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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /># <br /> <br />~ <br />~~ILLS <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 06-26 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR <br />MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX DEDICATION TO TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of Arden Hills is the official governing hody of the <br />City of Arden Hills; and <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota's transportation and infrastructure forms the backbones <br />of the State's economy and has a direct impact on future economic development; and <br />WHEREAS, funding for highway and transit systems in Minnesota has <br />remained stagnant and is failing to keep pace with its growing population demands; and <br />WHEREAS, local governments throughout the State struggle to maintain local <br />transportation systems while the State's gas tax has not been increased since 1988 and <br />transit budgets have been cut in recent years; and <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has repeatedly turned to revenue from the <br />motor vehicle sales tax, which has heen viewed as user fee revenue, in order to fund <br />highway and transit systems including the current dedication of54% of motor vehicle <br />sales tax for transportation purposes; and <br />WHEREAS, the Legislature passed a proposed constitutional amendment during <br />the 2005 Legislative Session that would appear on the November 7,2006 ballot asking <br />voters if the remaining 46% of motor vehicle sales tax revenue currently used for other <br />purposes should be used for highways and transit systems; and <br />WHEREAS, passage of this amendment would mean an increase in more stable <br />Tevenue for highway and transit systems throughout the State and would raise <br />approximately $300 million per year once the transfer of revenue is fully phased in by <br />20lL <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Arden Hills <br />strongly supports passage of the proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution <br />dedicating all of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue to transportation with at least 40% of <br />the revenue for public transit assistance and not more than 60% of the revenue for <br />highway purposes. <br />