HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-86RESOLUTION NO. 2017-86
A resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, supporting submission of a
grant application for reconstruction of 37th Avenue from Central Avenue to Stinson Boulevard;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights is the official governing body; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights is recommending submitting an application to the Minnesota
Department of Transportation's Minnesota Highway Freight Program (MHFP) and commitment of local
funds to provide the required local match for federal funding in collaboration with the City of
Minneapolis, for the complete reconstruction of 37th Avenue from Central Avenue to Stinson Boulevard,
a distance of approximately one mile.
Now, therefore, in accordance with the foregoing, and all ordinances and regulations of the City of
Columbia Heights, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The City of Columbia Heights has the legal authority to apply for the grant in collaboration with
the City of Minneapolis.
2. The total estimated cost of the reconstruction project is $10,800,000. The application requests
$8,640,000 with a minimum local match requirement of $2,160,000.
3. That the City Council approves the application to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's
MHFP to reconstruct 37th Avenue from Central Avenue to Stinson Boulevard, and commits local
funds to provide the required local match for federal funding, which will be split between the
City of Minneapolis and the City of Columbia Heights.
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Passed this 28th day of August, 2017
Offered by: Williams
Seconded by: Murzyn, Jr.
Roll Call: All Ayes
Donna Schmitt, Mayor
Attest:
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Katie Bruno, City Clerk /Council Secretary