City Council Resolution 2013-17 DENIEDCITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-017
SUPPORTING LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, --
and over 19 000 miles—or 14
percent - -are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and
WHEREAS, 84 percent of municipal streets are ineligible for de d' "" Highway
Distribution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, the more than 700 Minnesota cities with poViations'below S%0`1%re ineli Me for
dedicated Highway User Tax Distribution Fund dollar; apd
WHEREAS, city streets are a separate but
movement of people and goods; and
WHEREAS, existing funding mechanisdrskch as XcipraltiSt a 'd(MSA) , property taxes
and special assessments, have limited applications, es er- equipped to address
growing needs; and
WHEREAS, maintenance
spending enough on roaAi
and no city - -large or small —is
in a 50 -year lifecycle; and
need flible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing
demands for ffiftRipal st et improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MONTICELLO supports enabling legislation that would authorize cities to establish street
improvement districts to fund municipal street maintenance, construction and reconstruction.
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council this 8th day of April, 2013.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Clint Herbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeff O'Neill, City Administrator
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WMGHT
I hereby certify that the foregoing
duly passed, adopted and approved by the
April 8, 2013, and recorded in tc pf
#2013 -017
at their scheduled meeting on
Jeff O'Neill, City Administrator
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