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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COlmCIL OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA, HELD NOVEMBER 9, 1981 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, was duly called and held at the City Hall in said City on the 9th day of November, 1981, at 7:30 p.m. The following members were present: Curley, Franke, Kehr, and Demos. The following member was absent: Johnson. Member Kehr introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 7267 WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Board of County Commissioners are con- sidering a proposal to seek special legislation permitting a hotel/motel tax on all such facilities within Ramsey County, and WHEREAS, it is the expressed intent of the enabling legislation to enact a 6% sales tax with 2% of said proceeds to be retained by the County, 2% to the suburban cities, and 2% to the suburban Chamber of Commerce or to a tourist bureau, if one so exists, and WHEREAS, it is the expressed intent to disburse its 2% share of tax proceeds for the operation and maintenance of arts and science facilities within the City of St. Paul, and WHEREAS, the City of Roseville believes such a tax would create an unfair business competition with hotels/motels located in other metropolitan counti es, and WHEREAS, the City of Roseville believes the legislature should either maintain a relatively uniform taxing authority system or allow each and every city to enact its own revenue systems, and WHEREAS, the City of Roseville would not agree to legislation which provided for an unrestricted County hotel/motel taxing authority and total discretion in the disbursement of said revenues, and WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has not been provided documentation which demonstrates the degree of Ramsey County suburban usage of the arts and science facilities in the City of St. Paul. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Roseville City Council is adamantly opposed to a Ramsey County hotel/motel taxing authority and requests the County Board to reject said proposal, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Ramsey County Board, members of the Ramsey County League of Cities, and members of the Ramsey County legislative delegation.