City Council Resolution 2013-87CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-087
RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR INPUT FROM CITY OF MONTICELLO
REGARDING PROPOSED UPDATE TO WRIGHT COUNTY CONSTRUCTION COST
SHARING POLICY AND RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO THE COST SHARING
POLICY
WHEREAS, The Wright County Board of Commissioners ( "Board ") has initiated
review and update of the County's Cost Sharing Policy ( "Policy ") and the Board and County
Engineer have requested input from affected local units of government on the Policy; and
WHEREAS, the Policy establishes formulas for the construction and maintenance of
County roadway improvements and facilities requiring financial participation by the cities and
townships for said improvements and facilities with regional benefit; and
WHEREAS, the County receives funds for projects from federal and state sources
designated to benefit both the County and the participating city or township; and
WHEREAS, the Policy currently establishes sharing formulas that create inequity in
County funding for transportation improvements; and
WHEREAS, curb and gutter, center medians, retaining walls and storm sewer
improvements are all methods to reduce right -of -way needs (and land acquisition costs); and
WHEREAS, the Board has rejected a revenue component to produce funds to be utilized
for transportation projects;
WHEREAS, the changes suggested by the City of Monticello, including a letter dated
October 11, 2013, would provide for a more fair and equitable cost sharing policy for Wright
County and would reflect the benefits that urban growth has for Wright County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota as follows:
1. All future Federal and State funding for projects covered by the Policy be allocated to the
benefit of both the County and the participating city or township by subtracting such
funding from the total project cost prior to allocating the cost between the County and
local jurisdiction.
2. The County should fund projects based on the whether the improvement benefits the
county road system regardless of whether the project is county- or city- initiated.
3. The County's policy should reflect the benefit that urban development has to the entire
County and participate in the initial cost and maintenance for curb and gutter (new and
replacement), center medians, retaining walls, storm sewer improvements, concrete
sidewalk, and bikeways.
4. The County should contribute to the cost of right of way where currently there is no cost
participation for a city- initiated project.
5. The County's participation in warranted traffic signal costs should be split equally by leg
per jurisdiction. Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) should be included in this cost
share where currently it is not.
6. The County should consider comments per the City letter dated October 11, 2013.
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council, this 14th day of October, 2013.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Clint Herbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
JRfA,$eill, City Administrator
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution #2013 -087
duly passed, adopted and approved by the Monticello City Council at their scheduled meeting on
October 14, 2013, and recorded in minutes of said meeting.
i ` 'Neill, City Administrator
Notary Public: 14w T
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KERRY T. BURRI
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
My Commission ExWes Jan. 31, 2015