HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003.02.03 RESO 2003-0009RESOLUTION 2003-9
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%,
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 assessment 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 Council of the City of Hugo 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 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 HUGO
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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO 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.
Adopted by the Hugo City Council this P day of February 2003.
Man ron, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary Creager, City C