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Attachment D 45 46 WHEREAS, the projects to repair, replace, enhance, construct, and expand pedestrian and 47 vehicular transportation infrastructure in Roseville is estimated to cost up to $76.4 million; and 48 49 WHEREAS, the City of Roseville estimates that a local sales tax of 0.50% would generate $76 50 million over approximately 14 years; and 51 52 WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has provided documentation of the regional significance of the 53 project, including the share of the economic benefit to or use of the project by persons residing 54 outside of Roseville; and 55 56 WHEREAS, the estimated local sales tax revenue and estimated time to raise the amount of 57 revenue for each project as follows: 58 59 The Snelling Avenue/County Road C Intersection 60 A new Highway 36 Pedestrian Bridge (West of Snelling Avenue) 61 Construct multimodal pathways along regional roadways ; and 62 63 WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 297A.99 authorizes the imposition of a general sales tax if permitted 64 by special law of the Minnesota Legislature; and 65 66 WHEREAS, the City of Roseville agrees to comply with Minn. Stat. § 297A.99 relating to the 67 process of enacting, implementing, and collecting the local tax; and 68 69 WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 297A.99 requires the city to pass a resolution authorizing such a local 70 tax and to obtain Legislative approval prior to approval by the local voters to enact the local tax. 71 72 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; 73 74 1. The Roseville City Council supports the authority to impose a general local sales tax of 75 0.50% for a period of the less of 15 years or the retirement of the debt (and all related 76 issuance and insurance costs) to fund the aforementioned project. 77 2. Upon approval of this resolution, the city will submit the adopted resolution and 78 documentation of regional significance to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 79 House and Senate Tax committees for approval and passage of a special law authorizing 80 the tax, by January 31 of the year that it is seeking the special law. 81 3. Upon Legislative approval and passage of the special law authorizing the tax, the city 82 will adopt a resolution accepting the new law, which will be filed with the local approval 83 certificate to the Office of the Secretary of State before the following Legislative session. 84 4. The city will put a detailed ballot question on the general election ballot for local voter 85 approval. This will be done within two years of receiving legislative authority.