SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 32105

• Record No: Res 32105
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/15/2023
• Title: A RESOLUTION of intention to establish a new business improvement area to be known as the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area and fix a date and place for a hearing thereon.
• Sponsors: Sara Nelson
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex A - Proposed STIA Business Plan Summary, 3. Signed Resolution 32105, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/17/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/17/2023	1	Mayor	returned
8/17/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
8/17/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/15/2023	1	City Council	referred
8/15/2023	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
8/10/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/10/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/9/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
title
A RESOLUTION of intention to establish a new business improvement area to be known as the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area and fix a date and place for a hearing thereon.
body
WHEREAS, the Seattle Office of Economic Development determined that the owners of businesses offering transient accommodations with 60 or more rooms located within the area who represent an estimated 72 percent of the special assessments to be assessed filed a petition with The City of Seattle ("City") pursuant to chapter 35.87A RCW and said petition is filed in Clerk File 322704; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the petition and letters of support, and determined it is in the best interests of the City to proceed, as permitted by chapter 35.87A RCW, under the resolution method of creating a business improvement area instead of the petition method; and
WHEREAS, the City Council introduced Resolution 32014 on August 15, 2023, initiating the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to declare its intent to establish a Seattle Tourism Improvement Area, and to set a public hearing for the public and all affected persons to consider its establishment; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The City Council of The City of Seattle declares its intention to establish a new business improvement area in accordance with chapter 35.87A RCW, to be known as the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA).
Section 2. The STIA shall be within the following boundaries, as shown on the map attached to this resolution as Attachment A and described in this section. When a street or alley is named, the area boundary is the centerline of the right-of-way including vacated portions unless otherwise specified in the description.
The Seattle Tourism Improvement Area:
Beginning where Puget Sound meets W. Galer Street, continuing east a...