2001-027City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-27
Resolution Requesting Authority to Impose a Food and Beverage Sales Tax
WHEREAS, the Hopkins community has adopted the Hopkins Center for the Arts as a
community gathering place to celebrate and participate in the arts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is interested in fostering the arts in Hopkins through the Hopkins
Center for the Arts and other arts related programs and activities; and
WHEREAS, The Hopkins Center for the Arts and arts programming is an investment into the
cultural fabric of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins Center for the Arts has assisted greatly in the revitalization of
Downtown Hopkins; and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins .Center for the Arts is a regional facility benefiting an area much larger
than the corporate boundaries of Hopkins; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota that
the Hopkins City Council suggest that the State Legislature and the Governor provide the City of
Hopkins the ability to impose a food and beverage sales tax in an amount up to 1% as
determined by the City Council to be reasonable and necessary to meet the needs stated in this
resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council pledges not to impose such a tax until
Hopkins businesses and residents are notified and provided an opportunity to discuss and
provide comments to the City Council on this tax.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 1st day of May 2001.
~"~ne IVfa"xwell, Mayor
I[r~'~ry Ob-erp~j~ier,','""City ~_,l~rk '