remove invasive plant species on
public lands and to work to maintain and improve air quality and maintain Fridley as a desirable
place to live; and
WHEREAS, Fridley staff researched the program and completed an interview with MnDOT staff
who then qualified the City for this landscaping grant opportunity; and
WHEREAS, with City approval, the grant’s first project will commence in 2016 on East River
Road at the Mississippi River Trail near 694 as shown in Exhibit A and be designed in
accordance with East River Road Corridor Study; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby
agrees to act as the host site and sponsoring unit for identified city beautification right-of-way
planning and plantings, in partnership with the MnDOT Landscape Partnership Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
th
25 DAY OF JANUARY 2016.
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SCOTT J. LUND – MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN – CITY CLERK