SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119376

• Record No: CB 119376
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119376
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 11/19/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125718
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the taxation of sweetened beverages; amending Ordinance 125324 to amend the uses of the proceeds of the Sweetened Beverage Tax.
• Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ordinance 125718, 3. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/26/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
11/26/2018	1	Mayor	returned
11/26/2018	1	Mayor	Signed
11/21/2018	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
11/19/2018	1	City Council	passed	Pass
11/14/2018	1	Select Budget Committee	pass	Pass
10/29/2018	1	City Council	referred
10/24/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
10/22/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review
9/24/2018	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the taxation of sweetened beverages; amending Ordinance 125324 to amend the uses of the proceeds of the Sweetened Beverage Tax.
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WHEREAS, the City imposed a tax on the business of distributing sweetened beverages to raise revenue to fund services that promote healthy food choices, expand access to healthy and affordable food, reduce disparities in social, developmental, and education readiness and learning for children, assist high school graduates to enter college, and expand services for the birth-to-five population and their families; and
WHEREAS, the City initially projected in 2017 that the revenues received from the tax would decline starting in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City now projects that revenues will be higher than initially projected and that the revenues will increase over time rather than decrease; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of Ordinance 125324 requires that, for the first five years after the tax was imposed, 20 percent of the revenues be dedicated for one-time uses including (a) one-time costs necessary to enable the administration of the tax, (b) up to $5,000,000 in total contribution to an endowment for the Seattle Colleges 13th Year Promise Scholarship program, (c) up to $1,500,000 in total as funding for job retraining and placement programs for workers adversely impacted by the tax, and (d) funding for capital projects to construct or enhance classroom facilities for use by the Seattle Preschool Program; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance 125324 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 3. Services funded by the proceeds of the beverage tax are intended to expand access to healthy and affordable food, close the food security gap, promote healthy nutrition choices, reduce disparities in social, developmental, and education readiness and learning for children, assist...