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Approving a budget amendment to allocate an additional $97,500 from Transit for Livable Communities to support the Cycles for Change Bike Library.
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WHEREAS, under the federal SAFETEA-LU Transportation Act enacted in 2005, Minneapolis and adjoining communities have been allocated funds under the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program; and
WHEREAS, the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot (NTP) Program is designed to test how infrastructure improvements, combined with planning, public education, and promotion, can increase the number of people bicycling and walking and reduce driving, with a focus on connections in and out of Minneapolis; and
WHEREAS, Cycles for Change, formerly known as Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides bicycles for those who travel in and around St. Paul who has applied for funding from the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program; and
WHEREAS, Transit for Livable Communities is administering the NTP Program and has awarded Cycles for Change a grant of $97,500 to further fund the Bike Library that will build on the success of the existing program begun in 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Bike Library project will provide patrons with a fully-equipped refurbished bicycle for up to six months, classes in safe cycling and bike maintenance, and support in purchasing and maintaining a bicycle for long-term use; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation must act as the City of Saint Paul's agent in accepting the federal aid that has been awarded for this project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul as a taxing authority is eligible to act as a fiscal agent pass-through for Cycles for Change to accept the federal grant that has been awarded; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does hereby certify $97,500 in funds are available for appropriation in excess of those estimated in the 2012 budget and recommen...
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