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Authorizing the Department of Public Works to submit applications for state funding to the 2024-2025 MnDOT Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program with no local capital funding match requirements.
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is soliciting applications for the 2024-2025 MnDOT Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program for construction projects up to
$1,000,000 for the purposes of improving safety and accessibility for people walking and biking near schools; and
WHEREAS, the City must contribute a local match of any capital costs above $1,000,000 in addition to engineering, right of way, and inspection costs; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works has identified two projects with capital costs totaling less than $1,000,0000 and meet the requirements specified for eligibility as established by MnDOT; and
WHEREAS, the projects to be submitted by the City under the 2024-2025 MnDOT Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program are the Focus Beyond Sidewalk Infill Project and the Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary Pedestrian Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Focus Beyond Sidewalk Infill Project will fill a critical gap in the existing sidewalk network along Grace Street; and
WHEREAS, the Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary Pedestrian Improvements will fill a critical gap in the existing sidewalk along L’Orient Street and install traffic calming on Timberlake Road on routes between McDonough Homes and the school building; and
WHEREAS, both project scopes are guided by community engagement, the 2017 Saint Paul SRTS Policy Plan, the 2023 Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary SRTS Plan, and a 2024 SRTS workshop at Focus Beyond with students and stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the City commits to ensuring that all sidewalks and crossing improvements included in these project applications will be fully open for use and cleared of snow throughout the winter, either by City staff or by adjacent property owners per existing City o...
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