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Transportation <br />district. Street improvement districts would also aid cities under 5,000, giving them an <br />alternative to the property tax system and special assessments. <br />Metro Cities supports the authority of local units of government to establish street <br />improvement districts. Metro Cities also supports changes to special assessment <br />laws to make assessing state-owned property a more predictable process with <br />uniformity in the payment of assessments across the state. <br />5-E Highway Turnbacks & Funding <br />Cities do not have the financial capacity, other than significant property tax increases, to <br />absorb the additional roadway responsibilities without new funding sources. The existing <br />municipal turnback fund is not adequate based on contemplated turnbacks. <br />Metro Cities supports .jurisdictional reassignment or turnback of roads on a phased <br />basis using functional classifications and other appropriate criteria subject to a <br />corresponding mechanism for adequate funding of roadway improvements and <br />continued maintenance. <br />Metro Cities does not support the wholesale turnback of county or state roads <br />without the consent of municipality and the total cost, agreed to by the municipality, <br />being reimbursed to the city in a timely manner. <br />5-F "3C" Transportation Planning Process: Elected Officials' Role <br />The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) was developed to meet federal requirements, <br />designating the Metropolitan Council as the organization that is responsible for a <br />continuous, comprehensive and cooperative (3C) transportation planning process to <br />allocate federal funds among metropolitan area projects. Input by local officials into the <br />planning and prioritization of transportation investments in the region is a vital <br />component of these processes. <br />Metro Cities supports continuation of the TAB with a majority of locally elected <br />municipal officials as members and participating in the process. <br />5-G Photo Enforcement of Traffic Laws <br />Enforcement of traffic laws with cameras has been demonstrated to improve driver <br />compliance and safety. <br />Metro Cities supports the use of photo enforcement technology. <br />52 2016 Legislative Policies <br />