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Resolution No. 2023-70, Authorizing a Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Application to Create a Safety Action Plan Resolution No. 2023-70 Authorizing a Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Application to Create a Safety Action Plan Whereas, the City of Fridley (City) is the legal sponsor for the project contained in the Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Grants Program application; and Whereas, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program in 2022 to provide $5-6 billion in grants over a five-year period with funding supporting the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy and a goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our nation’s roadways; and Whereas, the City will use SS4A planning grant funding to develop a city-wide Safety Action Plan for the safety and benefit of all transportation network users; and Whereas, the City will use SS4A planning grant funding to conduct planning, design, and development activities in support of a multimodal, equity-informed Safety Action Plan; and Whereas, the city-wide Safety Action Plan will address existing safety, access, and mobility issues on roadways throughout the state and local system, and will significantly improve regional freight and commuter traffic and enhance economic development; and Whereas, the City recognizes grant agreements may not exceed five years and is committed to completing the city-wide Streets for All Plan within that time frame. Now, therefore be it resolved, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby: 1. Supports the pursuit of Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Discretionary Program funding and authorizes staff to prepare and submit the necessary application materials. 2. Commits to guiding a process that will result in a Streets For All Plan that meets SS4A program requirements and results in priority projects which are eligible for future implementation funding awards. th Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fridley this 26 day of June, 2023. _______________________________________________ Scott J. Lund – Mayor Attest: _________________________________________ Melissa Moore – City Clerk