1993-105
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, ~innesota
RESOLUTION NO: 93-105
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED POLICY
REGARDING HENNEPIN COUNTY FUNDING OF
COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY PROJECTS
WHEREAS, in a policy dated June, 1978 Hennepin County established
parameters for determining an appropriate division of cost
participation to be used by the County in funding cooperative roadway
and street construction projects with municipalities; and
WHEREAS, municipalities within Hennepin County have expressed
strong reservations regarding the proposed policy as reviewed by the
Hennepin County Board during a public hearing on September 9, 1993;
and
WHEREAS, as a result of this public hearing the Hennepin County
Board requested that the County staff work with various city staff to
attempt to come to a resolution regarding the proposed policy changes;
and
WHEREAS, although the City of Hopkins strongly desires Hennepin
County to continue to use the roadway policy as adopted in 1978, the
city of Hopkins is willing to come to some compromise with Hennepin
County regarding a new roadway policy.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Hopkins that the City Council respectfully requests that the Hennepin
County Board consider the amendments to the proposed policy changes as
agreed to by County and City staff as illustrated on the attached
Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Hopkins will assist
Hennepin County officials to obtain increased funding through the
County State Aid Formula which is currently an unfair allocation
according to population.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 5th day of
October, 1993.
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