HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 9791RESOLUTION NO. 9791
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE IMPOSITION OF A LOCAL SALES TAX
AND AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON DURING
THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 UNIFORM ELECTION DATE
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 297A.99 (the "Local Tax Act"), provides
the City of Mounds View, Minnesota (the "City") with authority to impose a local sales tax
if that tax is authorized by the State Legislature pursuant to special law, the City submits
the local sales tax for approval by the voters of the City, and the voters of the City approve
the imposition of the local sales tax; and
WHEREAS, State of Minnesota (the "State") Legislature passed and the Governor
of the State signed Minnesota Laws, 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 64, Article 10,
Section 41 (the "Special Law") which authorizes the City to, among other things, impose
a local sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the Special Law is effective upon approval by a majority vote of the
City Council of the City (the "Council") and the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of
State accepting the Special Law (the "Certificate of Approval"), all in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, Section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3; and
WHEREAS, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the Council on August 14,
2023, the Council approved the Special Law and thereafter, the City Clerk will file the
Certificate of Approval with the Secretary of State.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds
View as follows:
1. The Council proposes to submit to electors the question of whether to
impose a local sales and use tax of one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) (the "Taxes")
on items that are taxable by the State in order to raise revenues to finance the
construction of an expanded community center and creation of a regional amateur sports
and recreation facility (the "Project"), including securing and paying debt service on bonds
issued to finance such project and associated bond issuance costs.
The question of extending the Taxes shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
the City as one city ballot question as show in Exhibit A attached hereto.
2. The Taxes are proposed to be collected for a period expiring at the earlier
20 years after the tax is first imposed or until this Council determines that the amount of
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revenues received from the Taxes is sufficient to pay $16,500,000 for construction of the
Project, plus associated bonding costs, including interest on the bonds.
3. The Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City and its residents
and that it is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the affairs
of the City that the acquisition and betterment of the Project be financed in whole or in
part by the issuance and sale of the City's general obligation bonds pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 475, as amended, in one or more series in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $ 18,370,000, plus an amount equal to the costs of the issuance of
said bonds (the "Bonds"), including interest on the Bonds.
4. The question set forth in Exhibit A shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the City at a special election which is hereby called and directed to be held on
Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
5. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.24, the precincts and polling
places for this special election are those precincts which have been established by the
City for its municipal elections. The voting hours at those polling places shall be the same
as those for municipal general elections.
6. The City Clerk is directed to cause a sample ballot in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit A and a notice of election in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit B to be posted, published, printed and delivered as required by law.
7. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to acquire and distribute such
election materials and to take such other actions as may be necessary for the proper
conduct of this special election and generally to cooperate with election authorities
conducting other elections on that date. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to take
such actions as may be necessary to coordinate this election with those other elections,
including entering into agreements with appropriate county officials regarding preparation
and distribution of ballots or ballot cards, election administration, and cost sharing.
8. If the City will be contracting to print the ballots for this special election, the
City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare instructions to the printer for layout
of the ballot. Before a contract in excess of $1,000 is awarded for printing ballots, the
printer shall furnish, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.04, a sufficient
bond, letter of credit or certified check acceptable to the City Clerk in an amount not less
than $1,000 conditioned on printing the ballots in conformity with the Minnesota election
law and the instructions delivered. The City Clerk shall set the amount of the bond, letter
of credit or certified check in an amount equal to the value of the purchase.
9. Election judges shall be appointed for this special election shall be the
election judges appointed for the city general election. The election judges shall act as
clerks of election, count the ballots cast, and submit the results to the City Council for
canvass in the manner provided for other City elections.
10. The special election shall be held and the returns made and canvassed in
the manner prescribed by law, and the Council shall meet between November 10 and 17,
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2023 (a date between three and ten days after the election) for the purpose of canvassing
the results thereof.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota this 14th day
of August, 2023.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
Gary eehl ause, Acting Mayor
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Nyl Zik nd, City Administrator
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF RAMSEY )
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of
Mounds View, Minnesota, hereby certifies that the attached and foregoing is a full, true,
and correct transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the City Council of said City duly
called and held on the date therein indicated, so far as such minutes relate to the calling
of an election on (i) the extension of a sales and use tax to finance an expansion of the
community center, and (ii) the issuance of general obligation bonds therefor and that the
resolution included therein is a full, true, and correct copy of the original thereof.
WITNESS MY HAND officially as such City Clerk this I rday of P� Lkq CLG+ ,
2023.
City Clerk
City of Mounds View
State of Minnesota
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EXHIBIT A
SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT
CITY ELECTION BALLOT
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
STATE OF MINNESOTA
SPECIAL ELECTION
November 7, 2023
To vote for a question, fill in the oval next to the word "YES" for that question.
To vote against a question, fill in the oval next to the word "NO" for that question.
CITY QUESTION
CONSIDERING SALES TAX FOR EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY CENTER
Shall the City of Mounds View be authorized to (a) impose a temporary sales and
use tax to finance all or a portion of the cost of constructing an expansion to the
existing community center and creation of a regional amateur sports and
recreational facility, in an amount equal to one and one-half of one percent (1.5%)
for a period of twenty (20) years or until $16,500,000 plus the costs of collecting
and administering the tax and the costs of issuing any bonds including interest is
collected, provided that such tax shall terminate sooner if the City Council
determines that all such costs have been paid, and (b) issue its general obligation
bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,500,000, plus the cost
of issuing the bonds?
O YES
O NO
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in
the City of Mounds View, Minnesota, on November 7, 2023, between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to vote on the following question:
CITY BALLOT QUESTION
CONSIDERING SALES TAX FOR EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY CENTER
Shall the City of Mounds View be authorized to (a) impose a temporary sales and use
tax to finance all or a portion of the cost of constructing an expansion to the existing
community center and creation of a regional amateur sports and recreational facility,
in an amount equal to one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) for a period of twenty
(20) years or until $16,500,000 plus the costs of collecting and administering the tax
and the costs of issuing any bonds including interest is collected, provided that such
tax shall terminate sooner if the City Council determines that all such costs have been
paid, and (b) issue its general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed $16,500,000, plus the cost of issuing the bonds?
O YES
O NO
The precincts and polling places for this special election are those precincts which
have been established by the City for state general elections. These polling places are
as follows:
Precinct 1:
Mounds View Community
Center
Precinct 2:
Mounds View Community
Center
Precinct 3:
Mounds View Community
Center
Precinct 4:
Mounds View Community
Center
Any eligible voter residing in the City may vote at said election at the polling place
designated above. The polls for said election will be open between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m. on the date of said election.
A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An
unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day.
Dated: S I L , 2023 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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