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• WHEREAS, insufficient state funding has delayed regionally significant road <br /> construction and reconstruction projects across Minnesota; and <br /> WHEREAS, current funding for roads, bridges and transit systems across all <br /> government levels in Minnesota is inadequate, and this under-investment <br /> diminishes quality of life for Minnesota residents and hinders Minnesota's <br /> progress as a national business, economic and civic leader. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. <br /> ANTHONY that this Council requests that the Minnesota Legislature pass a <br /> comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package that permanently <br /> increases dedicated funding for transportation; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> that this Council requests that Governor Tim Pawlenty allow a comprehensive and <br /> balanced transportation funding package that permanently increases dedicated funding <br /> for transportation that is passed by the Legislature to become law; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> ® ST. ANTHONY that this Council requests that a comprehensive and balanced <br /> transportation funding package be based upon multiple revenue sources, which may <br /> include but not be limited to general obligation and trunk highway bonds; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> that this Council supports funding options including, but not limited to, the following: <br /> • An increase in the gas tax; <br /> • Indexing of the gas tax, provided there is a limit on how much the tax can be <br /> increased for inflation in a given amount of time; <br /> • Increases in vehicle registration taxes (a.k.a. license tab fees); <br /> • Trunk highway bonding, provided the Legislature implements reasonable <br /> restrictions on the amount of debt service the state will incur and provided the <br /> Legislature appropriates funding to assist with local costs related to projects <br /> funded with trunk highway bonds; <br /> • General obligation bonding for local roads and bridges, particularly for roads of <br /> regional significance and to assist with local cost participation requirements <br /> pertaining to trunk highway projects; <br /> • Sales tax exemptions for state and local transportation construction projects; and <br /> • New local funding tools, such as local option sales tax authority or authority to <br /> • establish street improvement districts; and <br />