HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-024 CCRMember Kragness introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-024
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PURSUIT OF A 2025 REBUILDING AMERICAN
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY (RAISE) DISCRETIONARY
GRANT FOR THE HIGHWAY 100 CONNECTIVITY STUDY
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American
Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 2025; and
WHEREAS, the RAISE Discretionary Grant program allows the DOT to invest
in road, transit, and port projects that help communities around the country carry out projects
with significant local or regional impact; and
WHEREAS, the RAISE program prioritizes projects based on safety,
environmental sustainability, quality of life, mobility and community connectivity, economic
competitiveness and opportunity including tourism, state of good repair, partnership and
collaboration, and innovation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center is applying for RAISE funding to
study pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle connections over Highway 100 at the John Martin Bridge.
The proposed study, the Highway 100 Connectivity Study, will include community engagement,
concept development and evaluation, environmental documentation, and the preliminary design
of a priority project; and
WHEREAS, Highway 100 separates the east and west halves of Brooklyn
Center, dividing residential neighborhoods from the Brooklyn Center library, community center,
and Opportunity Site; and
WHEREAS, the Highway 100 Connectivity Study furthers the goals of the
USDOT and the RAISE grant program by improving safety, accessibility, economic strength and
global competitiveness, equity, and climate resiliency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has the legal authority to apply for
financial assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate
construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the proposed project for its design life;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has not violated any Federal, State, or
local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest, or other
unlawful or corrupt practice.
RESOLUTION NO.2025-024
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota as follows:
1. The City of Brooklyn Center is requesting $800,000 in RAISE Planning Grant funding
for the Highway 100 Connectivity Study; and
2. The City of Brooklyn Center will act as the legal sponsor supporting the Highway 100
Connectivity Study and commit to completing the project, if awarded grant funding; and
3. The City Council recognizes the legal authority of the City to apply for financial
assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capacity to ensure matching
funds and adequate construction of the proposed project; and
4. The City of Brooklyn Center commits to providing a 20 percent local match to federal
funds of $160,000 and will fund any additional cost overruns or study costs from non-
federal sources; and
a. The City of Brooklyn Center will apply to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (IIJA) Discretionary Match Program of the Minnesota Department of
Transportation (MnDOT) as the source for local match funds. This program
makes funding available to recipients that have directly received a federal
discretionary award for a transportation -related purpose under IIJA and will be
used as matching fund.
5. The City will enter into an agreement for the above -referenced project and comply with
all applicable laws and regulations as stated in all contract agreements.
February 10, 2025
Date
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ATTEST:
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City Cleric
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Jerzak
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Graves, Jerzak, Kragness, Lawrence -Anderson, Moore
and the following voted against the same: none
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.