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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.F.7. Resolution of Support for the Move MN Transportation Campaign-Res. No. 7417Consent Business 4. F. 7. SHAKOPEE TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark McNeill, City Administrator DATE: 02/18/2014 SUBJECT: Resolution of Support for the Move MN Transportation Campaign -Res. No. 7417 (D) Action Sought For the Council to adopt a resolution of support for the Move Minnesota Campaign, a comprehensive transportation funding program. Background The City of Shakopee has been contacted by Move MN, seeking its support for a statewide comprehensive transportation funding program which would address what is estimated to be a $50 billion transportation deficit. This would support transportation investments which would include funding for all modes of transportation -- streets and highways, transit, bicycle, pedestrian facilities. Previous Shakopee Councils have supported transportation and transportation initiatives. A bill for State legislative consideration has been drafted, and is expected to be assigned a House file number on Tuesday, February 18th. Recommendation If the Council wants to take a favorable position on this program for transportation funding, it should adopt the attached resolution. Budget Impact No specifics for funding have been identified as of this writing. It is assumed that it would be funded at a statewide level. Relationship To Visioning This supports Goal D, "Maintain, improve, and create strong partnerships with other public and private sector entities." Requested Action If the Council concurs, it should adopt the following resolution: Resolution No. 7417 Supporting the Move MN Campaign Attachments: Res. No. 7417 News Release RESOLUTION NO. 7417 RESOLUTION FOR SUPPORT OF THE "MOVE MN CAMPAIGN" WHEREAS, the City of Shakopee supports efforts for a new state -wide comprehensive transportation funding package to address Minnesota's $50 billion transportation deficit; and WHEREAS, the City of Shakopee agrees that transportation investments provide benefits beyond new infrastructure, but also create jobs, build economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life for all Minnesotans by enabling the state to properly maintain and improve transportation assets that expand access and opportunity for all; and WHEREAS, the City of Shakopee affirms that to be effective, the new state -wide transportation funding package must be: • Comprehensive, including funding for roads, highways, transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities throughout Minnesota. • Balanced across transportation modes and between Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, serving all Minnesotans equitably. • Sustainable, including long -term solutions that will grow with the economy to meet the states growing transportation needs. • Dedicated to transportation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, that it hereby supports the Move MN Campaign. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Shakopee, Minnesota this 18a' day of February, 2014. Brad Tabke, Mayor ATTEST: Julie Linnihan, City Clerk News Release: Mayors and Cities a Top Funding Priority in 2014 By Move MN February 13, 2014 M OV E >>>M N FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kris Jensen kjensen @tunheim.com 651- 253 -2659 Darin Broton dbroton @tunheim.com 952 - 851 -7286 Make Transportation Mayors and Cities: Make Transportation a Top Funding Priority in 2014 Investing now in a comprehensive, balanced transportation package is the key to long -term economic growth for Minnesota's cities, Mayors say St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota mayors and cities sent a message to legislators that the key to economic competitiveness for communities all across the state is to invest in transportation. More than 25 mayors and 11 cities are asking legislators to make transportation a priority in 2014. The group emphasizes that the current transportation system puts the state's long -term economic health and quality of life at risk. "From the economic competitiveness of the state, to the vibrancy of our regional centers, our economic fortunes are tied to transportation," said Don Ness, mayor of the City of Duluth. "Without a fully funded transportation system that interconnects us, we fail to capitalize on our greatest strength as a state — each other. We must build out our transportation network to ensure that we can leverage Minnesota's human capital to maintain our place as an economic leader domestically and abroad." The 27 mayors that have expressed their support for making transportation a funding priority in 2014 include: Rita Albrecht (Bemidji) Bob Beussman (New Ulm) Ardell Brede (Rochester) Chris Coleman (St. Paul) Steve Cook (Hutchinson) Mark Dehen (North Mankato) William Droste (Rosemount) Jerry Faust (St. Anthony) Debbie Goettel (Richfield) Shep Harris (Golden Valley) Jim Hovland (Edina) Tim Hultmann (Long Lake) Marvin Johnson (Independence) Elizabeth Kautz (Burnsville) Tom Kuntz (Owatonna) Peter Lindstrom (Falcon Heights) Sandy Martin (Shoreview) Eugene Maxwell (Hopkins) Mike Maguire (Eagan) Don Ness (Duluth) Terry Schneider (Minnetonka) Dave Smiglewski (Granite Falls) Brad Tabke (Shakopee) Elizabeth Weir (Medina) Janet Williams (Savage) In addition, the cities of Edina, Fridley, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Medina, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Richfield, Rosemount, St. Anthony and St. Paul have voted to support of the campaign. The League of Minnesota Cities, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities and Metro Cities (Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) are also members of the Move MN coalition. "Without a safe and reliable transportation system, our businesses cannot effectively and efficiently deliver goods to market, and our people cannot get to their jobs and back home again without facing crippling congestion. The shared prosperity and quality of life we all strive for in Minnesota relies upon all of us making necessary and significant investments in our roads, bridges and transit systems statewide," said Jim Hovland, mayor of the City of Edina. "As Mayors, we don't get to make those investment decisions, but as leaders of cities all across our state, we are calling upon our legislators, metropolitan and rural, Republican and Democrat, to join together and make funding our transportation system a priority investment this year. Such an investment will pay dividends for all of us for generations to come and help Minnesota achieve the greatness that is so close at hand." The last time the state received an increase in transportation funding was six years ago — an investment that helped fuel economic recovery while making meaningful critical improvements to our transportation infrastructure. But those funds are nearly exhausted, and without further investment now the state won't have enough funding to maintain the current transportation system, or fund critical improvements or expansions, for the next 20 years. Our changing state demographics make transportation funding even more urgent. By 2030, Minnesota is expected to add more than 350,000 new jobs and by 2040, the population is expected to grow by nearly 1 million people. Investments in transportation will position Minnesota to make the most of this anticipated growth. "Transportation is the lifeblood of Greater Minnesota," said Tom Kuntz, mayor of the City of Owatonna. "Like many other cities in our state, Owatonna has booming manufacturing plants and a robust agricultural economy. Unfortunately, the economic recovery going on in cities all across Minnesota is put at risk because the state has failed to adequately invest transportation projects that meet the needs of our growing communities. If we don't take action, our rural cities will suffer as businesses leave town and jobs disappear." About Move MN Move MN is a growing and diverse coalition dedicated to starting to erase Minnesota's transportation deficit by securing a comprehensive transportation funding package during the 2014 legislative session. New funding will enable the state to properly maintain and improve transportation assets that expand access and opportunity for all and create living wage jobs. For more information on Move MN, visit www.movemn.org, Regular Session 1) Roll Call TENTATIVE AGENDA Shakopee Economic Development Authority 7:00 p.m. LOCATION Council Chambers City Hall 129 Holmes Street South 2) Approval of the Agenda 3) Consent Business 3) A) EDA Minutes from February 5, 2014 3) B) EDA Bill List 3) C) Appointments of Candidates to Fill Vacant EDAC Positions 4) General Business February 18, 2014 4) A) Approval of Request for Subordination Decision under Fagade Loan Program - 807 1 st Ave. E. 5) Adjourn to Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Note to EDA Members: If you have any questions or need additional information on any of the above items, please call Samantha DiMaggio prior to the meeting at (952) 233 -9317.