Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/07/2010

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Metro Cities.opposes elimination of the county road municipal consent and appeal process for the same reasons we oppose changing the process as it applies to MnDOT trunk highway projects. V -L Plat Authority Metro Cities supports current law granting counties review and comment authority for access and drainage issues for city plats abutting county roads. Metro . Cities opposes any statutory change that would grant the county veto power or that would shorten the 120 - day review and permit process time. V -M City Speed Limit Control Metro Cities supports a reduction in the state -wide default speed limit from 30. to 25 mph on local residential roads. Metro Cities supports design standards that result in slower speeds on local roads. In the event of a uniform speed limit reduction, Metro Cities supports increased state funding for education and enforcement. V -N Speed Limits Surrounding City Parks and Schools At cities' or counties' discretion, Metro Cities supports a year round reduction of speed limits within 500 feet of any city or county parks as well as schools. V -C# MnDOT Maintenance Budget With the passage of the transportation finance bill, much of MNDOT's maintenance budget has been restored. However, it is likely that local units of government will continue be asked to maintain state -owned infrastructure. Metro Cities' supports MnDOT alleviating cities of the State's responsibilities with the additional resources provided to MnDOT this year through the Transportation Finance bill. We also support funding that allows the State to maintain its own infrastructure. V -P Transit Taxing District Metro Cities supports a stable revenue source to fund both the capital and operating costs for transit at the Metropolitan Council. The transit taxing district, which funds the capital cost of transit service in the Metropolitan Area through the property tax system, is inequitable. Because the boundaries of the transit taxing district do not correspond with any rational service line, cities in the taxing district or out of the taxing district are contributing unequally to the transit service in the Metropolitan Area. This inequity should be corrected. However, Metro Cities does not support the expansion of the transit taxing district without a corresponding increase in the service. To do so would add another burden to property tax payers without a corresponding benefit. 2011 Legislative Policies 39