1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the uses for Edina local sales tax 
1.3 	revenues;amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 8, section 
1.4 	5, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 8, section 5, subdivision 
1.7 	2, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 10, section 17, subdivision 2, is amended 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Use of sales and use tax revenues; requirements. (a) The revenues derived 
1.10 	from the tax authorized under subdivision 1 must be used by the city of Edina to pay the 
1.11 	costs of collecting and administering the tax and paying for the following projects in the 
1.12 	city, including securing and paying debt service on bonds issued to finance all or part of 
1.13 	the following projects:
1.14 	(1) $17,700,000 $18,700,000 plus associated bonding costs for development of Fred 
1.15 	Richards Park as identified in the Fred Richards Park Master Plan; and
1.16 	(2) $53,300,000 $56,300,000 plus associated bonding costs for improvements to Braemar 
1.17 	Park as identified in the Braemar Park Master Plan.;
1.18 	(3) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
1.19 	clauses (1) to (4), $35,000,000 plus associated bonding costs for design and construction 
1.20 	of new public safety facilities;
2.1 	(4) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
2.2 	clauses (1) to (4), $6,000,000 plus associated bonding costs for tenant improvements to the 
2.3 	Edina Art Center;
2.4 	(5) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
2.5 	clauses (1) to (4), $8,000,000 plus associated bonding costs for a capital improvement plan 
2.6 	for the Edina Aquatic Center; and
2.7 	(6) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
2.8 	clauses (1) to (4), $4,000,000 plus associated bonding costs for design of the Braemar Golf 
2.9 	Course Clubhouse.
2.10 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), 
2.11 	use of tax revenues for the projects listed in paragraph (a), clauses (3) to (6), is subject to 
2.12 	voter approval at the November 3, 2026, general election.

2.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
2.14 	city of Edina and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
2.15 	subdivisions 2 and 3.

2.16 	Sec. 2. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 8, section 5, subdivision 3, as 
2.17 	amended by Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 10, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to 
2.18 	read:
2.19 		Subd. 3.Bonding authority. (a) The city of Edina may issue bonds under Minnesota 
2.20 	Statutes, chapter 475, to finance all or a portion of the costs of the projects authorized in 
2.21 	subdivision 2 and approved by the voters as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.22 	297A.99, subdivision 3, paragraph (a). The aggregate principal amount of bonds issued 
2.23 	under this subdivision may not exceed: (1) $17,700,000 $18,700,000 for the project listed 
2.24 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), plus an amount to be applied to the payment of 
2.25 	the costs of issuing the bonds; and (2) $53,300,000 $56,300,000 for the project listed in 
2.26 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), plus an amount to be applied to the payment of the 
2.27 	costs of issuing the bonds; (3) $25,000,000 for the project listed in subdivision 2, paragraph 
2.28 	(a), clause (3), plus an amount to be applied to the payment of the costs of issuing the bonds; 
2.29 	(4) $6,000,000 for the project listed in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4), plus an 
2.30 	amount to be applied to the payment of the costs of issuing the bonds; (5) $8,000,000 for 
2.31 	the project listed in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), plus an amount to be applied 
2.32 	to the payment of the costs of issuing the bonds; and (6) $4,000,000 for the project listed 
2.33 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (6), plus an amount to be applied to the payment of 
2.34 	the costs of issuing the bonds. The bonds may be paid from or secured by any funds available 
3.1 	to the city of Edina, including the tax authorized under subdivision 1. The issuance of bonds 
3.2 	under this subdivision is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 275.60 and 275.61.
3.3 	(b) The bonds are not included in computing any debt limitation applicable to the city 
3.4 	of Edina, and any levy of taxes under Minnesota Statutes, section 475.61, to pay principal 
3.5 	and interest on the bonds is not subject to any levy limitation. A separate election to approve 
3.6 	the bonds under Minnesota Statutes, section 475.58, is not required.

3.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
3.8 	city of Edina and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
3.9 	subdivisions 2 and 3.