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RESOLUTION NO. 9791 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE IMPOSITION OF A LOCAL SALES TAX <br />AND AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON DURING <br />THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 UNIFORM ELECTION DATE <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 297A.99 (the "Local Tax Act"), provides <br />the City of Mounds View, Minnesota (the "City") with authority to impose a local sales tax <br />if that tax is authorized by the State Legislature pursuant to special law, the City submits <br />the local sales tax for approval by the voters of the City, and the voters of the City approve <br />the imposition of the local sales tax; and <br />WHEREAS, State of Minnesota (the "State") Legislature passed and the Governor <br />of the State signed Minnesota Laws, 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 64, Article 10, <br />Section 41 (the "Special Law") which authorizes the City to, among other things, impose <br />a local sales tax; and <br />WHEREAS, the Special Law is effective upon approval by a majority vote of the <br />City Council of the City (the "Council") and the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of <br />State accepting the Special Law (the "Certificate of Approval"), all in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statutes, Section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3; and <br />WHEREAS, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the Council on August 14, <br />2023, the Council approved the Special Law and thereafter, the City Clerk will file the <br />Certificate of Approval with the Secretary of State. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds <br />View as follows: <br />1. The Council proposes to submit to electors the question of whether to <br />impose a local sales and use tax of one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) (the "Taxes") <br />on items that are taxable by the State in order to raise revenues to finance the <br />construction of an expanded community center and creation of a regional amateur sports <br />and recreation facility (the "Project"), including securing and paying debt service on bonds <br />issued to finance such project and associated bond issuance costs. <br />The question of extending the Taxes shall be submitted to the qualified electors of <br />the City as one city ballot question as show in Exhibit A attached hereto. <br />2. The Taxes are proposed to be collected for a period expiring at the earlier <br />20 years after the tax is first imposed or until this Council determines that the amount of <br />1 = 1 " " MU210\316\893308.v2 <br />