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`W4 -p =City of Elk River <br />ver City Council <br />Resolution 18- 48 <br />A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Relating to the <br />Imposition of a Sales and Use Tax and the Issuance of Bonds for Purposes of <br />Certain Park Improvements and Recreational Facility Improvements <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 297A.99 (the "Local Tax Act"), provides the City <br />of Elk River (the "City") with authority to impose a local sales tax if the tax is approved by <br />voters at a general election and the state legislature approves the local sale tax through <br />creation of a special law; and <br />WHEREAS, the Local Tax Act also requires the City Council (the "Council') of the city <br />adopt a resolution indicating its approval of the tax and outlining the details of the proposed <br />local sales tax; and <br />WHEREAS, the City is a regional center for employment, retail trade, and recreational <br />opportunities as determined by a 2018 University of Minnesota Extension Service Sales Tax <br />Study; and <br />WHEREAS, the age of city infrastructure has led to the City needing substantial capital <br />investment in its parks and recreational facilities in order to maintain current and future uses; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, numerous meetings were held over the last four years to identify community <br />needs via the Arena Design Team (Recreational Facility Improvements), Multipurpose <br />Facility Task Force, the Parks and Recreation Commission (Master Park Planning), The Elk <br />River Ice Arena Commission, and the Elk River City Council, (Listening Sessions); and <br />WHEREAS, through these outreach efforts and master planning processes the City <br />Council has identified the need to make certain park improvements and recreational facility <br />improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, through the University of Minnesota Extension Service Sales Tax Study the <br />Council has determined a local option sales and use tax could generate revenue and is the <br />fairest way to cover the needed expenditures to repair and expand city parks and recreational <br />facilities. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk <br />River, Minnesota, <br />PAIIAEI AY <br />NATURE <br />