HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-02-13 RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEDICATED STATE FUNDING FOR CITY
STREETS
WHEREAS,Minnesota contains over 141,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles—
or 13 percent--are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 852 cities; and
WHEREAS,over 80 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.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF OAK PARK
HEIGHTS that the City does support 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.
ADOPTED by the City Council for the City of Oak Park Hei hts this day of
2015.
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Ma or ary McComber
A s : A lnistrator