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SHAKOPEE
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Bruce Loney, Public Works Director
DATE: 04/07/2015
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Supporting Dedicated State Funding for City
Streets, Res. No. 7564 (E)
Action Sought
Adopt Resolution No. 7564, a resolution supporting dedicated state funding for city
streets.
Background
The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) is requesting support resolutions for state
funding of city streets in the omnibus transportation funding bill. This resolution
would show city support for this bill.
This additional funding could be used for non-municipal state aid, city street
maintenance, construction and reconstruction. The LMC has made city street
funding one of its 2015 legislative priorities.
Difficulty of assessing improvements to existing streets, and raising the levy for
cities with levy limits are reasons to support this legislation and resolution.
Recommendation
Staff would recommend adoption of Resolution No. 7564 as funding city streets is
important to the overall transportation system.
Budget Impact
No impact for 2015. However, could affect future street budgets with additional
funding.
Relationship to Vision
This supports Goal D: Maintain, improve and create strong partnerships with other
public and private sector entities.
Requested Action
Adopt Resolution No. 7564, a resolution supporting dedicated street funding for city
streets.
Attachments: Res. No. 7564
Updated Feb.25,2015
RESOLUTION NO. 7564
A 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,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,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 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, that the City of Shakopee 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 in session of the City Council of the City of Shakopee,
Minnesota,held this day of , 2015.
Mayor of the City of Shakopee
Attest:
Acting City Clerk