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RESOLUTION 9762 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AUTHORIZING HIRING OF RAPP STRATEGIES, INC TO PROVIDE PUBLIC <br />INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT SERVICES RELATED TO <br />COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION <br />WHEREAS, Council has been and continues to explore an expansion of the Mounds <br />View Community Center; and <br />WHEREAS, Council has received a report for an economic consultant specific to <br />operations indicating economic viability, contracted with Kodet Architects to develop concept <br />plans and construction estimates, and contracted with Jill Brown and Associates for <br />communication assistance, and <br />WHEREAS, Council contracted with Libby Law for governmental relation services <br />seeking state bonding funds of $16.5 million and legislative approval for a local option sales <br />tax, and <br />WHEREAS, the 2023 Minnesota Legislature included the City of Mounds View Local <br />Option Sales Tax Bill of 1.5% for voter approval in the Omnibus Tax Bill which was signed by <br />the Governor, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has introduced a Bonding Bill request seeking <br />$16.5 million in state funds with the Bill heard in the Senate and formally submitted a request <br />to Minnesota Management Budget for the 2024 Bonding Bill process, and <br />WHEREAS, State Bonding can only be used for 50% of a project with the local unit of <br />government having to provide the other 50%, which can be a local property tax levy, local <br />approved sales tax, reserves, or a combination of all three, and <br />WHEREAS, Council engaged the Morris Leatherman firm to conduct a Community <br />Survey regarding support — property tax levy and/or local option sales tax with, and <br />WHEREAS, Council received a presentation from Rapp Strategies, Inc. at their June <br />5, 2023 workshop specific to public information and community engagement services specific <br />to voter approved referendums. <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br />