2013-020 Municipal Street Improvements DistrictsCITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-020
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, Minnesota contains over 135,000 miles of roadway, and over 19,000
miles—or 14 percent --are owned and maintained by Minnesota's 853 cities; and
WHEREAS, 84 percent of municipal streets are ineligible for dedicated Highway User
Tax Distribution Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, the more than 700 Minnesota cities with populations below 5,000 are
ineligible for dedicated Highway User Tax Distribution Fund dollars; 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 and special assessments, have limited applications, leaving cities under -equipped
to address growing needs; and
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;
and
WHEREAS, for every one dollar spent on maintenance, a road authority saves seven
dollars in repairs; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Hopkins finds it increasingly 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 municipal street improvements and maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Hopkins
supports enabling legislation that would authorize cities to establish street improvement districts
to fund municipal street maintenance, construction and reconstruction.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 2"d day of April, 2013.
By: 9Z e �_//P; 9 �- �,
Eugen . Maewell, Mayor
ATTEST: a
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk