HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 89-18 RESOLUTION 89- 18
BEING A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A 100% TRANSFER
OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX REVENUES FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
WHEREAS, Minnesota cities and counties have rapidly growing transpor-
tation needs; and,
WHEREAS, the street and highway system is deteriorating at a rate
faster than the financial ability to maintain and rebuild such systems; and,
WHEREAS, transportation funding is a high priority issue among local
jurisdictions; and,
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to use road user funds for major street and
road construction rather than using property tax; and,
WHEREAS, the city and county street and highway plans are predicated on
proceeds from the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET), many county and city plans
will be cut back or not completed; and,
WHEREAS, the percent of local participation in the construction and
reconstruction of state-owned highways is increasing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Columbia Heights City Council
strongly recommends that the 1989 session of the Legislature provide for the
transfer of 100~ of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax to the road user fund to
provide a stable source of adequate funding for the construction and
maintenance of streets and highways in the State; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the "sunset" provision included in the 1988
Transportation Funding Bill be removed so that MVET revenue can continue to be
transferred to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund for use by cities and
counties to fund street and highway construction needs.
Offered By:
Seconded By:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
Carlson
Peterson
All ayes
March 27, 1989
-A'nne Student, ~ouncil Secretary
Dale V. Hadtrath, Mayor