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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />ARDEN HILLS that this Council requests that the Minnesota Legislature pass a <br />comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package that permanently increases <br />dedicated funding for transportation; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />that this Council requests that Governor Tim Pawlenty allow a comprehensive and <br />balanced transportation funding package that permanently increases dedicated funding <br />for transportation that is passed by the Legislature to become law; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />ARDEN HILLS that this Council requests that a comprehensive and balanced <br />transportation funding package be based upon multiple revenue sources, which may <br />include but not be limited to general obligation and trunk highway bonds; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />that this Council supports funcling options including, but not limited to, the following: <br /> <br />. An increase in the gas tax; <br />. Indexing of the gas tax, provided there is a limit on how much the tax can be <br />increased for inflation in a given amount oftime; <br />. Increases in vehicle registration taxes (a.k.a. license tab fees); <br />. Trunk highway bonding, provided the Legislature implements reasonable <br />restrictions on the amount of debt service the state will incur and provided the <br />Legislature appropriates funding to assist with local costs related to projects <br />funded with trunk highway bonds; <br />. General obligation bonding for local roads and bridges, particularly for roads of <br />regional significance and to assist with local cost participation requirements <br />pertaining to trunk highway projects; <br />. Sales tax exemptions for state and local transportation construction projects; and <br />. New local funding tools, such as local option sales tax authority or authority to <br />establish street improvement districts; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />that this Council defines a comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package <br />as an initiative that permanently increases dedicated funding for state and local road and <br />transit systems in Greater Minnesota and the Metropolitan Area. <br /> <br />ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS <br />25th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008. <br /> <br />Stanley D. Harpstead, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Noah A. Simon, Deputy Clerk <br />