DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of 2026 Proposed Eligible Projects List To Be Released For County Transportation Sales And Use Tax Funds Public Hearing
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 297A.993 (the Act) authorizes the Dakota County Board to levy up to one-half of one percent sales and use tax and an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle to fund statutorily defined transportation and transit projects; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 17-364 (June 20, 2017), the Dakota County Board enacted a quarter-cent sales tax and $20 excise tax on new vehicle sales starting October 1, 2017, to fund identified transitway, transit expansion, regional County highway, trail, and trunk highway transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified a proposed updated list of transportation projects eligible for Transportation Sales and Use Tax funds based on the needs identified in the Draft 2040 Transportation Plan and through the development of the 2026-2030 Draft Capital Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, Board approval of the proposed eligible list for utilization of the Transportation Sales and Use Tax will allow for a public hearing to be scheduled; and
WHEREAS, the Act allows the County Board to dedicate the proceeds of the Transportation Sales and Use Tax to a new enumerated project or projects by resolution after a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends approval of the proposed eligible project list to be released for Dakota County’s Transportation Sales and Use Tax Funds public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Sales and Use Tax Funds public hearing will be held on December 2, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the proposed eligible project list to be released for the Dakota County’s Transportation Sales and Use Tax Funds public hearing.
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