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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RAMSEY COUNl'Y, MINNESOl'A
RESOLUl'ICN N). 92-67
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RESOLUTION APl'RlJVIH; THE JODIT VENTllRE OF COUNl'Y AND
LOCM. MUNICIPALITIES FOR CXHnTl'EE INVESTIGATIN3 AND
REPCR'l'IH3 OF CXH:lOLIIlATION OF SERVICES
WHERElIS, The 1991 Minnesota Legislature established a Ramsey County IDeal
Goverrnnent Services study O:mnnission (R.CJJ;SSC) to "report on the advantages
and disadvantages of sharing, cooperating, restructuring, or =nsolidating..."
activities in five areas of public service including: public health,
attorney's functions as they relate to criminal law, libraries, public works,
and police communications, crime lab and investigative functions; and
WHERElIS, The composition of the twenty-five member ccxmnission was diverse,
including a balance of public and private, and st. Paul and suburban
interests; and
WHERElIS, The O:mnnission' s re=mmenclations concerning public works includes
adoption of a plan f= functional consolidation of roadways within Ramsey
County; and
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WHERElIS, The consolidation plan provides for reclassification of roadways and
==esponding changes in jurisdiction including tnmk highway turnbacks from
the state to Ramsey County and transfer of local and state Aid roadways
between the County and municipalities; and
WHERElIS, The plan also provides $3.13 million for the ilnprovement of roadways
to acceptable levels prior to transferring jurisdiction over roadway segments
from Ramsey County to municipalities; and
WHERElIS, The plan also provides for establishment of appropriate County state
Aid Highway and Municipal state Aid designations; and
WHERElIS, The plan causes operations, maintenance, service, and financial
:i111pacts to municipalities within Ramsey County.
!Of, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Arden Hills requests that the
O:mnnissioner of Transportation increase the portion of its municipal roadway
system that is eligible for Municipal state Aid (MSA) designation to 40
percent to accormnodate the additional mileage placed under its jurisdiction as
a result of the consolidation plan, and
BE IT FURl'HER RESOLVED that the City requests that the O:mnnissioner of
Transportation grant a variance regarding proposed =nsolidation initiatives
which allows removal of roadways from the MSA system without incurring
penalties set forth in governing MSA rules.
P1\SS!D AND A00l'~'J!iI.) BY THE CITY CXXlNCIL OF THE r:riY OF ARDENlIILLB 'lHIS 26TH
Ill\.y OF OCl'OBER, 1992. _<--f- i)> /f--
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'I'IICMAS R. SATHER, MAYOR
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DOROIlN A. P N, CLERK ALMINISl'RA'IDR