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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-019 CCRMember Kathleen Carmodyntroduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2003-19 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 13 5,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles or 14 percent are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 854 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 applications, 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 Brooklyn Center 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) the street systems ofthe cities 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 the City of Brooklyn Center that the Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced report, and fully supports the recommendations contained in that report. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 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 improvement and maintenance programs. Date ATTEST: XV~A, City Clerk Nfi~or Pro Tem The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Diane Niesen and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, Diane Niesen, and Bob Peppe; and the following voted against the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.