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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-057 CCR Member Lin Myszkowski introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2012-57 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER'S MINNESOTA SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLANNING ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is soliciting statewide grant applications under the federally funded Safe Routes to School program to increase opportunities for children to walk and bicycle to school safely; and WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center is served by four independent school districts including Osseo Area Schools District 279, Robbinsdale Area Schools District 281, Brooklyn Center Community Schools District 286 and Anoka-Hennepin School District I 1 that provide eleven different K-8 schools including two private schools; and WHEREAS, the common thread to the multiple school districts and numerous schools is the City of Brooklyn Center,which is also the jurisdictional authority for the majority of the public roadways and trail/sidewalk systems that serve these schools; and WHEREAS, in an effort to collectively assess the City's transportation system to ensure uniformity, safety and adequacy for all users including bikers, walkers and vehicles in the areas that serve the City's schools,the City is requesting said grant to conduct the necessary planning that is needed to identify any deficiencies and the needed enhancements and other opportunities that will promote safety and increase the use of the City's trails and sidewalks by students; and WHEREAS, this proposed planning effort is supported by the City's Comprehensive Plan and the City's Mission,Values and Goals that include: We will ensure a safe and secure community;We will maintain and improve City infrastructure where the traveling public will benefit from multi-modal transportation options fostered and provided by the City;and we will improve the image of the City with citizens and others where citizens and others throughout the State will recognize Brooklyn Center as a safe, quality, and attractive community in which to live,work and play. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that the Mayor and City Council support the City's Safe Routes to School Planning Assistance Grant Application with the ultimate goal to increase opportunities for children to walk and bicycle to school safely. RESOLUTION NO. 2012-57 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that the Mayor and City Council support designating and committing the means necessary to ensure the planning process leads to a completed Safe Routes to School Plan for the entire City. April 23, 2012 Date Mayor ATTEST: j6K44M&t1'V(- City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Carol Klevvn and upon vote being taken thereon,the following voted in favor thereof: Tim Willson, Carol Kleven, Kay Lasman, Lin Myszkowski, and Dan Ryan; and the following voted against the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.