HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-039 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2003/04/07RESOLUTION 03-039
® 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.
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 St. Louis Park is finding it 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 (1) the street systems of the cities within the State are inventoned; (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
ST. LOUIS PARK 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 ST. LOUIS
PARK that this Council supports the adoption of legislation, including proposed transportation
utility legislation, that will provide cities with the policy options they need to address current and
future challenges in providing adequate street improvement and maintenance programs.
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