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A RESOLUTION _REGARDI~.~G DETE~P2~'IINATION OF STATE AID STREET ALLOT~_NT.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the city of Columbia Heights,
Anoka County, Minnesota as fo!!o%.~s:
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Aid Street A!lotm~ent, is allocated
to municipalities on the basis of the 1960 Decennial Census; and
WP~E~AS, the State Legislature authorized a special census for the
City of Columbia Heights in 1965; and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Co!~mb~i$ Heights increased
from 17,533 in 1960, to 23,283 in 1965; and
WkqEREAS, it is unjust and inequitable to base the State Aid Street
Allotment on the outdated !960 Census; and
WHE~EAS, a bill has been introduced in the Minnesota House of
Representatives, presently designated as House File Iqo. 377, which
bill would amend ~.[innesota Statute 162.09 subdivision 4, to permit
the use of the 1955 ,special census in determining State Aid Street
Allotment.
NfY,'~ T~?~P~EFO_P~., be it resolved, that the Columbia Heights City
Council goes on record in support of the above referred to
legislative bill.
ADOPTED BY T?ZE CITY COUt~CIL OF TP~ CITY OF COLUidBIA H_EIGHTS,
this 13th day of February, 1967.
Offered by$ Jeska
Seconded by: Land
Roll Call - Ail ayes
Secretary-"'-~f- Ehe Counc~!
Mayor
560-3450
ANOKA COUNTY
6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE NE
February 9, 1967
FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA 55421
George F. Brown, City Engr.
590 40th Avenue N.E.
Columbia Heights, Minn. 55421
Dear Sir:
Re: Amendin~ the Law for State Aid Street Allotment
As you know, the State Aid Street allotment is based on the
decennial census according to the State Aid Statutes 162.09 Sub-
division 4.
i feel that as the original intent of the law was to allocate
State Aid monies on the basis of the population, we should make an
effort to get the law amended so that the apportionment is based
on any legally held census.
A number of the communities around the metropolitan areas
had their census taken in 1965, and if a State law is amended so
that they can use the new 1965 census, their State Aid allotment
would substantially be increased.
I have come to know that there has been a bill introduced in
the House to amend the law to that effect by Keefe, Morlock, Munger,
A. Shumann and Fillers. The assigned House File number is 377 and
this has been already referred to the Highway Committee in the House.
The City Council of Frid!ey has passed a Resolution on February 6,
1967, a copy of which is attached herewith, to support this bill.
~e_w_o~_ll_d appreciate if your governing bo_~dwould also pass a
similar Resolution in support of this bill, and also approach your
local State Representative in this regard.
NASIM QURESHI, P.E.
City Engineer