05-09 Resolution No. 12090RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
TO ACCEPT A PLANNING ASSISTANCE AND MATERIAL
GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
ON 70TH STREET
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richfield is the official governing body
of the City of Richfield, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield and Richfield Public Schools have collaborated
to apply for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding provided by the Minnesota
Department of Transportation (MnDOT); and
WHEREAS, intersection improvements on 70th Street at Elliot Ave and 12th Ave
were identified as a priority in the 2018 Pedestrian Master Plan and analyzed in the 2021
SRTS Engineering Study; and
WHEREAS, 35 percent and 28 percent of students live less than one mile from
Richfield STEM Elementary and Dual Language School respectively; and
WHEREAS, 60 percent and 75 percent of students are Black, Indigenous, or
People of Color at Richfield STEM Elementary and Dual Language School respectively;
and
WHEREAS, intersection improvements on 70th Street at Elliot Ave and 12th Ave
will increase safety and improve the experience of students traveling to and from school;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield invests in infrastructure to best serve today’s and
tomorrow’s residents, businesses and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield ensures that City services are accessible to
people of all races, ethnicities, incomes, and abilities; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has granted planning
assistance services and materials to the City of Richfield for the installation of a
demonstration project of these intersection improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the City’s best interests
to accept these services and materials for the installation of a demonstration project of
these intersection improvements; and
WHEREAS, installation of the demonstration project took place in late April, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, Minnesota statute 465.03 requires every acceptance of a grant or
devise of real personal property on terms prescribed by the donor be made by
resolution by a two-thirds majority of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota that the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and
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directed to take any and all actions required to accept the grant services and materials
for and on behalf of the City.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 9th day of
May, 2023.
Mary Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dustin Leslie, City Clerk