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��S � 1 �� Public Works Depar�men�En�ineering • '. Ta: C1�ris Nliller, Interim City Manager .�oannt: Duat�e Sc�wartz, Pu�1ic Warks Directar Date; 10/9/2006 Re: 2047 Transportatian Le�slat�ve Issues 'il�ere are several measures beiu�g d'asaussed as poten�ial fiznding related transporiatior� issues far 2007 by the City En�eers Associat�on o� Miz�nesota (CEAM) and �he Minnesata Public Works Association. Some of these have r�;ived suppart fram �e Leapue of Minnesota Cii�es in past Ie�islative sessians. �`undimg af t�ansporta�ion infi�stt�acture continues io be one o� the �igliesi prioriiies for rr�any jurisdici�ons. While Roseville may be in a better position ikaara z�any communities in this area due to past coz�znitnrx�nts to our �tre�t infrastruc�urc, it is i�npor�ta�.t that we c,�ntinue to monitnr at�d su�ort measures to ensure ikzat w� have the funding opporninii�es to meei our needs �.n the £uiure. The fol�nwing are the issues on t�ese organizatzaz� legislative agendas far 2007. Gas Tax Tncrease These arganiza�inns s�zpport aan. izacnease ix� the state tax on gasoline by a�nir�imurn of 10 cent� per galIon, ta be ef�ecrive July 2007. 'Fhey support measures �o iitadex t�e tax to inflaiion or construataan cnsts so that the reven�e stream can samewhat ke�p pace vv�th t�e u�crease ic� cosis nf l2lflc"lS`fTi.1C� CAriS�'l�Cbflll, 1Tl�.tri��i1�11C�, and operaf�ons. Raseville relies on our allacation o� Mut�cipal State Ai�d (gas tax) for consiructian puYposes on 23% of our street system and appra�mately 25% of our annual street zz�aintenance budget. Our a�loca�ion has b�n decreasi�g each year due to the e�pansinn of t�e r�a�t�o azea sl�azing the same pool of revenue. TYze gas taa� has n€�t been increased since 1988. We are project'vng th� cu�ent le�el o�fiu�ding will not rneet nur State Aid System construc�ion ne�ds �ar the near futu�re. Motor Ve�aicle Registration Tax There has been som.e ct�setassio�n ta arnend Minnesota �tatutes to re-establish a less-t�cated fe� sc�edule for motor vehicle z�egzs�ra�o�s. In 2000, st,�ie law was amended such tha� for new ve�c�es �he mo�nr vehicle taxable value droppecl ic� a capped maximum of $99 by the third year—fa�r quicker than k�ad occ�ured in �e past. Reversion tc� a sc�edule tl�at decreases �he rate ��vhich the taarable value approaches the maximum cap, while s�ill basing it on th� abiiity to pay per th� value Aitachtnent C