17-016CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 17 -016
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEDICATED STATE FUNDING FOR
CITY STREETS
WHEREAS, Minnesota has over 141,000 miles of roadway, and over 22,500 miles —or 16
percent- -are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities, and the City of Shorewood maintains
over 50 miles of roadway; and
WHEREAS, almost 85 percent of municipal streets 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, city cost participation in state and county highway projects diverts resources
from city -owned streets; 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 saves seven dollars in repairs; and
WHEREAS, cities need greater resources, including an additional dedicated state
funding source for transportation, and flexible policies in order to meet growing demands for
street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD that
the City of Shorewood supports an omnibus transportation funding bill that provides additional
dedicated state funding for city streets including funding that can be used for non -MSA city
street maintenance, construction and reconstruction.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 27th day of
February, 2017.
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Jean Panchyshyn, City Clerk
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