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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSEVII,LE RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, was held in the City Hall in said City on Monday, January 25, 2010, at 6:00 o'clock p.m. The following members were present: Pust; Roe; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing and the following were absent: none Councilmember Roe introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 10781 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A STATEWIDE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY AND A MNDOT-LED COMPLETE STREETS PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHEREAS, the "Complete Streets" concept promotes streets that are safe and convenient for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motor vehicle drivers of all ages and abilities; and WHEREAS, the October 2009 public draft of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Complete Streets Report includes the recommendation: "Mn/DOT should build on existing Context Sensitive Solution practices and develop and implement a statewide Complete Streets policy..."; and WHEREAS, the Roseville City Council recognizes the importance of complete streets, as referenced in its 2009 Comprehensive Plan update; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, that the City of Roseville encourages the Minnesota legislature, with input and guidance from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, to authorize the development of a statewide Complete Streets program, that clearly defines Complete Streets as acontext-sensitive approach for design of transportation corridors, that reasonably addresses the safety and accessibility needs of all transportation users and integrates multiple transportation modes, where appropriate. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Johnson and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Pust; Roe; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing and the following voted against the same: none Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.