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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF DULUTH 2022 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHERAEAS, the city council finds as follows:
(a) The city desires to establish a legislative agenda for 2022;
(b) The city has devoted meeting time and discussion to the city legislative priorities;
(c) The city supports the following legislative initiatives that are of vital interest to the region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the city of Duluth's top legislative priorities are:
* to work with legislators and the administration to safeguard funding for Local Government Aid;
* secure state funds for improvements and upgrades to the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area; and
* secure state general obligation bond proceeds for improvements and upgrades to the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city of Duluth also supports the following local and regional initiatives:
* Funding for housing projects as proposed by the Homes For All Coalition which calls for general obligation bonds for public housing rehabilitation and housing infrastructure bonds for construction of affordable housing through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency;
* Policies to help reduce and prevent evictions; programs to provide emergency and long term rental assistance, identifying and protecting Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing, increasing affordable homeownership development through Minnesota Housing programs such as the Economic Development and Housing Challenge Program, state matching dollars for local housing trust funds; and policies and funding to combat and prevent homelessness;
* A reduction in the class tax rate impacting the net tax capacity of parcels at the airport to stimulate local economic development;
* Increased funding for Department of Employment and Economic Development programs such as the Minnesota Investment Fund, the Job Creation Fund and the Redevelopment Account and support for local businesses that may apply for these funds;
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