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File #: RES 11-1352    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Final action: 7/20/2011
Title: Authorizing the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and Planning and Economic Development to submit projects to the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT for review and possible funding and, if funds are granted, to enter into grant agreements.
Sponsors: Kathy Lantry
Attachments: 1. Projects for federal funding.pdf

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Authorizing the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and Planning and Economic Development to submit projects to the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT for review and possible funding and, if funds are granted, to enter into grant agreements.

 

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WHEREAS, the Twin Cities region has been allocated Surface Transportation Program (STP), Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ), Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP) and Bridge Replacement (BIR) funds under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU); and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council is soliciting projects to be funded under STP, CMAQ, and TEP and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is soliciting projects for funding through BIR funds; and

WHEREAS, this solicitation will award Federal funds for projects or programs for Federal Fiscal Years 2015 or 2016; and

WHEREAS, projects approved for SAFETEA-LU funding will require the submitting agency to provide a local match of at least twenty percent; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning and Economic Development, and Public Works have reviewed the qualifying and ranking criteria for the STP, CMAQ, TEP, and BIR programs, and based on the qualifying criteria, city programs, plans, and needs, submit the projects or programs on ATTACHMENT "A" for submittal to the Metropolitan Council or Mn/DOT for review, rating, and recommendation for SAFETEA-LU funding; and

WHEREAS, the Transportation Committee and the Planning Commission reviewed and approved the projects on ATTACHMENT "A";

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council has reviewed the proposed projects or programs listed in ATTACHMENT "A," and approves that they be submitted to the Metropolitan Council and Mn/DOT for review and possible funding, and if funds are granted, grant agreements shall be executed by the proper City of Saint Paul authorities in compliance with all applicable laws, and staff is authorized to apply for reimbursement from the grant funds approved for the projects herein.  Friends of the Lilydale Park must be included on the Design Committee for trail improvements and realignments for the two Great River Passage projects.

 

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