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City of Elk River City Council Resolution 26-07 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River to amend Minnesota Laws, 2019, I st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 17 WHEREAS, the City of Elk River enacted a Local Option Sales Tax in June 2019 of one half of one cent to pay the cost of collecting and administering the tax and to pay the capital and administrative costs for various recreational facility and park improvements; and WHEREAS, City of Elk River voters approved by referendum the implementation of the tax before approved in Minnesota law; and WHEREAS, the total raised from the tax was limited to $35,000,000, plus the costs related to the issuance and paying debt service for the identified projects; and WHEREAS, the City of Elk River was granted, bylaw, up to 25 years to collect the tax; and WHEREAS, the City of Elk River seeks to amend the said state law to include an additional $20,000,000, plus the costs related to the issuance and paying debt service to construct a replacement fire station; and WHEREAS, The City of Elk River seeks to maintain the currently authorized tax rate and 25-year period of collection to fund the primary fire station that serves the City of Elk River, the City of Otsego, Big Lake Township with fire and ambulance response, as well as supporting Mutual Aid Agreements with surrounding cities and townships; and WHEREAS, the city is a gateway to the Minnesota lakes regions served by U.S. Highways 169 and 10 with an approximate average of 70,000 vehicles moving through the city daily to vacation destinations, places of employment, shopping and entertainment as well as a BNSF rail line with approximately 60 freight trains per day. Our fire department responds to motor vehicle and personal injury accidents and maintains hazardous material response capabilities for both rail and over-the-