HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2008-50RESOLUTION NO. 2008-50
BEING A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THROUGH THE
NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER CENTRAL AVENUE (T.H. 65)
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights desires to reconstruct the pedestrian bridge over T.H.
65, at 49`h Avenue NE;
WHEREAS, the improvements will benefit both the City of Columbia Heights, surrounding
communities and the Minnesota Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights is committed to securing other federal, state, and
local funding if the project is selected by Transit for Livable Communities as part of the Non-
Motorized Transportation Pilot Program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights
that the City shall be responsible for the preliminary engineering, project design, and permitting
functions of said improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the construction costs of the improvements not federally
funded be shared between the Non-Motorized Transportation Program and the City of Columbia
Heights.
Passed this 10th day of March 2008
Offered by: Diehin
Second by: Williams
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Diehm, Kelzenberg Absent: Nawrocki
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Mayor Gar L. Peterson
Attest:
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