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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 04-28
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION ENACTLl'IG A STREET UTILITY FEE
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135.000 miles ofroadway, and over 19,000 mile-
or 14 percent - are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; 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, special assessments and bonding, have limited applications, leaving cities under-
equipped to address growing needs.
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.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Arden Hills 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 need flexible policies and greater resources in order to meet growing
demands for street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARDEN HILLS legislation that would allow city councils to charge a transportation utility fee
for street improvements.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 29'" day of March, 2004.
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