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RESOLUTION NO. 5947
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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
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.
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
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Mounds View 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
MOUNDS VIEW that this Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced
report, and fully supports the 'iecommendations contained in that report; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS
VIEW that this 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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Resolution 5947
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Adopted this 24th day of February 2003.
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