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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A
STREET RECONSTRUCTION FINANCING TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, many Shorewood City streets were restored in the early 1970's
following sanitary sewer installation; and
WHEREAS, a typical street cross section is neither urban nor rural
design but rather a rural design with little or no ditch to handle water
runoff; and
WHEREAS, many city streets will soon need reconstruction with
corrective base and drainage work to extend its normal life span; and
WHEREAS, city policy has been:
. At the time a new street is built the owner or developer has the
responsibility to pay for the improvements; and
. Maintenance during the normal life of a street, including simple
overlays, is the responsibility of the city as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the city council desired to establish a Task Force to analyze
financing options to address coming reconstruction needs and to recommend a
~inancing policy to the City council within two months of the first Task
w,tt'orce meeting;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City council of the City of
Shorewood that a temporary street Reconstruction Financing Task Force is
created to operate within the following parameters:
PURPOSE
The Task Force is created to investigate, make recommendations on and
prepare a draft policy and ordinance to present to the City Council,
regarding fair and equitable financing of street reconstruction
including sources from state aid funds, general revenue and special
assessments.
OBJECTIVES:
The Task Force shall address a full range of issues in their report to
the City Council relating to street reconstruction financing:
. Define a "reconstructed street"
. Review street reconstruction needs and review funding options
. Develop a program to match projected revenues with projected needs
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Propose a fair and equitable method and procedure of financing the
reconstruction of streets
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TASK FORCE MAKE UP:
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The Task Force shall be made up of three Shorewood residents who shall
be voting members. A City Councilmember and a Planning Commission
member shall be non-voting liaison.
The Finance Director and City Engineer shall be non-voting members and
provide staff support. The City Council shall appoint the member and
designate the chairperon by separate resolution.
EXPENDITURE OF FUND:
Expenditure of funds in the form of engineering staff support shall be
authorized in advance by the City Council. Normal City policies and
procedures shall be followed.
PROCEDURE:
Meetings shall be called by the Chair by requesting the City
Administrator to send a notice of the time and place of the meeting and
an agenda to the committee members. Notice will be posted at regular
locations and mailed to the press at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting.
SUNSET:
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The mission of the Task Force shall be completed and the Task Force
shall cease to exist following final report to the City Council, within
two (2) months of its first meeting, unless the ci ty Council, by
resolution, expands the mission of the Task Force and its duration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the city of Shorewood this
26th day of May 1992.
ATTEST:
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