City Council Resolution 2018-19Resolution 2018-19
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WHEREAS, to better assist our State legislative leaders, we have collectively identified certain
legislative issues and proposals that are of specific impact and interest to our communities to enable them
to respond in a manner that strengthens our local units of government and the State in fostering the
continuation and enhancement of our socially, economically and culturally vibrant communities.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Councils of Monticello and Becker, that
the following legislative issues and proposals are of interest or concern to the local area and therefore
officially support and advocate the following actions of the MN State Legislature:
POLICYPROPOSALS
1. State Mandate Relief (LMC SD -1 & 2): SUPPORT legislation that reduces or eliminates
unfunded and/or onerous mandates to local governments. No additional mandates should
be enacted unless the legislature or agency imposing the requirements provides a
permanent stable revenue source for the mandate.
2. Adequate Funding for Transportation (LMC LE -33).: SUPPORT legislation that
provides local units of government access to resources and funding tools to meet growing
needs.
3, Growth Mana2ement and Annexation (LMC LE -1): SUPPORT guiding growth and
development through local plans and control. The state should not adopt a mandatory
comprehensive statewide planning process.
4. Broadband (LMC LE -16): SUPPORT funding for statewide broadband.
5. Ri2ht-of-Wav Mana2ement (LMC LE -18): OPPOSE efforts to further restrict local
govenurient authority over public right-of-way.
6. Public Infrastructure Utilities (LMC LE -32): SUPPORT efforts to authorize cities to
create and impose charges for service to ensure funding for maintenance infrastructure.
7. Administrative Fines for Code Violations (LMC SD -15): SUPPORT the use of
administrative fines for local regulatory ordinances, such as buildings codes, zoning
codes, health codes, public nuisance ordinances, etc.
8. Orzanized Solid Waste Collection (SD -23): OPPOSE legislation that would allow
inverse condemnation claims to city solid waste contracting decisions.
9. Impaired Waters (SD -65): SUPPORT equitable funding solutions for the design and
implementation of Minnesota's impaired waters program.
10. Economic Development/Redevelopment (LMC LE -9, LE -22, LE -23, LE -24, LE -25, LE -
26, LE -27, LF -30): SUPPORT tools for economic development and redevelopment by
supporting business and industry through statutes and prograins for affordable and
workplace housing and OPPOSE levy limits on tax increment financing and tax
abatement.
1. Carbon Reduction Facilities — Nuclear Ener v: SUPPORT legislation that will allow
public utilities to recover costs.
12. Government Data Practices and Data Retention (LMCDP-1): SUPPORT legislation
that addresses the growing and costly impact on cities of providing access to specific
public data housed in large electronic databases.
1. Expansion of 1-94 to Monticello: Continue to FUND lane expansions of 1-94 from St.
Michael to Monticello.
2. Improve connectivity between TH 10 and 1-94: Support funding for improved
connectivity between TH 10 and 1-94. TH 25 is heavily used traffic route for freight
vehicles.
3. Inland Rail Economic Development and Job Stabilization & Growth Act of 2018:
support funding and/or programs to address economic development and improvements
surrounding inland rail.
Adopted this 26th day of March 2018, by the City Councils of the Cities of
City of Monticello
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