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A Resolution of the City of Elk River Supporting Dedicated State Funding for
City Streets
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 141,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles — or
13 percent — are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 856 cities; and
WHEREAS, over 80 percent of municipal streets are ineligible for dedicated Highway
User Tax Distribution Bunddollars;and
WHEREAS, the more than 700 Minnesota cities with Populations below 5,00O are
ineligible for dedicated Highway User'Fax Dist.tibution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, City StrCCAS are a separate but integral piece of the network of roads
supporting movement of people and goods; and
WHEREAS, existing funding rnechamisms, such as Municipal State Aid (MISS), property
taxes, and special assessments have limited applications, leaving cities under -equipped to
address growing needs; and
WHEREAS, city cost participation in state and count,-,, highway projects diverts resources
from city -owned streets, and
WHEREAS, maintenance costs increase as road systems age, and no city — large or small —
is spending enough on roadway capital itriprovernents, to maintain a 50 -year lifecycle; and
WHEREAS, for every one dollar spent on maintenance, a road authority — and therefore
taxpayers — save seven dollars in repairs; and
WHEREAS, cities need greater resources, including an additional dedicated state funding
source for transportation, and flexible policies in order to meet growing demands for street
improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Fllk River City Council that the City
of Elly River supports an omnibus transportation funding bill that provides additional
dedicated state funding for city streets including funding that can be used for non -MSA city
street maintenance, construction and reconstruction.
Passed and adopted this 7"' day of Match, 2016.
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Tina Allard, City Clerk
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