24-094 Authorizing Pursuit of the Safe Routes to School Infrastructure GrantRESOLUTION 24-094
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURSUIT OF THE SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
WHEREAS, $8.5 million in Safe Routes To School (SRTS) funding is available, with a minimum of
$50,000 and cap of $1,000,000 for each project; and
WHEREAS, The city has adopted subdivision regulations that require Safe Routes to School
infrastructure in developments authorized on or after June 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, SRTS funds can be used to reimburse construction costs on SRTS eligible items, and
that construction costs above the SRTS award will need to have alternate funding sources; and
WHEREAS, The City of Shorewood are pursuing the construction of a trail between Galpin Lake
Road and the signalized intersection of Oak Street/CSAH 19, to provide a safe pedestrian
crossing of TH 7 to Excelsior Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, The city has completed the SRTS planning grant, MnDOT has completed a Safety
Audit of TH 7, and MnDOT is in process of completing a Corridor Study of TH 7 that has
identified this location as a gap in pedestrian infrastructure; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD,
MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council supports the construction of the project and agrees to maintain such
improvements and that the city council supports submittal of the SRTS application.
2. The city assures that it will pay all costs associated with the project beyond the SRTS
infrastructure grant award and that it will follow all of the requirements of the SRTS grant for
permitting, project design, project bidding, construction administration, and project close out.
Adopted by the City Council of Shorewood, Minnesota this 25th day of November 2024.
Jen ifer La adie, Mayor
Sandie Thone, City Clerk