HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-66 RESOLUTION 03-66
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
'ROVED FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Motion By: ZIESKA Second By: BLOMBERG
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles- or 14% -
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 appli'cations, 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 Prior Lake 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's Cities wherein (1)
street systems of the cites 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 CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA that:
1. The City Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced Report, and fully supports the
recommendations contained in that Report.
2. The City 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 improvements and
maintenance programs.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 21st DAY OF APRIL, 2003.
YES NO
Haugen × Haugen
Blomberg X Blomberg
LeMair X LeMair
Petersen X Petersen
Zieska X Zieska
City Manager, City o{ Prior Lake
16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372~1714 / Ph. (952) 447-4230 / Fax (952) 447-4245
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