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6.2. SR 02-11-2008Item # 6.2. t~ver MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director DATE: February I I, 2008 SUBJECT: Public Works Legislative Update I recently attended the annual City Engineer's Association winter conference. At that conference I received uifoxmation regarding the transportation funding bill that was passed last session but vetoed by the Governor and information about what the League of Minnesota Cities is proposing for this legislative session. Attached you will find a handout from the Transportation Alliance surnmaxizing the transportation finance omnibus bill that was vetoed by the Governor last session. Attached to that bill is a summary of what cities could expect to receive in annual increases over a 10-year period if the bill had become law. For the City of Elk River, over a 10-year period we would have received approximately $3.6 million in additional monies. Also attached is a memorandum from Ann Finn, Assistant intexgovemmental Relations Director far the League of Minnesota Cities. That memo is attached to draft legislation that the League of 1~linnesota Cities is proposing for this legislative session fox a Municipal Street Improvement District. The final two items attached are asign-up sheet from the 'I"xansportation Alliance fox the Progress in Motion Drive, whereby they are trying to get as many supporters as possible to sign on united behind a goal of having a transportation funding package become law this session that is comparable to or larger than the legislation that the Governor vetoed in 2007. Also, from the Transportation Alliance is an invitation to the Minnesota Transportation Day at the Capital, which is Wednesday, March 5, 2008. The purpose of providing all of this information to you is to ask whether or not you want me to represent Elk River at the Transportation Day at the Capital, where I will have an opportunity to meet with our legislators and indicate to them what the City Council would like to see out of the legislature xegaxduig transportation funding. I will be in attendance at this evening's meeting to discuss this issue with you further S:\PUBLIC WORKS\Enp}neexing Division\2008 CC Memos\Tcansp fu~dnig 417-0S.doc THE ~ ~ARANSP iORTATI~N Highwags •Transit •Nail • Waterways • tir ~~~ ~S ~`i\ ~~ HF946 lew This is the transportation finance omnibus bill. It appropriates funds for fiscal years 2008-2009 to the Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Department of Public Safety, and the Metropolitan Council. The primary transportation finance changes include: Appropriating $1.5 billion in trunk highway bonds; - Raising the gas tax by five cents; - Establishing a gas tax surcharge of up to 2.5 cents based on debt service required on trunk highway bonds; - Amending the motor vehicle registration tax to eliminate the caps and accelerate the vehicle depreciation schedule; - Allocating motor vehicle sales tax (MUST) revenue so that in fiscal year 2012, after aphase-in, the allocation will be 60 percent to highways and 40 percent to transit, with the transit portion split 36 percent to the metropolitan area and 4 percent to greater Minnesota; - Allocating motor vehicle lease tax revenue starting in fiscal year 2010, so that in fiscal year 2012, after aphase-in, the. allocation will be 50 percent to highways, 37.5 percent to metropolitan area transit, and 12.5 percent to greater Minnesota transit; - Modifying the wheelage tax to allow imposition of a $5 or $10 tax and remove the property tax offset requirement; Does not extend wheelage tax authority beyond the 7-county metropolitan area currently authorized to levy this tax. - Authorizing a metropolitan sales and use tax. The "Metropolitan Transportation Area" is defined as those metropolitan counties that choose to join a joint powers board and may include Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington, as well as any county that is adjacent to one that has joined. The counties may impose a 0.5 percent sales tax and a $20 excise tax on vehicles sold at retail. Requires that at least 25% of the revenue raised go to public entities for construction and reconstruction of trunk highways and routes of regional significance; at least 50% for transit purposes including capital improvements for transitways, park-and-ride lots, feasibility studies, engineering and construction of transitways and transit operations; 25% is flexible, applying to roads, transit or up to five percent for bicycle and pedestrian programs. - Authorizing counties outside of the metropolitan area to impose a local transportation sales tax of 0.5 percent and a motor vehicle sales excise tax of $20; and - Amending the county state-aid highway fund allocation formula ^ Provides an increase of $692 million/year in NEW REVENUE over the next 10 .years. With trunk highway bonds - $842 million per year. Imposes 2 statewide tax increases: gas tax increase and tab fee increase. Other funding provisions dedicate existing funds or authorize local governments to levy a tax if they choose to do so. 