05-28 Resolution No. 12210RESOLUTION NO. 12210
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
TO ACCEPT A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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, with the support of Richfield Public Schools,
has applied for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT’s) Safe Routes
to School Infrastructure Funding solicitation, which is a competitive state funding
allocation process available to local governments, school districts, and other schools in
the state of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, improved Safe Routes to School infrastructure will increase safety
and improve the experience of students traveling to and from these schools; 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 awarded up to
$586,225 in grant funding for this project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the City’s best interests
to accept these services to construct Safe Routes to School infrastructure along E 70th
Street between Elliot Ave S and 12th Ave S; and
WHEREAS, construction is scheduled for 2025; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 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
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 28th day of
May, 2024.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelly Wynn, Interim City Clerk