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File #: 24-1055    Version: 1 Name: 6/3/24 Resolution Authorizing Application and Implementation of Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/3/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/3/2024 Final action: 6/3/2024
Enactment date: 6/3/2024 Enactment #: R-24-216
Title: Resolution Authorizing Application and Implementation of Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant
Sponsors: Jennifer Cornell, Cynthia Harrison

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Resolution Authorizing Application and Implementation of Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant

Staff

Reviewed by:  Maura Thomson, Executive Director, Downtown Development Authority

                                            Michelle Landis, Senior Assistant City Attorney

                                            Marti Praschan, CFO

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Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor is an incorporated municipality of the State of Michigan and therefore an eligible applicant to apply for the one-time appropriation of Shared Streets and Spaces Grant (SSSG) funding through the Michigan Department of Transportation;                      

 

Whereas, City Council has made clear commitments to Vision Zero, A2 Carbon Neutrality, Affordable Housing, and Placemaking;

 

Whereas, The Fourth Avenue Street and Transit Improvements Project uses innovation and forward-thinking project planning, design, and construction to advance these commitments in a single project, prioritizing equity and accessibility; 

 

Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor has worked across municipal departments and with other agencies and organizations to gain broader agency support and coordination for ease of implementation as desired by the SSSG program goals; 

 

Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor has presented the Project at public meetings and public engagement sessions, and received input directly from those walking, biking, and using transit in this space today, and public feedback has been enthusiastically incorporated into the design plan; and

 

Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor has shared the Project design plan with the community at large;

 

RESOLVED, That City Council approves a grant application to the State of Michigan for the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant program for the Project described herein;

 

RESOLVED, The Fourth Ave Street and Transit Improvements Project is in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, and the project partners (AAATA, DDA, and City) will be responsible for their share of the maintenance; and

 

RESOLVED, That the City Administrator is authorized to take all appropriate actions to implement this resolution including submitting the necessary grant application and related documents.

 

Sponsored by: Councilmembers Cornell and Harrison