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N N p 1[) NN Cl N N " N N W t ~ 0 N N N ~ ~ r N r N In 1 N 7 N r N W m N m 1~ N~ r I N N t) N VI N r N < N W m N ~ m ~ N N N N N N N N r M L ~m M t _ Y yl Y O L 2 l0 d ~i C L 'J ~ 1 m ~ ' y 0 m m ~ 9_ D p 0 ~ 0 L 0 m m d C 3 a m ~ S m 2" ~ m O E m m m o m . m 'o 0 - m m m m : S s m m . m 9 C 0 m V E m pI ~ y Y Y m L C 2 Y g W C C p O ~ y ~ m ~ m ~ ~ q m U W LLLL LL2 2 S J J J~ E ~ ~ Z Z Z O C C V1 h Nl ~1 N > ~ a H m m m m W m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m W m m m m m m W m W m m 00 LEAGUE of MINNESOTA CITIES January 31, 2008 CONNECTING & INNOVATING SINCE 1913 MEMORANDUM TO: City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) Members FROM: Anne Finn, Assistant Intergovernmental Relations Director~'ti SUBJECT: Street Improvement District Authority Legislation Attached please find a draft of legislation that would authorize cities to establish street improvement districts. The bill would allow cities to collect fees from property owners within a district to fund municipal street maintenance, construction, reconstruction and facility upgrades. This draft is currently being jacketed for introduction, and the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) is in the process of securing authors. The LMC is hoping to have the bill introduced during the first week of the 2008 Legislative Session, which begins on February 12. The bill will be assigned House file and Senate file numbers upon introduction. The potential for this initiative to be successful will depend upon our ability to build early support among legislators. In the coming days, the League will work to produce a handout that summarizes the bill and lists the advantages of this funding tool. In the mean time, I encourage you to educate city officials, legislators and other stakeholders about the street improvement district concept. Feel free to circulate this draft. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or comments about this initiative. I can be reached at 651-281-1263 or by e-mail at afinn(a~lmc.or~. 145 UNIVERSITY AVE. WEST PHONE: (651) 281-1200 EAX: (651) 281-1299 ST. FAUL, MN 55103-2044 TOLL FREE: (8~0) 925-1122 EB: WWW.LMC.OIIG J 01/30/08 03:16 PM COUNSEL BB/RER SC5769-1 t.l A bill for an act t.z relating to municipalities; authorizing municipalities to establish street t.s improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within districts; t a requires adoption of street improvement plan; authorizes collection of fees. t.s proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435. t.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: t.7 STREET IMPROVEMENTS to Section L (435.391 MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. t.9 Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms t.to have the meanings given t.t t (a) "Municipality" means a home rule charter or statutory city. _ t.t2 (b) "Governing body" means the city council of a municipality. t.t3 (c) "Municipal street" means a street, alley. or public way, as to which the t.ta municipality is the road authority with powers conferred by section 429.021. t.ts (d) "Street improvement district" means a geographic area designated by a t.t6 municipality within which street construction, reconstruction, facility upgrades, and I.t7 maintenance may be undertaken and financed in accordance with this section. t.ts (e) "Construction" means acquisition and opening of a municipal street by t.19 constructing pavement gutters curbs and vehicle pazking strips ofany material, including t.2o impact mitigation and including street lighting traffic signals bridges storm sewers or t.2t other street drainage and connections from sewer, water, or similar mains to curb lines. t.zz (f) "Reconstruction" means paving grading, curbs and gutters, bridge repair, t.23 overlays drainage base work, subgrade corrections, street lighting, traffic signals, and 1.2a boulevazd restoration. Section 1. 1 01!30/08 03:16 PM COUNSEL BB/1tER SC5769-1 s i Subd. 7. Notice; hearings. A municipality may impose a municipal street 3.2 improvement fee provided in this section by ordinance. The ordinance must not be voted 3.s on or adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. 3.4 Subd. 8. Special assessments; bonds; property tax levies. The use of the s.s municipal street improvement fee by a municipality does not restrict the municipality 3.5 from imposing other measures to pay the costs of local street construction, reconstruction, 3.z facility upgrades, or maintenance such as levying special assessments, issuing bond debt, s.a or levying property taxes. Section 1. 3 THE RANSPORTATION ALLIANCE ~u~, •r~, ~ma •v~.m-u, Minnesota Transportation Day at the CAPITOL Wednesday, March 5, 2008 'Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Paul (tleross from the Capitol) $99.00 Alliance Members $129.00 Non-Members (Price includes meals, beverages, and rneeting~) Bring three or more people from your organization and receive the discounted rate of $79.00 per person Tentative Agenda Please note that the exact meeting times and events are subject to change. We will send out a final agenda as soon as it's Complete. (Individual meetings with legislators throughout the'clay) Registration 11:00 AM -Hotel Lunch 12:00 PM -Hotel Program 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM -Hotel -Legislative leadership &z committee chairs will be irl~ited Reception 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM -Hotel Please return registration form by Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - No appointments requests after 2/27. Name Amount due: $ ^ Check enclosed Organization ^ Check to follow ^ Bill me. PO# Address Please make checks payable fo: City State Zip MN Transportation Alliarlelr 525 Pazk Street, Suite 105 PhoneO FaxO St. Paul, MN 55103-2186 Please return by mail or Preferred e-mail Cell Phone Fax: 651/659-9009 Questions (651) 659~b804 Cancellation Deadline: Wednesday, February 27th at 5:00 p.m. Cancellations received after that time will be chazged a $50 cancellation fee Please check one box to indicate whether you want the Alliance to set up appointments for you ^ Yes, I want the Alliance to set up appointments with my legislators. See my information below. ^ No, I do not want the Alliance to set up appointments with legislators. If you don't know your legislatator's name or district number, please provide your home address, make sure to include city and zip code We will set-up appointments for you with your legislators, otherwise ffll in their name or district iiiunber: Senator Home Address Home City and Zip District Representative District 525 Park St., Ste. 105 Saint Paul, MN 55103 ~ 651/659-0804 ~ Fax 651/659-9009 www.transoortationalliance.com (11/1 5 > 5 s ~ ut 3 "~" ~~~~sY Progress In Motion 525 Park St., Ste. 105 St. Paul, MN 55103 651-659-0804 www.transportationalliance.coml grogressinmotion Progress In Motion is an initiative of the Minnesota Traxasp~rtatian_ A41an~e.. .a ~~ ~3,~ i~* ~~ u~ S v~ \'fi f What is Progress In Motion? Years of neglect have left Minnesota's roads worn out, our bridges deteriorating and our transit systems outdated and inadequate. It's time for our state government to look at the big picture and invest in a transportation system that works to improve our economy, enhance our quality of life and get people where they need to go safely. Progress In Motion is a strategic, collaborative effort to provide a permanent increase in dedicated funding for both highways and transit at a level that will make a difference in the safety and effectiveness of our transportation system. All of the participants of Progress In Motlon are united behind the goal of having a transportation funding package become law that is comparable to or larger than legislation passed by over two-thirds of the legislature and vetoed by the Governor in 2007. This plan is fair because it relies on user fees. It funds both highways and transit and will make a difference throughout Minnesota. Who is part of Progress In Motion? Progress In Motion is comprised of many organizations from across the state representing local governments, highway and transit advocates, environmental groups and other citizen organizations. Visit our web site wwww.transoortationalliance.com/oroaressinmotion for a complete list of supporters. Join the Effort Today! Our success in 2008 depends on a strong, united coalition of organizations working together. While enactment of transportation funding bill fell a few votes short last year, transportation will be a bigger priority this year. We have a unique opportunity to reach our goal, but we need your involvement to make it happen. If your organization supports the legislation passed in 2007, we need you to be involved in Progress In Motion and make a difference in 2008! Count me as a Supporter: Orgaruzatia~a . Address" Phone: E-mail: Return via fax to: 6f~T-(3~9-4i0f13+ Or by a-mail to: margaret@transportationall iance.com