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<br />MSA Designation <br />4/25/2007 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />In 2007, approximately $1,257.5 million is available for distribution from the HUTDF. Of this <br />total, only nine percent, or about $107.5 million, is allocated to the MSAS fund. <br /> <br />Any municipality that has a population of 5,000 or over is eligible to receive state aid funds. The <br />funds are distributed to eligible cities based on two things, population and construction Needs. <br />To determine the portion ofthe funding that is dependent on construction Needs, each year city <br />engineers submit information to the State Aid office to document their road, structure, and <br />railroad crossing funding Needs for their State Aid system. <br /> <br />In order to report the construction Needs for the portion of the City's street system that is MSAS, <br />the City must identify the individual street segments that comprise their system. A city can <br />designate up to 20 percent of their county road and local road mileage on their MSAS system. <br />County roads and County State Aid Highways (CSAH) that have reverted back to the <br />municipality may be included above the 20 percent mileage limitation. Arden Hills has a total of <br />30.69 miles of local streets, 20% of which can be designated as MSAS for a total of6.14 miles. <br />Currently we only have 5.76 miles designated. <br /> <br />In order to designate a street as MSA, it must meet the following selection criteria: <br />8820.0700 Subp. 3. Municipal state-aid street. A municipal state-aid street may be selected if it: <br />A. is projected to carry a relatively heavier traffic volume or is functionally classified as <br />collector or arterial as identified on the urban municipality's functional classification plan; <br />B. connects the points of major traffic interest, parks, parkways, or recreational areas within an <br />urban municipality; and <br />C. provides an integrated street system affording, within practical limits, a state-aid street <br />network consistent with projected traffic demands. <br /> <br />At the April 16, 2007 City Council Work Session, the City Council asked what projects are <br />eligible for MSA funds. MSA funds may be used on City projects involving MSA streets, bridge <br />improvements, as well as CSAH projects to cover the City's portion ofthe cost. Engineering <br />costs are also eligible up to 25% of the construction cost. MSA funds are also allowed to be used <br />to fund <br />1. Lighting of hazardous areas (Ornamental lights may be treated as a landscaping item <br />see number 7) <br />2. Traffic control signal (100% eligible) <br />3. Right- of- way acquisition (100% eligible) <br />4. Bicycle paths and sidewalks along a CSAH or MSAS route. (100% eligible) <br />5. Storm sewer. (Percentage of funding is based on benefit to the MSAS route) <br />6. Pavement-level of participation depends on Average Daily Traffic (ADT). (over 80 <br />ADT then 100%) <br />7. Landscaping- 5% of total allocation in any given year. <br /> <br />The City Council also asked whether MSA streets that have been reconstructed can be <br />redesignated. The following excerpt from the Minnesota Rules Chapter 8820 describes the <br />consequences of revoking streets for which MSA funds have been spent: <br />