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318 319 While the imposition of a sales tax has already been decided by the voters, it should be 320 acknowledged that sales tax is a regressive tax, meaning that persons of lower income will be paying 321 more taxes as a percentage of income than others who have higher income. In Minnesota, necessities 322 such as grocery food, clothing, over-the-counter drugs, feminine hygiene and baby products are not 323 subject to sales tax. With the local sales tax approved for Roseville for the next 20 years or until the 324 project is paid off, it behooves the City to move forward with the project in the most time- and cost- 325 efficient way possible in order to have the sales tax removed as early as possible. 326 327 Budget Implications 328 As this is a discussion at this time, there are no direct budget implications with this case. 329 330 Staff Recommendations 331 Staff recommends the City Council review the information contained in this report and provide 332 feedback and direction on the following 6 questions: 333 Question #1 Shall the City proceed with the planning and implementation of the new 334 Maintenance Operations Center as generally outlined in the Civic Campus Pre-Design Study 335 adopted on October 19, 2022? 336 Question #2 Does the City Council need any additional information about the project before 337 notifying the Minnesota Department of Revenue to implement the Roseville local sales tax? 338 Question #3 What option(s) should staff pursue regarding the future of the License and 339 Passport Center and dance studio? 340 Question #4 At this point, does the City Council has a preferred type of financing to 341 construct the new License and Passport Center? 342 Question #5 Does staff have permission to prepare requests for proposals for an architectural 343 firm and a Construction Manager at Risk for the Civic Campus project that includes the 344 MOC and LPC? 345 Question #6 Is the engagement approach for the MOC project appropriate and what if 346 anything should be changed and/or added? 347 348 349 Requested Council Action 350 Review the information contained in this report and provide feedback and direction on the following 351 6 questions: 352 Question #1 Shall the City proceed with the planning and implementation of the new 353 Maintenance Operations Center as generally outlined in the Civic Campus Pre-Design Study 354 adopted on October 19, 2022? 355 Question #2 Does the City Council need any additional information about the project before 356 notifying the Minnesota Department of Revenue to implement the Roseville local sales tax? 357 Question #3 What option(s) should staff pursue regarding the future of the License and 358 Passport Center and dance studio? 359 Question #4 At this point, does the City Council has a preferred type of financing to 360 construct the new License and Passport Center? Page 8 of 9 Qbhf!22!pg!6: