CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION declaring The City of Seattle’s intention to conduct a public hearing concerning the assumption of the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of the Seattle Transportation Benefit District by The City of Seattle.
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WHEREAS, on September 20, 2010, the City Council passed Ordinance 123397, which established the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) for preserving and maintaining transportation infrastructure, improving public safety, implementing elements of the Seattle Transportation Strategic Plan and other planning documents, investing in bicycle, pedestrian, freight mobility, and transit enhancements, and providing people with choices to meet their mobility needs pursuant to chapter 36.73 RCW; and
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2010, the STBD adopted Resolution 1, authorizing a $20 vehicle license fee (VLF) pursuant to RCW 82.80.140; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2014, the STBD adopted Resolution 12, submitting a ballot measure (STBD Proposition 1) to the qualified electors of the STBD to authorize a sales and use tax of up to one-tenth of one percent and an annual vehicle license fee of up to an additional $60 per registered vehicle with a $20 rebate for low-income individuals, for the purposes of funding Metro Transit service in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, STBD Proposition 1 was approved by a majority of qualified electors of the STBD; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2014, the STBD adopted Resolution 14, imposing a sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent and an annual vehicle license fee of an additional $60 per registered vehicle as authorized by STBD Proposition 1; and
WHEREAS, the STBD relies on an Interlocal Agreement with The City of Seattle to carry out the obligations of the STBD (authorized by Ordinances 123586 and 124721); and
WHEREAS, chapter 36.74 RCW establishes the procedures for The City of Seattle to assume the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of the Seattle Transportation Benefit District; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:
Section 1. The City of Seattle intends to conduct a public hearing concerning the assumption of the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of the Seattle Transportation Benefit District by The City of Seattle. The hearing will be held during the City Council Sustainability and Transportation Committee meeting, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, starting at 2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Seattle City Hall, Floor 2, 600 Fourth Avenue, Seattle. All persons interested may appear and be heard.
Adopted by the City Council the ____ day of ____________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this ________ day of
______________________, 2016.
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President ___________ of the City Council
Filed by me this ____ day of ________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
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