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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 17-89 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONTINUATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX FUNDS AS THEY RELATE TO FUNDING FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION IN MINNESOTA WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes is particularly aware of transportation needs of the city, and other cities and counties in the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the street and highway system is deteriorating at a rate faster than the financial ability to maintain and rebuild it; and WHEREAS, transportation funding is a high priority issue of 1989; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to use road user funds for major street and road construction rather than using property tax, and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, county and city government highway and street plans are predicated on proceeds from the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET), many county and city plans will be cut back or not completed, and the percent of local participation in the construction and reconstruction of state owned highways is increasing, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LINO LAKES MINNESOTA: 1. That the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes would recommend that the 1989 session of the Legislature provide for the transfer of 100% of the MVET to the road user fund to provide a stable source of adequate funding for the construction and maintenance of streets and highways in the state. 2. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes would also recommend that the "sunset" provision included in the 1988 Transportation Funding Bill be removed so that MVET revenue can continue to go to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund so that it can be used for city streets and county roads in the State of Minnesota 3. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes further recommends that this resolution be forwarded to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, and to the