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Attachment A Transit Financial Assistance Grant Agreement Regional Sales and Use Tax Grantee: City of Arden Hills SG-25M-AT-01 Project: Old Highway 10 Trail Safe Routes to Schools Improvements Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Council Action: Business Item No. 2024-196 Required 20% Match: 250,000 Council Action Date: August 28, 2024 Additional Local Funds: $2,429,000 Total Project Cost: $3,679,000 Funding Authority: Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465 Funding Source: Regional Transportation Sales and Use Tax Revenue Effective Date: Date Agreement is Executed Project Activity Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028 Expiration Date: December 31, 2028 Grant Administrator: Arin Knutson AGREEMENT THIS GRANT AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the Metropolitan Council ("Council") and the GRANTEE ("Grantee") each acting by and through their duly authorized representatives. RECITALS: 1. Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, requires the Council to impose a metropolitan -area regional transportation sales and use tax and under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, the Council must specify the purposes for which the "sales tax revenue" must be used. 2. Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivisions 2 and 3 make five percent of the sales tax revenue available for grants to support active transportation within the metropolitan area and authorize the Transportation Advisory Board to establish eligibility requirements and a selection process to provide the grant awards. 3. The Grantee sought funding in connection with an application through the Regional Solicitation submitted in response to the Council's notice of availability of grant funds and will use the grant funds made available under this Agreement to help fund the "Project" identified in the application. 1 Approved by OGC 12/16/24