13-021CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 13 -021
A RESOLUTION 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 dedicated Highway User Tax
Distribution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, the more than 700 Minnesota cities with populations below 5,000 are ineligible for
dedicated Highway User Tax Distribution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, city streets are a separate but integral piece of the network of roads supporting
movement of people and goods; and
WHEREAS, existing funding mechanisms, such as Municipal State Aid (MSA), property taxes
and special assessments, have limited applications, leaving cities under - equipped to address growing
needs; and
WHEREAS, maintenance costs increase as road systems age, and no city- -large or small —is
spending enough on roadway capital improvements to maintain a 50 -year lifecycle; and
WHEREAS, for every one dollar spent on maintenance, a road authority saves seven dollars in
repairs; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Shorewood finds it is difficult to develop adequate
funding systems to support the City's needed street improvement and maintenance programs while
complying with existing State statutes; and
WHEREAS, cities may need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing
demands for municipal street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SHOREWOOD supports enabling legislation that would authorize cities to establish street
improvement districts to fund municipal street maintenance, construction and reconstruction.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 8th day of April,
2013.
ATTEST:
Jean Panchyshyn, City Clerk
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Scott erby, Ma or