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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota, was duly held on the 22nd day of May, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Etten, Groff, Strahan; and Roe; and the following members were absent: Schroeder. Councilmember Groff introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 11984 RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR RAMSEY COUNTY CRITICAL CORRIDORS GRANT FUNDS FOR THE COUNTY ROAD B AND SNELLING AVENUE (TH 51) PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC STUDY 23-11 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Roseville, as follows: WHEREAS, the intersection of County Road B and Snelling Avenue (TH 51) is a major commercial corridor in Roseville and connects affordable housing neighborhoods, including Section 42 and Section 8 units,to commercial services and public transportation. The high levels of vehicle traffic combined with the intersection layout can be problematic for pedestrian safety and access through the intersection; and WHEREAS, traditional pedestrian improvement options to increase safety and quality of experience in this dense and high-traffic area are expensive, in most cases prohibitively so; and WHEREAS, the multi-agency jurisdiction of the County Road B and Snelling Avenue (TH 51) intersection complicates identification and funding of improvements; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Bike and Pedestrian Plan has identified this intersection and the surrounding area with the Highest Score category for Deficiency, Safety, Equity and Density analysis, signifying improvements in the area would meet Ramsey County's goals for safety improvement and equity of investment in a dense area; and WHEREAS; the Ramsey County's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) levy funds the Critical Corridors Grant program with goals to: • Boost connectivity between housing,jobs, retail, services and transportation; • Create more compact, walkable environments;