7. OTHER BUSINESS 02-05-2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council requests that in 2007 the Minnesota Legislature pass a comprehensive transportation funding package that permanently increases dedicated funding for transportation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council requests that in 2007 Governor Tim Pawlenty allow a comprehensive transportation funding package that permanently increases dedicated funding for transportation that is passed by the Legislature to become law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council supports funding options including, but not limited to, the following: . An increase in the gas tax; . Indexing of the gas tax, provided there is a limit on how much the tax can be increased for inflation in a given amount of time; . Increases in vehicle registration taxes (a.k.a. license tab fees); . Trunk highway bonding, provided the Legislature implements reasonable restrictions on the amount of debt service the state will incur and provided the Legislature appropriates funding to assist with local costs related to projects funded with trunk highway bonds; . General obligation bonding for local roads and bridges, particularly for roads of regional significance and to assist with local cost participation requirements pertaining to trunk highway projects; . Sales tax exemptions for state and local transportation construction projects; and . New local funding tools, such as local option sales tax authority, expanded wheelage tax authority and/or street utility authority; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council defines a comprehensive transportation funding package as an initiative that permanently increases dedicated funding for state and local road and transit systems in Greater Minnesota and the Metropolitan Area. ADOPTED by the City Council on ,2007.