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Transportation <br />5-L Plat Authority <br />Current law grants counties review and comment authority for access and drainage issues <br />for city plats abutting county roads. <br />Metro Cities opposes any statutory change that would grant counties veto power or <br />that would shorten the 120 -day review and permit process time. <br />5-M City Speed Limit Control <br />Cities are moving to incorporate multiple modes of transportation within existing right of <br />way through local Complete Streets policies on residential roads where traffic safety also <br />affects pedestrians and users of alternative transportation modes. Metro Cities supports <br />design standards that result in slower speeds on local roads. Any statutory speed <br />limit change must be uniform and provide adequate state funding for education and <br />enforcement to ensure public awareness and compliance. <br />At cities' or counties' discretion, Metro Cities also supports a year round reduction <br />of speed limits within 500 feet of any city or county parks and schools or on roads <br />that are in the process of becoming more residential or developed but do not <br />currently justify a reduction under a MnDOT sanctioned speed study. <br />5-N MnDOT Maintenance Budget <br />The state has abrogated its responsibility for maintaining major roads throughout the state <br />by requiring, through omission, that cities bear the burden of maintenance on major state <br />roads. <br />MnDOT should be required to meet standards adopted by cities through local ordinances <br />or reimburse cities for labor, equipment and material used on the state's behalf to <br />improve public safety or meet local standards. Furthermore, if a city performs <br />maintenance, the city should be fully reimbursed. <br />Metro Cities supports MnDOT taking full responsibility for maintaining state- <br />owned infrastructure and property, including, but not limited to, sound walls and <br />right of way, within city limits. Metro Cities supports cooperative agreements <br />between cities and MnDOT, which have proven to be effective in other parts of the <br />state. <br />5-0 Transit Taxing District <br />The transit taxing district, which funds the capital cost of transit service in the <br />Metropolitan Area through the property tax system, is inequitable. Because the <br />boundaries of the transit taxing district do not correspond with any rational service line <br />nor is being within the boundaries a guarantee to receive service, cities in the taxing <br />2016 Legislative Policies 55 <br />