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Member Celia Scott introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 93
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ENABLING LEGISLATION ALLOWING MUNICIPALITIES TO
ESTABLISH TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
WHEREAS, streets under the jurisdiction of Minnesota cities comprise
an integral and necessary component of the overall State transportation
system; and
WHEREAS, cities of Minnesota are experiencing large scale
deterioration of their local street systems; and
WHEREAS, funding provided from the State gasoline tax in the form of
the Municipal State Aid Street system is applicable to no more than 20 percent
of any city's local street system; and
WHEREAS, recent court rulings pertaining to special assessment laws
have found limited benefit accrues to affected properties when a deteriorated
street is reconstructed, resulting in a significant reduction in special
assessment levies; and
WHEREAS, property taxes at the rates typically being levied do not
take into consideration the need to rehabilitate and /or reconstruct city
streets or to improve mass transit facilities which serve local transportation
needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that:
1. Funding street reconstruction and rehabilitation on a user fee
basis is consistent with the State's user fee funding philosophy
for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and watermain facilities -.arid
other transportation improvements utilizing gasoline taxes.
2. Funding provided by a transportation utility based on a user fee
concept will result in a stable, long term funding source to
finance street reconstruction and rehabilitation and mass transit
improvements serving local transportation needs.
3. The City urges members of the House of Representatives and the
Senate to support and adopt legislation that will allow cities to
establish transportation utilities as a source of funding for the
maintenance and improvement of the cities' local street systems,
and mass transit improvements serving local transportation needs.
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RESOLUTION NO. 93 -15
ATTEST:
4. This City recommends that legislation which would authorize cities
to establish Transportation Utilities include authorization to
utilize funds from that source for improvements to the mass
transit system which are of direct benefit to city residents.
January 25, 1993
Date Todd Paulson, Mayor
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Deputy Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Barb Kalligher and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof:
Todd Paulson, Celia Scott, Barb Kalligher, and Kristen Mann;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.