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�� G~' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNC�L �
L�kESS�g'� NO. 4 � � � .
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATIO�t TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FUNDING
OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEI�IENTS �
`VHEREAS,Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of road�vay, and over 19,000 miles or 14
percent—are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and
tiVHEREAS, city streets are a separate but integral piece of the network of roads supporting
movement of people and goods; and ,, . �
'�VHEREAS, existing funding mechanisms, such a MunicipaT State Aid(MSA),property taxes,
� special assessments and bonding, have limited applications, leaving cities under-equipped to
address growing needs. .
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'�VHEREAS,maintenance costs increase as road systems age, and no city-large or small--is
spending enou�h on roadway capital improvements to maintain a 50-year lifecycle; and
• �VHEREAS, the Council of the City of Orono finds it is difficult to develop adequate funding
systems to support the City's needed street improvement and maintenance programs while
complying�vith existing State statutes; and
`VHEREAS, the Leajue of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota Public Works Association and the
City Engineers Association of Minnesota, have jointly sponsored the development of a report
entitled Fi�nding Street Construction and t1�Iaintenartce 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
. `VHEREAS, cities need flexible policies and�eater resources in order to meet gro�vin�
demands for street improvements and maintenance.
NO`V, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUI�'CIL OF THE CITY OF
ORO�tO that this Council concurs �vith the�findin�s 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 ORONO that this
Council supports the adoption of legislation that would provide citi`es with the policy options
they need to address cunent and future challen�es in providinJ adequate street improvement and
maintenance pro�ams.
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RESOLUTION OF TH� �IT� C�,OUNCIL
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. ADOPTED by the Orono City Council this�day of u�'�i ,2003.
ATTEST:
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson,Mayor
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