HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCRes_81-04CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the
City Council of 8~e City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota was duly called and held at
the City Hall in said City on Wednesday, March 25, 1981 at 7:30 p.m.
-' The following members were present: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers
Steele, Brown, Eggert and Larson and the following were absent: None.
Councilmember Larson introduced the following Resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION 81-4
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE TO
PASS AN ENABLING LAW TO IMPOSE AN AMUSEMENT
AND ADMISSION TAX NOT TO EXCEED 3% WITHIN
THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights has an area of 2.28 square miles
of which approximately two-thirds of this City is non-taxable; and
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights provides street access, policing
and numerous other administrative services related to the non-taxable areas,
and including replacement of storm sewer; and
WHEREAS, the Governor for the State of Minnesota has imposed certain
freezes and cut-backs in funding of Local Government Aids; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council, in the Comprehensive Plan, has
required the City of Falcon Heights to address itself to capital improvement
plans on streets and storm sewers which is of an extensive and financial
burden; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights is desirous
of complying with such directives and in doing so has reviewed all avenues to
fund these improvements and the conclusion was to impose an amusement and
admissions tax not to exceed 3% within the City of Falcon Heights.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council. of the City of Falcon Heights is
hereby requesting the Minnesota Legislature to pass an enabling law for-the
City of Falcon Heights authorizing-.the Council to pass an ordinance authorizing
an amusement and admission tax not to exceed 3% within the City of Falcon
Heights.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by Councilmember Brown and upon a vote being taken the following
voted in favor thereof: Councilmembers Steele, Brown, Eggert and Larson
and the following voted against same: Mayor Warkentien.
WHEREUPON, the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor
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Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator
Regular City Council Meeting of March 25, 1981