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AttachmentA <br />Briefing paper---2013 <br />Minnesotacities and street improvement districts <br />League position <br />The League supports HF 745 (Erhardt, DFL-Edina) and SF 607 (Carlson, DFL-Eagan), legislation <br />that would allow cities to create street improvement districts. This authority would allow cities to <br />collect fees from property owners within a district to fund municipal street maintenance, <br />construction, reconstruction, and facility upgrades. If enacted, this legislation would provide cities <br />with an additional tool to build andmaintaincity streets. <br />Supporters <br />HF 745/SF 607 is also supported by the following organizations: <br />Association of Metropolitan Municipalities <br />Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities <br />Minnesota Association of Small Cities <br />North Metro Mayors <br />Minnesota Transportation Alliance <br />City Engineers Association of Minnesota <br />Minnesota Chapter of the American Public Works Association <br />Background <br />Just as the state has fallen behind in making transportation investments, some cities faced with <br />budget challenges have made the difficult decision in recent years to hold off on scheduled street <br />improvement projects. Maintenance projects,such as seal coating and overlays,can prolong the <br />lifecycle of streets to50 to 60 years. Without ongoing maintenance, the average life expectancy of <br />local streets is approximately 25 to 30 years. For every $1 spent on maintenance, a road authority <br />saves $7 in repairs. But this maintenance requires a reliable dedicated funding source other than <br />the current volatile property tax system. <br />For the same reasons, cities are also falling behind on the reconstruction projects necessary to help <br />keep property values stable; and,cities lack viable options for building new transportation <br />infrastructure to attract and retain theinvestmentsby businesses that keep Minnesota’s economy <br />strong. <br />Existing funding mechanisms for street maintenance and reconstruction are inadequate. Special <br />assessments can be onerous to property owners and are difficult to implement for some cities. <br />Special assessments are not always useful for funding collector streets and other streets that do not <br />abut private property.Property tax dollars are generally not dedicated and are sometimes diverted <br />to more pressing needs such as public safety, water quality and cost participation in state and <br />county highway projects.Municipal state aid (MSA) is limited to cities over 5,000 population--147 <br /> <br />
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