Under DMC law, the city has authority to increase the Rochester local-option sales tax by 0.25 percent, or extend the tax's time period, to pay for DMC capital projects for public infrastructure.

The initial DMC sought to generate 5 percent of an anticipated $7.5 billion to $8 billion in new net tax revenue over 35 years. The five-year update states roughly 12 percent of the final goal was ...