HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-046 CCR Member Dan Ryan introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-46
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000
miles—or 14 percent--are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and
WHEREAS, 84 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, 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 saves
seven dollars in repairs; 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, cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet
growing demands for municipal street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that the City Council supports enabling legislation that would
authorize cities to establish street improvement districts to fund municipal street maintenance,
construction and reconstruction
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-46
April 8, 2013
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kris Lawrence-Anderson
and upon vote being taken thereon,the following voted in favor thereof:
Tim Willson, Carol Kleven, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, Lin Myszkowski, and Dan Ryan;
and the following voted against the same: none;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.