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RESOLUTION #03103 <br /> A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FUNDING <br /> OPTIONS FOR CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS <br /> WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000 miles <br /> (or 14%) are maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and <br /> WHEREAS, city streets are a separate but integral piece of the network of roads <br /> supporting movement of people and goods; and <br /> WHEREAS, existing funding mechanisms, such as Municipal State Aid (MSA), property <br /> taxes, special assessments and bonding, have limited applications, leaving cities under- <br /> equipped to address growing needs. <br /> WHERERAS, maintenance costs increase as road systems age, and no city, large or <br /> small, is spending enough on roadway capital improvements to maintain a 50 year <br /> lifecycle; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pequot Lakes finds it is difficult to develop <br /> adequate funding systems to support the City's needed street improvement and <br /> maintenance programs while complying with existing State statutes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota Public Works Association <br /> and the City Engineers Association of Minnesota, have jointly sponsored the <br /> development of a report entitled Funding Street Construction and Maintenance in <br /> Minnesota's Cities wherein (1) the street systems of the cities within the State are <br /> inventoried; (2) the existing funding systems are detailed and evaluated; and (3) <br /> recommendations are made; and <br /> WHEREAS, cities need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing <br /> demands for street improvements and maintenance. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL that <br /> this Council concurs with the findings of the above referenced report, and fully supports <br /> the recommendations contained in that report; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL that this <br /> Council supports the adoption of legislation that would provide cities with the policy <br /> options they need to address current and future challenges in providing adequate street <br /> improvement and maintenance programs. <br /> ADOPTED by the Pequot Lakes City Council this 4th day of February, 2003. <br /> /7; <br /> Cathy,Malecha, Mayor <br />