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RESOLUTION NO. 4289
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL STATE
AID ROAD SYSTEM DESIGNATION TO 25% OF THE CITY'S ROAD SYSTEM
WHEREAS, THE 1992 Minnesota Legislature established a Ramsey
County Local Government Services Study Commission (RCLGSSC) to
"report on the advantages and disadvantages of sharing,
cooperating, restructuring, or conslidating..." activities in
five areas of public service including: public health,
attorney's functions as they relate to criminal law, libraries,
public works, and police communications, crime lab and
investigative functions; and
WHEREAS, the composition of the twenty-five member
commission was diverse, including a balance of public and
private, and st. Paul and suburban interests; and
WHEREAS, the Commission's recommendations concerning public
works includes adoption of a plan for functional consolidation of
roadways within Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the Consolidation Plan provides for
reclassification of roadways and corresponding changes in
jurisdiction including trunk highway turnbacks from the State to
Ramsey County and transfer of local and State Aid roadways
between the County and municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Plan also provides $3.13 million for the
improvement of roadways to acceptable levels prior to
transferring jurisdiction over roadway segments from Ramsey
County to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Plan also provides for establishment of
appropriate County State Aid Highway and Municipal State Aid
designations; and
WHEREAS, the Plan causes operations, maintenance, service,
and financial impacts to municipalities within Ramsey County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Mounds View
requests that the Commissioner of Transportation increase the
portion of its municipal roadway system that is eligible for
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Municipal State Aid (MSA) designation to 25% to accomodate the
additional mileage placed under its jurisdiction as a result of
the Consolidation Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Mounds View requests that the Commissioner of Transportation
grant a variance regarding proposed consolidation initiatives
which allows removal of raodways from the MSA system without
incurring penalities set forth in governing MSA rules.
Adopted this 13th day of October, 1992.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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