DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Grant Application Submittals To Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) For Rural Intersection Improvements And Trail Gaps In Burnsville Center Village Redevelopment
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, U.S. Department of Transportation is requesting project submittals for federal funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All Discretionary Grant Program through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; and
WHEREAS, these federal programs fund up to 80 percent of project construction costs; and
WHEREAS, federal funding of projects reduces the burden local taxpayers for regional improvements; and
WHEREAS, non-federal funds must be at least 20 percent of the project costs; and
WHEREAS, project submittals are due on September 15, 2022; and
WHEREAS, all proposed rural intersection projects are consistent with the rural road intersection assessment and adopted Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, all County highway trail gaps included in the City of Burnsville's proposal are consistent with the Dakota County Pedestrian and Bicycle Study and adopted Dakota 2040 Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, subject to federal funding award, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners would be asked to consider authorization to execute a grant agreement at a future meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County to submit rural road intersections improvement for the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program for federal funding and recommended infrastructure improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby supports the City of Burnsville's Safe, Equitable, and Multimodal Access to the Burnsville Center Village Redevelopment submission to the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program for federal funding for trail gaps around Burnsville Center Village redevelopment area including ...
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