Resolution 6255 - FAILED - SS4A Grant Application06/02/25
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RESOLUTION NO. 6255
A RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A "SAFE
STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL" (SS4A) IMPLEMENTATION GRANT.
WHEREAS, Main Street/U.S. 93 is a 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, particularly on Main Street; 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, Montana Department of Transportation, 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 Streets and Roads for All
(SS4A) to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will "prevent roadway
deaths and serious injuries"; and
WHEREAS, in 2022, the City was awarded a SS4A Planning Grant and developed the Main
Street Safety Action Plan for applying the Safe System Approach to transportation
corridors by establishing a vision and goals for transportation safety, among other
things; and
WHEREAS, Council adopted the Main Street Safety Action Plan by Resolution 6213 in August
2024, as phase 1 of the planning grant, which also identified Main Street and 1st
Avenue East and West projects as the priority locations for safety and mobility
projects; and
WHEREAS, a project management team was created and developed the Main Street Concept
Design Memorandum for the priority locations; and
WHEREAS, as the Main Street Concept Design project meets all criteria of the SS4A
Implementation Grant, 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 Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation
Grant for the Main Street Concept Design project.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2025.
Mark Johnson
Mayor
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk