Agenda Package - City of Vernon

200e 883 REVENUE SHARING FOR MAIOR
ROADS INTERSECTING WITH
PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS
Vernon
WHEREAS the Province has previously had a revenue sharing program which assisted
municipalities with improverirent projects to major roadways intersecting provincial
highways;
AND WHEREAS the users of these major roadways are often regional in nature, and the
municipality bears the full costs of maintaining these roadways:
t provincial funding be reinstated to assist municipalities
that intersect the þrovincial highway system, including
increases as welf as pedestrian and cycling facilities
CONVENTION DECISION: ENDORSED AS AMENDED
PROVINCIAL RESPONSE
MINIS TR Y O F TR,4.NSPORTA TION & INFR,4,S TRUCTURE
Prior to 1-997, the Ministry prortided financial
møintenønce costs nssociated with secondary h
supporting proaincial arteriøl higþways. l.Inlike ørtt
P i o a in c e,7 e co nd øry highw ay s Ttr er e a muni cþ al r esp o ns ib ility'
Funding for the Ministry's secondary highwøy p
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discontinued in 1.997 øs abudgetary reduction mea
Ministry of Municipat Affairi in Falt 1'996, inclu
highway maintenance costs for municipnlities.
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INhile the Ministry doesn't proaide funding for this type of proiect through_its bydglt for.highways,
funding is ar:aitabíe through'federal I prooiñóiøt in¡røsüuctíu.e programs, such as the Building Canada
Fund.
Funding for cycling-related infrøstructure improaements is proaided thr.ough proainciøl cost-shnting
progroñí, surh øs íhe CyctingÎnfrastructure Partnerships Progrøm ønd the LocnlMotion Program.
RESOLUTIONS COMMTTEE COMMENTS
tions Committee a
reinstatement of
nts to m.ajor roads
has not preoiously considered a resolution
1ogram'to
assist local goaernments with
cialhighway system.
Howeaer, UBCM membershþ endorsed resolution 2005-820 ulling- for
the proaincinl goaernment to
i*ptt*tit gasoline tax sLuring, with a formula reflectiae of lhe costs to locøl Soaernment of g q