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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 8.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />General Business June 17, 2019 Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment: Adopting a Sales and Use Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Tax <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, and ordinance amendment adopting a sales and use tax. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Elk River voters approved by referendum a local option sales and use tax to finance $35 million in <br />recreation facilities and amenities. The bill for an act was recently signed into law and they City Council <br />has approved a resolution and certified the desire to initiate the tax to the Minnesota Office of the <br />Secretary of State. <br /> <br />The next step in the process is to establish and ordinance for the sales and use tax and remit the approved <br />ordinance to the Minnesota Department of Revenue. <br /> <br />Following the Department of Revenue’s receipt and notices, they are asked to begin collecting the tax <br />during the fourth quarter of 2019. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Ordinance Amendment <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />