01-23 Resolution No. 12179RESOLUTION NO. 12179
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR ISD #280’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
PLANNING ASSISTANCE APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT’s) Safe Routes
to School Planning Assistance solicitation is a competitive state funding allocation process
available to local governments, school districts, and other schools in the state of Minnesota;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Assistance program’s purpose is to support SRTS plans
for K-12 schools across Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield and ISD #280 first collaboraively developed a Safe
Routes to School Comprehensive Plan in 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Safe Routes to School Comprehensive Plan was last updated
through a grant from the Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Partnership in 2014; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Safe Routes to School Comprehensive Plan identified a
substantial number of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects to improve
conditions for students who walked, bicycled, or rolled to school; and
WHEREAS, approximately 15% of students district-wide currently walk or bike to
school; and
WHEREAS, improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure will increase safety and
improve the experience of the entire community, including students traveling to and from
school; and
WHEREAS, if the above project is selected, planning activities are tentatively
scheduled to begin in 2024; 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Richfield
supports ISD #280’s application for Safe Routes to School Planning Assistance.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 23rd day of January,
2024.
Mary Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dustin Leslie, City Clerk