13-10858r RESOLUTION NO. 10858
RESOLUTION FOR SUPPORT OF THE MOVE MN CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield supports efforts for a new state-wide comprehensive
transportation funding package to address Minnesota's $50 billion transportation deficit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield agrees that transportation investments provide benefits
beyond new infrastructure, but also create jobs, build economic competitiveness, and improve
the quality of life for all Minnesotans by enabling the state to properly maintain and improve
transportation assets that expand access and opportunity for all; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield affirms that to be effective, the new state-wide
transportation funding package must be:
• Comprehensive, including funding for roads, highways, transit, bicycle and
pedestrian facilities throughout Minnesota.
• Balanced across transportation modes and between Greater Minnesota and the
Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, serving all Minnesotans equitably.
• Sustainable, including long-term solutions that will grow with the economy to
meet the states growing transportation needs.
• Dedicated to transportation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, that the City Council of the City of Richfield hereby supports the Move MN
Campaign:
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 12th day of
November, 2013.
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Su/ e M. Sandahl, Mayor Pro Tempore
ATTEST:
Thesa Schyma, Deput City Clerk