HomeMy Public PortalAbout2015-023 Resolution Supporting Dedicated State Funding for City StreetsMember Martin introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-23
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 852 cities; and
WHEREAS, almost 85 percent of municipal streets are ineligible for dedicated Highway
User Tax Distribution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, 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 that the City of Medina 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 City of Medina this 3"d day of March, 2015.
Resolution No. 2015-23
March 3, 2015
Dated: March 3, 2015.
Bob Mitchell, Mayor
ATTES :
Scott T. Johnson, City Administrator -Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Pederson
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Anderson, Cousineau, Martin, Mitchell, Pederson
And the following voted against same:
None
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
Resolution No. 2015-23 2
March 3, 2015