03-17 - 04-01 - Support Legislation for Funding for City Street Resolution 03-17 April 1, 2003
Member Johnson introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
IMPROVED FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000
miles - or 14 percent - are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and
WHEREAS, city streets are a separate but integral piece of the network of roads
supporting movement of people and goods; and
WHEREAS, existing funding mechanisms, such as Municipal State Aid (MSA),
property taxes, special assessments and bonding, have limited applications, leaving cities
under-equipped to address growing needs; and
WHEREAS, maintenance costs increase as road systems age, and no city - large or
small - is spending enough on roadway capital improvements to maintain a 50-year
lifecycle; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Golden Valley finds it is difficult to develop
adequate funding systems to support the City's needed street improvement and
maintenance programs while complying with existing State Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota Public Works
Association and the City Engineers Association of Minnesota, have jointly sponsored the
development of a report entitled Funding Street Construction and Maintenance in
Minnesota's Cities wherein (1) the street systems of the Cities within the State are
inventoried; (2) the existing funding systems are detailed and evaluated; and (3)
recommendations are made; and
WHEREAS, cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet
growing demands for street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Council of the City of Golden Valley
that:
1. Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced report, and fully
supports the recommendations contained in that report; and
2. Council supports the adoption of legislation that would provide cities with the
policy options they need to address current and future challenges in providing
adequate street improvement and maintenance programs.
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Linda R. Loomis, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donald G. TaGity Clerk
Resolution 03-17 - Continued April 1, 2003
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Grayson
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Grayson,
Johnson, a nd T remere; and t he f ollowing was absent: LeSuer; and the f ollowing voted
against the same: Loomis, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted, signed by the Mayor and her signature attested by the City Clerk.