12-066A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATION MADE TO THE
HENNEPIN COUNTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — 2013 SIDEWALK
PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in 2011, the City of Shorewood adopted a Trail Plan Implementation
Report and incorporated it into its Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Trail Plan Implementation Report identified 1200 linear feet of paved
sidewalk from the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail on the east side of County Road 19 in
Shorewood, connecting to the existing sidewalk in front of the Tonka Village Shopping Center in
Tonka Bay as a first priority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has included the above - referenced sidewalk into its
Capital Improvements Program and begun work on acquiring necessary easements and sidewalk
design, with the intention of constructing the sidewalk in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood has submitted a grant application to the Hennepin
County Transportation Department for its 2013 Sidewalk Participation Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood recognizes the twenty -five (25) percent match
requirement for the 2013 Sidewalk Participation Program, has secured the matching funds, and
also recognizes the City's obligation for future maintenance of the sidewalk;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Shorewood
supports the grant application for sidewalk funding under the Hennepin County 2013 Sidewalk
Participation Program.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY SHOREWOOD this 22nd day of
October, 2012.
ATTEST
Christine Lizee, Mayor
William S. Joygis, Inter im City Administrator /Clerk