HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1998-15Suggested by: Kenai City Council
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 98-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASICa,, SUPPORTING
SENATE BILL 263, AN ACT RELATING TO SECONDARY ROADS AND SENATE BILL
264, AN ACT RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ROAD MAINTENANCE.
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Kenai to have an
upgraded, functional and safety-oriented road maintenance system; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will adopt
regulations establishing uniform statewide design and construction standards; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will identify and
rank unimproved secondary roads for upgrade; and,
WHEREAS, a municipality may request the Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities to transfer an upgraded road to the municipality if both parties agree to the
terms; and,
WHEREAS, the costs for road maintenance increase annually; and,
WHEREAS, the motor fuel tax is an appropriate source of road maintenance funds;
and,
WHEREAS, the amount of $1,000 per mile for road-way maintenance is an increase
over the current funding level; and,
WHEREAS, the transfer of improved roads from the Alaska Highway System is an
acceptable option.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA:
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The City of Kenai supports increasing the funding level for municipal
road maintenance.
Section 2'
The City of Kenai is willing to consider transfers of improved roads from
the State of Alaska Highway System when mutually agreeable terms are
presented.
Section 3'
The City of Kenai supports improving the Alaska secondary road system
and is willing to consider accepting improved state secondary roads
when reasonable conditions are met.
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Section 4'
That copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to members of the
Legislature and to Governor Tony Knowles.
Section 5'
This resolution takes effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this first day of April,
1998.
ATTEST-
Carol L. Freak, City Clerk
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SENATE BILL NO. 264
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY SENATOR TORGERSON, Pearce, Sharp
Introduced: 1/27/98
Referred: Transportation, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to aid for municipal road maintenance; and providing for an
2 effective date."
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA-
* Section 1. AS 29.45.020(a) is amended to read:
Sec. 29.45.020. Taxpayer notice. (a) If a municipality levies and collects
property taxes, the governing body shall provide the following notice:
"NOTICE TO TAXPAYER
For the current fiscal year the (city) (borough) has been allocated the following amount
of state aid for school and municipal purposes under the applicable financial assistance
Acts:
PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION PROGRAM
ASSISTANCE (AS 14.17)
STATE AID FOR RETIREMENT OF SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION DEBT (AS 14.11.100)
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MUNICIPAL TAX RESOURCE EQUALIZATION
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(AS 29.60.010 - 29.60.080) $
PRIORITY REVENUE SHARING FOR
MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AS 29.60.100- 29.60.180) $
REVENUE SHARING FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES
(AS 29.60.350- 29.60.375) $
AID FOR MUNICIPAL ROAD MAINTENANCE
(AS 29.60.700- 29.60.730) $
TOTAL AID $
The millage equivalent of this state aid, based on the dollar value of a mill in the
municipality during the current assessment year and for the preceding assessment year,
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PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION
MILLAGE EQUIVALENT
PREVIOUS YEAR THIS YEAR
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
STATE AID FOR RETIREMENT
MILLS .... MILLS
OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
DEBT ' . . . .MILLS .... MILLS
MUNICIPAL TAX RESOURCE
EQUALIZATION
PRIORITY REVENUE SHARING
.MILLS .... MILLS
FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES
REVENUE SHARING FOR SAFE
.MILLS .... MILLS
COMMUNITIES
AID FOR MUNICIPAL ROAD
· · .MILLS .... MILLS
MAINTENANCE
TOTAL MILLAGE
...MILLS
.... MII.I.S
EQUIVALENT .... MILLS .... MILLS"
Notice shall be provided
(1) by furnishing a copy of the notice with tax statements mailed for
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the fiscal year for which aid is received; or
(2) by publishing in a newspaper of general circulation in the
municipality a copy of the notice once each week for a period of three successive
weeks, with publication to occur not later than 45 days after the final adoption of the
municipality's budget.
* Sec. 2. AS 29.60 is amended by adding new sections to read:
Article 9. Aid for Municipal Road Maintenance.
Sec. 29.60.700. Aid for municipal road maintenance. (a) The department
shall pay to a municipality that has the power to provide for road maintenance and
exercises that power a grant based on each mile of road, street, or highway maintained
by the municipality excluding
(1) the official state highway system;
(2) roads, streets, or highways not dedicated to public use;
(3) roads, streets, or highways maintained under AS 19.30.111 -
19.30.251 (local service road program);
(4) alleyways; and
(5) roads, streets, or highways not used by automotive equipment.
(b) The amount of a grant to a municipality under this section for a year
equals $1,000 for each mile of road, street, or highway maintained by the municipality
during that year.
