RES 2004-24 - 00002263RESOLUTION 2004 – 24
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 miles —or 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 Fridley 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, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY 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 FRIDLEY 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 8TH DAY OF
MARCH, 2004.
SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTESTED:
DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK