HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2020-15 Supporting Infrastructure AccountabilityCity of Corcoran
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION No. 2020-10
Motion By: Dejewski
Seconded By: Schultz
February z /, zuzu
WHEREAS, populations in Minnesota cities, including Corcoran are growing statewide; and
WHEREAS, the development and construction associated with that growth are driving the
need for road improvements, street oversizing, street redesign, and street reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, municipal statutory authority appropriately exists for fees to support added need
for parks, sewer, and water; and
WHEREAS, this municipal authority does not exist for infrastructure development fees; and
WHEREAS, city streets are one of the four major types of infrastructure local government is
responsible to provide to protect public safety and health, and city streets represent 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, neighborhood streets are constructed according to city standards by developers;
and
WHEREAS, funding sources for larger streets and intersections to support new developments
have historically come from infrastructure development fees; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Supreme Court found in Harstad v. City of Woodbury that no
statutory authority existed for these infrastructure development fees; and
WHEREAS, cities should not be forced to make current residents and businesses pay for
costs of growth through local taxes but rather by those that are responsible for the growth; and
WHEREAS, cities are finding it difficult to develop adequate funding systems to support
needed infrastructure development related to growth while complying with existing state
statutes; and
WHEREAS, cities need flexible policies and greater resources
demands for street improvements.
in order to meet growing
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City of Corcoran
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-10
February 27, zuzu
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Of Corcoran, that the City Council hereby
supports legislation that would authorize cities to collect infrastructure development fees to
fund municipal street i
VOTING AYE
I Thomas, Ron
Z Anderson, Thomas
® Bottema, Jon
® Dejewski, Brian
® Schultz, Alan
mprovements as a necessary component Of growth.
VOTING NAY
❑ Thomas, Ron
❑ Anderson, Thomas
❑ Bottema, Jon
❑ Dejewski, Brian
❑ Schultz, Alan
Whereupon, said Resolution is hereby declared adopted on this 27th day of February, 2020.
Ron Thomas -Mayor
ATTEST:
City Seal
Je,�sica Beise —Administrative Services Director
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