Laserfiche WebLink
� <br /> ��NtSUrq Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> �� ° Metro District Office Tel: 651-234-7760 <br /> ff Office of State Aid Office Fax: 651-234-7765 <br /> ��r°�n'"`'y¢ 1500 West County Road 62 <br /> Roseville, MN 55113-3174 <br /> June 30, 2008 <br /> James M. White, Mayor <br /> City of Orono <br /> PO Box 66 <br /> Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 <br /> Dear Mr. White: <br /> The intent of this letter is to provide clarification from the Municipal Screening Board to <br /> the City of Orono on the matter of private roads and the relationship to the City's State <br /> Aid system. <br /> The Municipal Screening Board met on May 28 and 29, 2008 to discuss the matter of <br /> private roads within the City of Orono. Prior to the Screening Board meeting, the topic <br /> was thoroughly reviewed by combined Screening Board subcommittees and the District <br /> Pre-Screening Board meeting. City representatives attended and participated in all these <br /> meetings. <br /> The concern of the State Aid office and the Municipal Screening Board is the <br /> appropriate distribution of State Aid funding based on Minnesota statutes and State Aid <br /> rules. State statute 162.09 allows up to 20%of the jurisdictional mileage of public <br /> streets to be eligible for State Aid designation. A city must have jurisdiction over the <br /> mileage in order to receive financial assistance. The Municipal Screening Board's <br /> direction includes defining and implementing a recordable documented process which <br /> accepts private roads as publicly owned and maintained streets. The following two <br /> motions were passed by the Municipal Screening Board on May 29, 2008. <br /> The City of Orono resolution 5711 does not satisfy the 2007 Munici;al Screeen� <br /> Board motion; and the city must have delivered to it public ownership of the <br /> propertv for public ri�ht of way qurposes or a permanent public ri�ht of wav <br /> easement; and all conflictin� documents, easements and covenants must be <br /> revoked bv the responsible authority. <br /> Any private road that has not been made a public street by September 1,2008 <br /> shall be removed from Orono's 2007 certification of mileage. <br /> Given this second motion, I would encourage the city to reduce its State Aid mileage <br /> today and then continue to increase the system size on an annual basis as private roads <br /> become public streets. <br /> An equal opportunity employer <br /> 46 <br />