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EXTRACT OF ~HNUTES OF ',fEETING OF TtC VILLA.Gr-: COU'jCIL OF JWSf:VILLE, rHNNESOTA - IlELD /\UGUST la, 1970 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a rerrular neetinp: of the Vi 11 age Counci 1 of Roseville, Ifinnesota, ,'/as duly called and held at the Village llall in said Village on .I\ugust 10, 1970, at 7: 30 P.:1. The following members were "present: [layor "oll, Counei lplen Curley, Anderson, Grauel and Linebar~er and the following were absent: >ione ~Iember Linebarger introduced the followin,,: resolution and moved its adorJti on: ru~SOLUTION NO. 5445 "JJ IE Rli AS , the VillaR'c of Hoseville is by law almost totally dependent on the property tax to finance munici'\)al servicos; and "lHEHI:AS, the Villar;e Council is acutely aware of the burden which property taxes impose on property owners, J:1rticularly those indi viduals Ii vinq- on fixed incones, and ,!HEREAS, the Villaq;e Council is concemed about the steady ,rrTowth in tax-exe;rJpt ..,ronert)' which serves to increase the burden of taxpaying nroperty owners; ;md ~'mEREAS, the Villa('J'e Council is not dndflll 0; th}:' valuable senrices ni2Tc-or::.ed lr)' r;any tax-excl..".:t orranizations, nartlcul;cl:rly relirio!1s ,'met eclucTtional insti tutions; :111'.: ;;r-:V, tho linnesot,; 1,e :;is bture lu.s tl1orO;.l7h 1:, studied this prable" 3J1d ex"yessed its concern throup:h the pa5s;l".c of L,nvs 1969c.925, which :'!roposes to amend Article 9. Section oJ}e, o-F the \finnesota Consti tution to permit the LO(j'is lature to define or limit the classes of excrt!:?t property J except churches, :1ouses of worshin and property used solely for educational purposes; and "'lIEREAS, the Villac;e Council believes the proposed a:mendl",ent to be in the best interests of the Villarc of Roseville and the state .:L<; a whole. and represents a reasonable neallS of r;lcetirw the need to more equitably s:rread the burden of financinp: local rrovernment services