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Attachment B 89 WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 297A.99 authorizes the imposition of a general sales tax if permitted 90 by special law of the Minnesota Legislature; and 91 92 WHEREAS, the City of Roseville agrees to comply with Minn. Stat. § 297A.99 relating to the 93 process of enacting, implementing, and collecting the local tax; and 94 95 WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 297A.99 requires the city to pass a resolution authorizing such a local 96 tax and to obtain Legislative approval prior to approval by the local voters to enact the local tax. 97 98 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; 99 100 1. The Roseville City Council supports the authority to impose a general local sales tax of 101 0.50% for a period of the lesser of 15 years or the retirement of the debt (and all related 102 issuance and interest costs) to fund the aforementioned projects. 103 2. Upon approval of this resolution, the city will submit the adopted resolution and 104 documentation of regional significance to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 105 House and Senate Tax committees for approval and passage of a special law authorizing 106 the tax, by January 31 of the year that it is seeking the special law. 107 3.Upon Legislative approval and passage of the special law authorizing the tax, the city 108 will adopt a resolution accepting the new law, which will be filed with the local approval 109 certificate to the Office of the Secretary of State before the following Legislative session. 110 4. The city will put a detailed ballot question which includes separate questions for each 111 project on a general election ballot for local voter approval. This will be done within two 112 years of receiving legislative authority. 113 5. If one or more ballot questions pass, the city will also pass an ordinance imposing the tax 114 and notify the commissioner of Revenue at least 90 days before the first of the calendar 115 quarter that the tax will be imposed. 116 6. Upon completion of the aforementioned requirements, the local sales tax will commence 117 and run for a duration of 15 years or until a sum sufficient to fund the voter approved 118 projects, including related issuance and interest costs, is raised, whichever comes first. 119 120 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member , 121 and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: , , , 122 , and Mayor . 123 and the following voted against the same: . 124 125 WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 126