HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2003-180CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-180
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED
FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 milesor 14
percent --are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; 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, special assessments and bonding, have limited applications, leaving cities under -
equipped to address growing needs; 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, the Council of the City of Plymouth 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
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing
demands for street improvements and maintenance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH that this Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced report,
and fully supports the recommendations contained in that report; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH
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.
Resolution No. 2003-180
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Adopted by the City Council on April 8, 2003.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on April 8, 2003, with the original thereof on file in my office, and
the same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk