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Document: CC RES 03-017 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION
TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CIN STREET
IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
• RESOLUTION 03-017
A 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 City Council of the City of St. Anthony 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(l)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 City Council of the City of St. Anthony that this Council
concurs with the findings of the above referenced report,and fully supports the recommendations contained in
that report; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St.Anthony that this Council supports the
adoption of legislation that would provide cities with the policy o s need to address current and future
challenges in providing adequate street improvement and mai ance proam.
Adopted this�_day of _,200 _
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
• Reviewed for Administration:
ity Manag
• 145 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044
Phone: (651) 281-1200 • (800)925-1122
League of Minnesota Cities TDD (651)281-1290
Cities promoting excellence LMC Fax: (651)281-1299 9 LMCIT Fax: (651)281-1298
Web Site: http://www.Imnc.org
MEMORANDUM
January 23, 2003
TO: Member City Mayors
Member City Administrators and Managers
FROM: Jim Miller, Executive Director
SUBJECT: Funding Street Construction and Maintenance in Minnesota's Cities Report
Today the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC), in partnership with the City Engineers
Association of Minnesota and the Minnesota Public Works Association, is releasing the attached
report on municipal street funding. The Funding Street Construction and Maintenance in
• Minnesota's Cities report was produced by the Transportation Policy Institute, a non-profit
research and educational organization. The report outlines existing funding mechanisms and
their limitations, and goes on to describe deficiencies on the municipal state aid (MSA) and non-
MSA city street systems. It also provides several policy recommendations that could lead to
improved municipal street conditions.
The purpose of the report is twofold. First, it is meant to be a tool for city officials looking at
street funding options. Second, the report's recommendations will be used to demonstrate to
legislators that cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing
demands for street improvements. We hope you will take the time to look over the report and to
help put the findings into context for your legislators.
Also attached is a draft resolution for consideration by your city council. If your council adopts
the resolution, please forward copies to Anne Finn at the League and to your legislators.
Each member of the sponsoring organizations will receive one hard copy of the report by mail,
and every legislator will receive a copy of the report at the Capitol today. The Funding Street
Construction and Maintenance in Minnesota's Cities report and draft resolution are also
available on-line at www.hnnc.org. If you have questions or comments about the report, please
contact LMC Intergovernmental Relations Representative Anne Finn at (651) 281-1263 or e-mail
afinn(a?lmnc.org.
Enclosures
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