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36 c. Documentation of how each project will provide an economic benefit to residents, 37 businesses, and visitors from outside their jurisdiction 38 d. Amount of revenue to be raised for each project and the estimated time needed to 39 raise funds 40 e. Total amount of revenue to be raised for all projects 41 f. Estimatedlength of time the tax will be in effect if all proposed projects are approved 42 2. City must submit the approved resolution and supporting documentation to the senate and 43 house tax committee chairs by January 31 44 3. Once legislative approval is given, the City shall revise and reaffirm its resolution. The 45 resolution must be passed at least 90 days before a general election 46 4. The City shall hold a referendum vote at a general election within two years of legislative 47 approval. If there are multiple projects, each project must have a separate question for 48 approval 49 5. If sales tax referendum is approved, the City shall create and pass an ordinance imposing the 50 tax 51 6. Once ordinance is passed, file a certificate of approval and copy of the ordinance with the 52 Minnesota Secretary of State and inform the Minnesota Department of Revenue in writing of 53 the new local sales tax 54 55 Staff has included a draft resolution (Attachment B) based off of the League of Minnesota Cities 56 model resolution that has been updated with the current projects and the amount of sales tax 57 proposed to be collected. Attachment C contains documentation of regional significance for each 58 project that the City is proposing to be funded via the sales tax. This documentation will be included 59 with the resolution sent to Legislators. 60 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 61 The creation of a local sales tax for Roseville will more closely distribute the cost borne by Roseville 62 taxpayers for regional transportation infrastructure supporting Roseville’s business community. 63 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 64 Not directly applicable at this time. Approval of a local sales tax will lead to additional dollars being 65 available for city capital projects. 66 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 67 Staff recommends the City Council pass the resolution supporting the creation of a local sales tax in 68 Roseville to fund the City Maintenance Facility, City License and Passport Center, and a pedestrian 69 bridge over Highway 36 west of Snelling Avenue. 70 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 71 Motion to approve a resolution supporting the creation of a local sales tax in Roseville to fund the 72 City Maintenance Facility, City License and Passport Center, and a pedestrian bridge over Highway 73 36 west of Snelling Avenue. Prepared by: Patrick Trudgeon, City Manager (651) 792-7021 Attachments: A: Listing of metro-area and selected Minnesota cities with local sales taxes B: Draft resolution supporting local sales tax for Roseville C: Supporting documenting the regional significance of Roseville projects Page 2 of 2