Resolution 6101 - Approve Safe Streets Grant SubmissionRESOLUTION NO.6101
A RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS TO
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR "SAFE STREETS
FOR ALL" (SS4A) AND "RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES" (RCP) GRANTS TO
FUND A CORRIDOR STUDY FOR MAIN STREET/U.S. 93.
WHEREAS, Main Street/U.S. 93 is an historic north/south highway route that passes through
rural Flathead County carrying vehicular traffic through the center of the City of
Kalispell, the county seat and trade center of Northwest Montana; and
WHEREAS, over time, traffic counts, the population and density of the City of Kalispell and its
environs have grown dramatically with the increase in the National Park tourist
traffic and trade traffic resulting in significant excessive congestion and traffic
impediments in and around the City; and
WHEREAS, the MOVE 2040 Kalispell Area Transportation Plan recommended a detailed
corridor -level analysis to fully understand the viability of improvements to Main
Street while meeting current traffic demands; and
WHEREAS, MDOT, Flathead County, and the City of Kalispell used a collaborative process to
develop the MOVE 2040 Kalispell Area Transportation Plan, with focused
outreach efforts to engage the public, key stakeholders, and resource agencies; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation set aside $5 billion in discretionary grants
through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for the Safe Street for All (SS4A) to be
awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will "prevent roadway deaths and
serious injuries"; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation set aside $1.5 billion in discretionary grants
through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for the new Reconnecting Communities
Pilot (RCP) to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will reconnect
communities by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other
transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including
mobility, access, or economic development; and
WHEREAS, the project proposed would provide the necessary corridor planning analysis needed
to set forth Main Street improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell application for the SS4A and RCP grants provides additional
opportunity for partnerships with the State, Flathead County, and the City of
Kalispell; and
WHEREAS, as the project meets all criteria of the SS4A and RCP planning grant programs,
application for such funding should have the support of the City of Kalispell.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Kalispell City Council approves and fully supports the application of
the City of Kalispell for a SS4A and RCP planning grant funding for a
corridor study of Main Street/U.S. 93.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022.
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Mayor
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