HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988.05.02 RESO 1988-0022RESOLUTION 88-22
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING STREET IMPROVEMENT POLICY
AND ADOPTING FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Washington
County have proceeded with planning for improvements to state and county
highways in the City of Hugo, and
WHEREAS, man)/ residents of the City have expressed their displeasure
with the condition of roads and the need for more permanent improvements
to city roads, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has identified road improvements as a top
priority for the community, and
WHEREAS, a five-year capital improvements program has been prepared
by the city staff and presented to the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the capital improvements program identifies priorities and
makes recommendations regarding needed street improvements and financing
options, and
WHEREAS, the city is in an excellent position to finance $950,000
worth of improvements through tax levy and special assessments for Phase 1
of the capital improvements program, and
WHEREAS, the program presented would call for a minimal increase� in
the tax levy to Hugo residents amounting to approximately $12.00 per
household,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HU8O,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS:
1. The five year capital improvements program submitted to the City
Council and reviewed in detail at a work session on April 21, 1988 be
and hereby is adopted.
2. The implementation of the capital improvements program is contingent
upon the sale of bonds in 1988, assessment of at least 20% of the
project to benefitting property owners, and project approvals
following the required public improvement hearings.
3. Acceptance of the identified maintenance program to serve as a guide
in preparation of the annual general fund operating budget for street
and road maintenance.
4. All future roads dedicated or to be constructed in the City of Hugo be
of a bituminous surfacing, and the city accept turn -back roads only if
they are surfaced with a permanent material consistent with this
policy.
Upon roll call the following members voted AYE: Potts, Olson, Vail,
Atkinson
Upon roll call the following members voted NAY: Peltier
ADOPTED AND PASSED THIS 2ND DAY OF MAY, 198,V.
ATTEST: