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<br /> <br /> Of G <br /> + Report No. -p~ <br /> BRKAIM Agenda Section <br /> the city that works for you Report Date p 7 <br /> Council Meeting Date OC ,bar q, dW 7 <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL <br /> CONSIDERATION <br /> <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE MNDOT "SAFE ROUTES TO <br /> SCHOOL" GRANT. <br /> DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: <br /> Sand Breuer Director of Parks and Recreation <br /> <br /> CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: <br /> No comments to supplement this re ort Comments attached <br /> <br /> <br /> Recommendation: Approval to accept the MNDOT "Safe Routes to School" (SRTS) grant. <br /> <br /> Legislative History: City Council approved the application process through MNDOT on May <br /> 23, 2006, which we did not receive. City Council approved the application process again on <br /> January 9, 2007 for the second solicitation, which in turn we received. <br /> <br /> Financial Impact: <br /> Safe Routes to School projects are funded at 100% with no local match required. The SRTS <br /> • Program is a reimbursable grant program, meaning that recipients of the funds will front the cost <br /> of the project and will be reimbursed during the course of the project. All costs submitted for <br /> reimbursement are subject to eligibility requirements. Any costs incurred prior to a project's <br /> authorization are not eligible for reimbursement. The grant is for $175,000 which the entire <br /> project will cost approximately $180,000. <br /> <br /> Explanation: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program., created by the Federal <br /> Transportation Act, establishes a grant program providing communities with the opportunity to <br /> improve conditions for bicycling and walking to school. The goals of the program are threefold: <br /> <br /> I . To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle <br /> to school; <br /> 2. To make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation <br /> alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and <br /> 3. To facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities <br /> that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the <br /> vicinity of schools. <br /> <br /> The Parks and Recreation Department will link this grant to present and future trail ways which <br /> are listed in the Parks, Recreation., and Trails Strategic Plan. The main improvements that are <br /> highlighted within the grant are the pedestrian walkway on the Silver Lake Road Bridge, the trail <br /> to High View Middle School, and the northern trail in Hansen Park. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1:\COONCIL\REPORTS\2007\Parks and Recrcation\Approval to accept the MN DOT Safe Routes to School Grant.doc <br />