SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120634

• Record No: CB 120634
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120634
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/19/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126911
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Ballard Business Improvement Areas; establishing a new 12-year Business Improvement Area to be known as the Ballard Improvement Area; levying special assessments upon owners of commercial property, multifamily residential property, and mixed-use property within the area; providing for the deposit of revenues in a special account and expenditures therefrom; providing for collection of and penalties for delinquencies; providing for the establishment of a Ratepayers Advisory Board; providing for an implementation agreement with a Program Manager; disestablishing the existing Ballard Business Improvement Area that was established by Ordinance 125151 ("2017 BIA"); suspending the issuance of assessments and providing for the continuity of services under the 2017 BIA; providing for the transfer of any remaining funds from the 2017 BIA Account; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Sara Nelson
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A – Ballard Alliance Renewal and Business Plan, 3. Ballard BIA Renewal Benefit Analysis, 4. OED Presentation, 5. Ballard Alliance BIA Presentation, 6. Central Staff Memo, 7. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
10/4/2023	1	Mayor	returned
10/4/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
9/25/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/19/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/13/2023	1	Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee	pass	Pass
8/9/2023	1	Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee	discussed
8/8/2023	1	City Council	referred
7/27/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/26/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/26/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Ballard Business Improvement Areas; establishing a new 12-year Business Improvement Area to be known as the Ballard Improvement Area; levying special assessments upon owners of commercial property, multifamily residential property, and mixed-use property within the area; providing for the deposit of revenues in a special account and expenditures therefrom; providing for collection of and penalties for delinquencies; providing for the establishment of a Ratepayers Advisory Board; providing for an implementation agreement with a Program Manager; disestablishing the existing Ballard Business Improvement Area that was established by Ordinance 125151 ("2017 BIA"); suspending the issuance of assessments and providing for the continuity of services under the 2017 BIA; providing for the transfer of any remaining funds from the 2017 BIA Account; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, chapter 35.87A RCW authorizes the City to establish business improvement areas to provide special benefits to business and property owners within a defined geographic area through the imposition of special assessments; and
WHEREAS, the owners of commercial, multifamily residential, and mixed-use properties located within the area and representing nearly 65 percent of the total special assessments levied by this ordinance filed a petition with The City of Seattle ("City") to establish a new Ballard Improvement Area pursuant to chapter 35.87A RCW, a copy of which is filed in Clerk File 322710; and
WHEREAS, to gauge the percentage of special assessments that were reflected in signed petitions, City staff followed RCW 35.87A.010, and calculated the dollar amount of the special assessment that each commercial, multifamily residential, or mixed-use property would pay, and compared the dollar amount represented by signed petitions and letters of support to the estima...