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RESOLUTION 03-_ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED <br /> FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS <br /> <br />WHEREAS Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles--or 14 <br /> percent--are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS city streets are a separate but integral piece of the network of roads supporting <br /> movement of people and goods; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> <br />existing funding mechanisms, such as Municipal State Aid (MSA), property taxes, <br />special assessments and bonding, have limited applications, leaving cities under- <br />equipped to address growing needs; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> <br />maintenance costs increase as road systems age, and no city--large or small--is <br />spending enough on roadway capital improvements to maintain a 50-year <br />lifecycle; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> <br />the Council of the City of Elk River finds it is difficult to develop adequate <br />funding systems to support the City's needed street improvement and <br />maintenance programs while complying with existing State statutes; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> <br />the League of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota Public Works Association, and <br />the City Engineers Association of Minnesota, have jointly sponsored the <br />development of a report entitled Funding Street Construction and Maintenance in <br />Minnesota's Cities wherein (I) the street systems of the cities within the State are <br />inventoried; (2) the existing funding systems are detailed and evaluated; and (3) <br />recommendations are made; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing <br /> demands for street improvements and maintenance. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, <br />Minnesota: That this Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced report, and fully <br />supports the recommendations contained in that report; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota: That <br />this Council supports the adoption of legislation that would provide cities with the policy <br />options they need to address current and future challenges in providing adequate street <br />improvement and maintenance programs. <br /> <br />S/Admin/Resol/Unapproved/LegislationStreetllmprovrnents <br /> <br /> <br />