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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 15-038
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEDICATED STATE FUNDING FOR CITY STREETS
Motion By: KEENEY Second By: MORTON
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 141,000 miles of roadway, and over 22,500 miles—or 16
percent—are owned and maintained by Minnesota’s 852 cities; and
WHEREAS, almost 85 percent of municipal streets are ineligible for dedicated Highway User Tax
Distribution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, the more than 700 Minnesota cities with populations below 5,000 are ineligible for
dedicated Highway User Tax Distribution Fund dollars; 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 and
special assessments, have limited applications, leaving cities under-equipped to address
growing needs; and
WHEREAS, city cost participation in state and county highway projects diverts resources from city-
owned streets; 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, for every one dollar spent on maintenance, a road authority--and therefore taxpayers--save
seven dollars in repairs; and
WHEREAS, cities need greater resources, including an additional dedicated state funding source for
transportation, and flexible policies in order to meet growing demands for street
improvements and maintenance.
NOWTHEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1.The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2.The City of Prior Lake supports an omnibus transportation funding bill that provides additional dedicated
state funding for city streets including funding that can be used for non-MSA city street maintenance,
construction and reconstruction.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9 DAY OF MARCH 2015.
TH
VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Thompson
Aye
☐☒☒☒☒
Nay
☐☐☐☐☐
Abstain
☐☐☐☐☐
Absent
☒☐☐☐☐
______________________________
Frank Boyles, City Manager
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