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RESOLUTION NO 07- CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ACCEPTANCE, OF THE MNDOT "SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL" (SRTS) GRANT. WHEREAS, the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, created by the Federal Transportation Act, established a grant program providing communities with the opportunity to improve conditions for bicycling and walking to school, and W EREAS, the City Council approved the first application process through MNDOT on May 23, 2006, which we did not receive. The City Council approved the application process again on January 9, 2007 for the second solicitation, which we did receive, and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department will link this grant to present and future trail ways which are listed in the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Strategic Plan, and WHEREAS, the main improvements highlighted within the grant are the pedestrian walkway • on the Silver Lake Road bridge, the trail to Highview Middle School, and the northern trail in Hansen park, and WHEREAS, Safe Routes to School projects are funded at 100% with no local match required. The SRTS Program is a reimbursable grant program, meaning that recipients of the funds will front the cost of the project and will be reimbursed during the course of the project. All costs submitted for reimbursement are subject to eligibility requirements. Any costs incurred prior to a project's authorization are not eligible for reimbursement. The grant is for $175,000 which the entire project will cost approximately $180,000. WHEREAS, Minnesota is expected to receive $8 million in Safe Routes to School funding from 2005-2009. Application ranges are $10,000-$175,000 for infrastructure projects and $5,000-$10,000 for non-infrastructure projects, and WHEREAS, Under the Federal guidance for SRTS, participants are advised that the funding is to supplement, not replace, existing funding sources. Additionally, states are directed to maximize the available funding. The City of New Brighton received $175,000 to complete the proposed projects and meet the goals of the grant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, to a~cept the MNDOT "Safe Routes to School" (SRTS) grant.