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Dustin Rief <br />From: <br />Dave Callister <dcallister@plymouthmn.gov> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, March 12, 2019 3:07 PM <br />To: <br />jverbrugge@BloomingtonMN.gov; cboganey@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us; <br />jay.stroebel@brooklynpark.org; bheitkamp@ci.champlin.mn.us; <br />bmartens@ci.corcoran.mn.us; anne.norris@crystalmn.gov; <br />tgoodroad@cityofdaytommn.com; Dana Young; rgetschow@edenprairie.org; <br />sneal@EdinaMN.gov; kluger@ci.excelsior.mn.us; tcruikshank@goldenvalleymn.gov; <br />Brian Hagen; mmornson@hopkinsmn.com; mark@terra-mark.com; <br />sweske@longlakemn.gov; Mary K. Schneider; 'Heidi Nelson'; bschoen@mapleplain.com; <br />city_clerk@cityofinedicinelake.com; Scott Johnson@ci.medina.mn.us; <br />gbarone@eminnetonka.com; Susanne Griffin; mbarone@ci.minnetrista.mn.us; <br />erichoversten@cityofmound.com; kmcdonald@ci.new-hope.mn.us; <br />rgrams@ci.osseo.mn.us; Dave Callister; mglick@ci.robbinsdale.mn.us; Dan Madsen; <br />sstahmer@rogersmn.gov; mark.casey@savmn.com; stboni@visi.com1; <br />tharmening@stlouispark.org; dtolsma@ci.spring-park.mn.us; jdahl@wayzata.org; Kathy <br />McCullum; jtingley@cityoftonkabay.net; glerud@ci.shorewood.mn.us; <br />mwebb@ci.greenfield.mn.us; Dustin Rief; Pam Dmytrenko; Nuria.Rivera- <br />Vandermyde@minneapolismn.gov <br />Cc: <br />'David Hough'; Kareem D Murphy; john.doan@hennepin.us <br />Subject: <br />Legislative Alert - County Funding for Roads and Bridges <br />Attachments: <br />MVLST fact sheet_101718_2pages FINAL.PDF; MVLST Draft Language.docx; Leased Sales <br />Tax Bills.pdf <br />Dear Colleagues: <br />In December of last year, I sent an email to all of you outlining that in 2015, state legislation was passed to <br />reallocate $32 million of the sales tax collected from leased vehicles from the State's general fund, 50% to <br />Greater Minnesota transit and 50% to metro counties through the County State Aid Highway fund. In an effort <br />to balance funding for transit and roads/bridges, the law excludes Hennepin and Ramsey counties from <br />receiving their percentage of funding. Instead, the other five metro counties split the proceeds generated in <br />Hennepin and Ramsey counties. With the elimination of the CTIB Board in 2017, all seven metro counties now <br />collect their own local transportation sales tax, spend the proceeds on their own transportation projects and <br />have equal opportunity for funding. We are looking to generate support to eliminate the exemption of <br />Hennepin and Ramsey counties and to distribute the sales tax on leased vehicles, per the county state aid <br />formula, to all metro counties. Distributing Hennepin and Ramsey county proceeds to the other five metro <br />counties puts cities in these counties at a disadvantage when it comes to accessing funds for county road and <br />bridge projects. This change would provide $10.7 million in annual funding to Hennepin County for road and <br />bridge improvements in our cities. <br />Now is the time to act to secure Hennepin County's share of funding. Every additional dollar can be used for <br />county road and bridge improvements in our cities. <br />The following bills have been introduced to make this happen: <br />HF 2194 (Reps Elkins, Hausman, Mahoney, Carlson, L., Hertaus, Nelson, Youakim, Howard, Carlson A., <br />Robbins, Acomb) <br />