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Authorizing the Departments of Public Works and Parks and Recreation to submit project applications for funding to the 2026 Metropolitan Council Regional Solicitation for federal funding and the 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation for regional sales tax funding.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works is proposing the following project applications for federal funding to the 2026 Metropolitan Council Regional Solicitation:
Reactive Safety
• East 7th - Minnehaha to Johnson Parkway Safety Improvements
Regional Bicycle Facilities
• Wabasha - Kellogg to Cesar Chavez
• Wabash/Raymond - Cromwell to Territorial
• Montreal - Snelling to W7th
Roadway Modernization
• Cesar Chavez - Wabasha to Bancroft
• Hamline - Grand to University
• St. Peter - Kellogg to 10th
• West 7th - Kellogg to Munster
Bridge Connections
• Minnehaha Avenue Bridge - Payne to Stroh Drive
Travel Demand Management
• Evie Vehicle Leases
WHEREAS, there is a required twenty percent local funding match and local funding must cover engineering costs for any project awarded federal funding through the Regional Solicitation; and
WHEREAS, the source of the local match for these projects will be Municipal State Aid and Common Cent funding; and
WHEREAS, the Departments of Public Works and Parks and Recreation are proposing the following project applications for regional sales tax funding to the 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation:
Local Bicycle Facilities
• Hazel - E7th to RR Bikeway
• West Side Bike Boulevards
• Margaret Street Trail Extension to Bruce Vento Regional Trail (Department of Parks and Recreation)
Local Pedestrian Facilities
• Mississippi Creative Arts Safe Routes to School Pedestrian Improvements
• Hazelwood Street Pedestrian Improvements
• Selby Avenue Pedestrian Improvements - Lexington to Snelling
• Exchange Street Activation - Cedar to Dorothy Day Place
Active Transportation Planning
• Public Bikeshare Technical Study
WHEREAS, there is no required local funding match and engineering costs are covered for any project awarded regional sales tax funding through the Active Transportation Solicitation; and
WHEREAS, the City commits to ensuring that all pedestrian and bicycle facilities included in these project applications will be maintained by City staff or by adjacent property owners per existing City ordinances to be fully open for year-round use; and
WHEREAS, the Grants Division of the Office of Financial Services has reviewed the grant opportunity and approved; and
WHEREAS, these projects fall within appropriate funding categories and meet the conditions and requirements specified for eligibility of funding; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes submission of the project applications for possible award of federal transportation and regional sales tax funds through the Metropolitan Council Regional Solicitation Program and the Active Transportation Solicitation; and be it finally
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes the commitment of local funds for any project awarded federal funding under the Regional Solicitation Program.