Sec. 29.60.710. Municipal road maintenance account. (a) The municipal
road maintenance account is established in the department. Money to carry out the
provisions of AS 29.60.700 - 29.60.730 may be
legislature from proceeds of the revenue from
AS 43.40.010(m) or from federal or other sources.
annually appropriated by the
the tax on motor fuel under
If amounts in the account are
insufficient to pay each municipality's grant authorized under AS 29.60.700, the
amounts that are available shall be distributed pro rata among eligible municipalities.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation, money appropriated to the
municipal road maintenance account for a fiscal year that exceeds the amount required
to fully fund grants authorized under AS 29.60.700 for that fiscal year shall be
allocated by the Department of Community and Regional Affairs to the Department
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of Transportation and Public Facilities for road improvements under AS 29.60.730(b).
Sec. 29.60.720. Regulations. The department shall adopt regulations necessary
to carry out the purposes of AS 29.60.700 - 29.60.730. The regulations must include
minimum road maintenance standards required for eligibility for grant money. The
department shall require a municipality to submit a performance report adequate to
demonstrate to the department that maintenance was performed by the municipality and
that the maintenance meets minimum standards prescribed by regulation.
Sec. 29.60.730. Transfer of roads to municipalities. (a) On application to
the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by a municipality, a road, street,
or highway located within the boundaries of the municipality may be transferred to that
municipality by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities if, after the
transfer, the municipality will qualify for a grant to maintain the road, street, or
highway under AS 29.60.700.
(b) Within 60 days after receiving a request from a mUnicipality for the
transfer of a road, street, or highway to the municipality, the Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities shall determine whether the road, street, or
highway needs grading, surfacing, or other improvements before it is transferred to the
municipality under this section. If the Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities determines that the road, street, or highway may be transferred if
improvements are made to it, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
shall make those improvements subject to appropriations for that purpose. Money to
carry out this section shall be annually appropriated.
* Sec. 3. AS 43.40.010(g) is amended to read:
(g) The proceeds of the revenue from the tax on all motor fuels, except as
provided in (e), (f), [AND] (j), and (m) of this section, shall be deposited in a special
highway fuel tax account in the state general fund. The legislature may appropriate
funds from it for expenditure by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
directly or as matched with available federal-aid highway money for maintenance of
highways, construction of highway projects and ferries included in the program
provided for in AS 19.10.150, including approaches, appurtenances and related
facilities and acquisition of fights-of-way or easements, and other highway costs
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including surveys, administration, and related matters. All departments of the state
government authorized to spend funds collected from taxes imposed by this chapter
shall perform, when feasible, all construction or reconstruction projects by contract
after the projects have been advertised for competitive bids, except that, when feasible,
arrangements shall be made with political subdivisions to carry out the construction
or reconstruction projects. If it is not feasible for the work to be performed by state
engineering forces, the commissioner of transportation and public facilities may
contract on a professional basis with private engineering firms for road design, bridge
design, and services in connection with surveys. If more than one private engineering
firm is available for the works the contracts shall be entered into on a negotiated basis.
* Sec. 4. AS 43.40.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(m) Thirty-seven and one-half percent of the proceeds of the revenue from the
taxes on motor fuel used in motor vehicles licensed to be operated on public ways,
excluding the amount determined to have been spent by the state in its collection, shall
be deposited in a special municipal road maintenance account in the state general fund.
The legislature may appropriate funds from this account for grants to municipalities
under AS 29.60.700 and for road improvements under AS 29.60.730(b).
* Sec. 5. AS 29.60.110(a) is repealed.
* Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 1998.
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SENATE BILL NO. 263
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IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY SENATOR TORGERSON, Pearce, Sharp
Introduced: 1/27/98
Referred: Transportation, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to secondary roads; and providing for an effectiVe date."
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
* Section 1. SECONDARY ROADS. (a) The Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities shall adopt regulations establishing design and construction standards for secondary
roads that are uniform throughout the state, shall identify unimproved secondary roads, and
shall rank those unimproved secondary roads in the order in which they should be upgraded
by the department. Standards adopted for secondary roads under this subsection need not
conform to those adopted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials.
(b) A municipality may request the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
to transfer to the municipality the ownership of a secondary road or that portion of the road
that is within the boundaries of the municipality. If the secondary road meets the standards
established under (a) of this section, the department may transfer the road or a portion of the
road to the municipality. The department shall give priority to upgrading an unimproved
secondary road if the department receives a request for the transfer of that road or a portion
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1 of the road to a municipality under this subsection.
2 (c) Appropriations may be made from federal or other funds to the Department of
3 Transportation and Public Facilities for upgrading unimproved secondary roads.
4 (d) For purposes of this section, "unimproved secondary road" means a dirt or gravel
5 road that
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is dedicated to public use;
is used by automotive equipment;
is under the control of the Department of Transportation and Public
does not meet the standards established under (a) of this section.
This Act is repealed June 30, 2003.
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 1998.
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