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RESOLUTION NO. 4843
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 1995 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO PAY
FOR THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE OVER HIGHWAY 10
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View approved in Resolution No. 4531, the
submission of a grant application for TEP ISTEA funds for a pedestrian bridge across
Highway 10 because of the many benefits such a project would offer to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City further resolved in Resolution No. 4531 to commit to 20%
of the cost of the bridge if the grant were awarded; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded the 80% grant by the Transportation advisory
Board of the Metropolitan Council in August 1994; and
WHEREAS, the time parameters for construction of the pedestrian bridge
require staff to prepare a project memorandum and design which must be submitted
for review to the Department of Transportation and then be forwarded to Washington,
D.C. for review by the federal government; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Highway 10 at Long
Lake Road would offer'residents a place to safely cross over the highway on bike,
foot, in wheelchair or on rollerblades; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Highway 10 would
encourage residents to access local businesses, the library, schools, parks and
churches as pedestrians or bikers; and
WHEREAS, the pedestrian bridge would complete the missing link in the City's
trailway system for those who enjoy recreational walking and biking; and
WHEREAS, the pedestrian bridge would provide an attractive focal point for the
City, in it's downtown area,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Mounds View does hereby approve amending the 1995 budget to allow for the
following transfers of funds to Account No. 680:
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RESOLUTION NO. 4843
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- Transfer of $81,642 from Franchise Fee Account #295-3850
- Transfer of $41,558 from Special Projects Fund #590-3850
- Transfer of $31,000 from General Fund 100-3850
- Transfer of $25,000 from Street Light Fund n0-3850
- Transfer of $10,800 from the Activity Fund 250-3850
Adopted this 13th day of November, 1995.
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