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Shakopee City Council
December 19, 2017
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| | | | | | | | | FROM: | Eric Weiss, Senior Planner | | TO: | Mayor and Council Members |
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| | | | | | | | Subject:
Safe Routes to School Planning Assistance Grant | | |
| | | | | | | | Policy/Action Requested:
Authorize application to MnDOT Safe Routes to School Planning Assistance grant program. | | |
| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
Authorize grant application. | | |
| | | | | | | | Discussion:
Staff from the Planning and Development, Public Works and Police departments, along with representatives from Scott County Public Health and Highway departments and the Shakopee School District met to discuss opportunities for a coordinated effort to address transportation safety concerns in and around Shakopee schools, especially schools located along 17th Ave/County Rd 16. Given the opportunity available for planning assistance funding from the state, the group agreed an application to the program made sense. Serving as the lead applicant, the city intends to apply for planning assistance to complete a city-wide Safe Routes to School plan. The plan would identify possible policy, infrastructure and programmatic safety and transportation improvements at each of the city's schools. Scott County and Shakopee School District have agreed to partner on the project. | | |
| | | | | | | | Budget Impact:
No local match is required. | | |
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