HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2003-14 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-14
BEING A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
IMPROVED FUNDING OPTIONS FOP, CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles--or 14%-- are
owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and
Wl:iF. REAS, 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.
WI-IEREAS, 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 Columbia Heights 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
Wl~EREAS, 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 of the cities
within the State are inventoried; (2) the existing funding systems are detailed and evaluated; and (3)
recommendations are made; and
Wl~REAS, cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing demands for
street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, TI:gEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TglE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS that this Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced report, and fully supports
the recommendations contained in that report; and
BE IT FURTllER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
that this 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.
Dated this fourteenth day of April, 2003
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Ericson
Kelzenberg
Ayes: Wyckoff, Williams, Ericson
Nays: Kelzenberg, Nawrocki
Attest:
l~atr[cia Muscovitz, CMCi Deputy (~ity
Clerk
~yor ~'uli'e-nne Wy~l[offU ~