HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-151 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2015/10/05RESOLUTION NO. 15-151
RESOLUTION COMMITTING FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE STAIRWAY
PORTIONS OF THE REGIONAL TRAIL GRADE SEPARATIONS AT
W O O D D A L E AVENUE AND BELTLINE BOULEVARD - A SWLRT
PROJECT LOCALLY REQUESTED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
WHEREAS, Hennepin County has applied for and received a federal STP grant
for the construction of grade -separated regional trail crossings as locally requested capital
investments within the SWLRT project (the "Project"), and
WHEREAS, the County is relying on the Three Rivers Park Distnct and Cities
to meet the local match requirements of the STP grant; and
WHEREAS, final decisions regarding the Project scope will not be made
until environmental processes are completed,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Louis Park
hereby commits to funding a portion of the cost to construct:
1. A stairway on the east side of Wooddale Avenue connecting to the Cedar
Lake Regional T rail underpass, as part of the Project, at an amount not to
exceed $45,500; and
2. A stairway on each side of Beltline Boulevard connecting to the Cedar Lake Regional
Trail bndge as part of the Project, at an amount not to exceed $126,000, and
3. The City's commitment of funds is subject to each of the following conditions.
a) Each of the governmental entities providing matching funds for the
Project, including the City, has approved the then -applicable physical
design components of the latest preliminary design plans for . its
jurisdiction, to the extent required by Minnesota Statutes section 473 3994;
b) The ongoing environmental review proceeds without concluding, until
completion of that review, that any specific scope elements will be included
in the Project;
c) The completion of any necessary state and federal environmental review
and findings and publication of the Record of Decision in the Federal
Register;
d) The Regional Trail Wooddale Avenue Underpass and Beltline
Boulevard Bridge are identified, following completion of environmental
review, as part of the Project;
e) The Metropolitan Council demonstrates commitments, subject to the review
and approval of the City, for the capital costs of the Project of at least
$165 million, cumulatively, from the State of Minnesota and/or the
Metropolitan Council;
f) The Metropolitan Council demonstrates commitment, subject to the review
and approval of the City, of federal funds recognizing the value to the
Project of the local funding by the County and any other local entities
participating in cost shanng for the Cedar Lake Regional Trail Wooddale
Avenue underpass and Beltline Boulevard bridge;
g) The Federal Transit Administration has approved and executed a full funding
grant agreement for not less than 50 percent of the capital costs of the Project;
h) The funds may be used only for federally -eligible, New Starts activities;
Resolution No. 15-151
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1) The final terms and conditions of the county funding for the Regional Trail
grade separations will be addressed in subsequent Council resolutions and
in one or more cooperative funding agreements or similar agreements, which
to s .re subject to the review and approval of the City.
Reviewed for Admi
City Manager
Attest:
City
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Adop by the City Council October 5, 2015
Mayor