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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED tllat tlle City Council of tlle City ofEl1( River <br />requests d1at the I\.-finnesota Legislature pass a cOluprehensi,re and balanced transportation funclir1g <br />package tllat perll1anently increases dedicated funding for transportation; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED tl1Ut tIus Council requests that Governor '-fUll Pa\vlenty seriously <br />consider a cOll1prehensive and balanced transportation funding package dlat perlnanent1y 111creases <br />dedicated funding for transportation that is passed by the Legislature; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that tllis Council requests tl1at a cOlnprehensive and balanced <br />transportation funding package be based upon ll1ultiple rev"enue sources, \vhich ll1ay include but not <br />be linuted to general obligation and trunk high\vay bonds; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED tl1at tllls Council supports funding options including, but not <br />!inured to, the follo\vll1g: <br /> <br />· i\n increase in tl1e gas tax \vith a regular revic\v to occur on an established periodic basis; <br />. Trunk lligh\vay bonding, provided tlle Legislature unplen1ents reasonable restrictions 011 dle <br />an10unt of debt service the state \vill incur and provided the Legislature appropriates funding <br />to assis t \vi th local casts related to proj ects funded \vith trunk high\va y bonds; <br />o General obligation bonding for local roads and bridges, particularly for roads of regional <br />significance and to assist ,vith local cost participation requirenlents pertairllng to trunk <br />high\vay projects; <br />. Sales tax cxen1ptions for state and local transportation consu~L1crion projects, inclucfu1g <br />transit construction and purchases of light rail vehicles; and <br />e N e\v local funding tools, such as autllority to establish street irnproven1cnt clistricts; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that tlus Council defines a cOlnprehensive and balanced <br />transportation funding package as an initiative that perl11anently increases dedicated funding for state <br />and local road and transit SystcIUS III Greater Ivlinnesota and the ivletropolitan j\rca. <br /> <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk Hiver this 19th day of February, 2008~ <br /> <br /> <br />W~ ~a ce <br /> <br />lie j\.~ I<linzing, 1\.Jay~ <br /> <br />""" <br /> <br /> <br />I\~TTEs'-r> <br />~""". Z <br /> <br />..-..... P2 <br />.0. / ~ <br />...'. .: .;" <br />. . .. <br />. ."' . <br />....... .." ,... .... <br />. . <br />~ .. . <br />. ." ." <br />." ." <br />.. . <br />- . <br />.." .." <br />. ..- ~ <br />(L......... ....-..-. <br />...- ,..... <br />. ... .. ....... ..~. <br /> <br />1~ina .t\llard, City Clerk <br />