Res 2014-08
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - 08
RESOLUTION FOR SUPPORT OF THE MOVE MN CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley supports efforts for a new state-wide comprehensive
transportation funding package to address Minnesota’s $50 billion transportation deficit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley agrees that transportation investments provide benefits beyond
new infrastructure, but also create jobs, build economic competitiveness, and improve the quality
of life for all Minnesotans by enabling the state to properly maintain and improve transportation
assets that expand access and opportunity for all; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley affirms that to be effective, the new state-wide transportation
funding package must be:
1. Comprehensive, including funding for roads, highways, transit, bicycle and
pedestrian facilities throughout Minnesota.
2. Balanced across transportation modes and between Greater Minnesota and the Twin
Cities Metropolitan Area, serving all Minnesotans equitably.
3. Sustainable, including long-term solutions that will grow with the economy to meet
the state’s growing transportation needs.
4. Dedicated to transportation.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby
supports the Move MN Campaign.
TH
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 6
DAY OF JANUARY, 2014.
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SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK