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Resolution 19- L4
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Accepting Federal
Funding for Twin Lakes Road and Yale Street Extension Project
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation established eight Area
Transportation Partnerships throughout the state to assist in the annual development of its
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and
WHEREAS, the STIP represents a multi -year list of transportation projects eligible for
federal transportation funding provided for under the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act, signed into law on December 4, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Central Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership (ATP) recommends
projects seeking federal Surface Transportation Program Block Grant (STPBG) funding
provided for under the FAST Act and eligible for inclusion in the STIP in the Counties of
Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd,
Wadena, and Wright; and
WHEREAS, Region 7W, representing.the Counties of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and
Wright, supports the ATP in the solicitation, evaluation, and recommendation of projects in
Region 7W to include in the ATP's Draft Area Transportation Improvement Program
(ATIP), which is a subset of the Minnesota STIP; and
WHEREAS, the ATP grants regions the authority to determine the amount of STPBG
funds to recommend for each project that is being considered for inclusion in the ATIP in
order to maximize limited federal funds, leverage local resources, and help address each
region's overall transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, Region 7W recommended the ATP program $2,000,000 in STPBG funds in
year 2023 of the 2020-2023 ATIP for Twin Lakes Road and Yale Street extensions to
proposed US Highway 10/169 intersection submitted by City of Elk River; and
WHEREAS, each local agency must acknowledge the amount of federal funds
recommended by the Region 7W and commit the necessary local funding to match the
STPBG funds requested, as well as any additional funding that may be necessary to complete
the project as proposed in its application; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River acknowledges the $2,000,000 in STPBG funds being
recommended by the ATP for the Twin Lakes Road and Yale Street extensions to proposed
US Highway 10/169 intersection and understands that a minimum local financial match of
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$3,240,000 will be necessary based on the present cost estimate to fully implement the
project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk
River, Minnesota, as follows: The City of Elk River agrees to commit the necessary local
revenues to match the STPBG funds approved by the ATP in its ATIP and included in the
STIP and to cover any additional costs that may be necessary to complete the project as
submitted.
Passed and adopted this 1" day of July, 2019.
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Tina Allard, City Clerk
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