HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-01-06 RESOLUTION 17-01-06
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEDICATED STATE FUNDING FOR CITY
STREETS
WHEREAS,Minnesota contains over 141,000 miles of roadway, and over 22,500 miles - or
16 percent--are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS that
the City of 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.
ADOPTED by the Ci f Oak Park Heights is 24t ay of J ry,20 7
Signed:
Mayor Mary omber
Attest-
City Admini t ator Eric Johnson