DEPARTMENT: Office of the County Manager
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Adoption Of 2023 Legislative Priorities
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature convened its 2023 session on January 3, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the interests of Dakota County and its citizens will be directly affected by the decisions of
the 2023 Legislature; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2023, and January 24, 2023, the General Government and Policy Committee of the Whole reviewed items for inclusion in Dakota County’s 2023 Legislative Priorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the following legislative priorities:
Policy Priorities:
• Bus Rapid Transit Funding Equity
• Closure of the Freeway Landfill
• Full Funding of Local Costs for or Relaxation of State Mandates
• Protection of Current Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax Distribution
• Support of Mental Health Services
Capital Priorities:
• Behavioral Health Crisis and Recovery Center
• County Facilities Energy Efficiency Upgrades and On-Site Renewable Energy Initiative
• County Road (CR) 46 Reconstruction
• County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 9/179th Street Reconstruction
• CSAH 54/68 Mississippi River Trail Extension
• CSAH 66/62 Interchange at Trunk Highway (TH) 52
• Future CR 32 from CR 71 to TH 52
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Recycling Facility
• Interstate-35/CSAH 50 Interchange
• Law Enforcement Center Integrated Health Care Unit
• Mendota to Lebanon Greenway TH 55 Crossing
• Minnesota River Greenway Pedestrian/Railroad Separation
• Mississippi River Greenway Completion of the Connecting People to the Mississippi River Plan
• North Creek Greenway Pedestrian Crossings
• River to River Greenway Dodd Road Crossing
• Thompson County Park Master Plan Improvements Design
• Veterans Memorial Greenway Highway Crossings
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the amended 2023 Legislative Platform.
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