SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31821

• Record No: Res 31821
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 119287
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 6/18/2018
• Title: A RESOLUTION relating to education services; accompanying an ordinance requesting the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Levy to replace two expiring levies to fund early learning and preschool, college and K-12 education support, and job readiness, and providing further direction regarding implementation of the programs funded by such levy.
• Sponsors: M. Lorena González , Rob Johnson
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Amendment 1 (added; 6/18/18), 3. Signed Resolution 31821, 4. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: CB 119258

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2018	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/27/2018	2	Mayor	returned
6/27/2018	2	Mayor	Signed
6/20/2018	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
6/18/2018	1	City Council	referred
6/18/2018	1	City Council	adopted as amended	Pass
6/14/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/14/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to education services; accompanying an ordinance requesting the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Levy to replace two expiring levies to fund early learning and preschool, college and K-12 education support, and job readiness, and providing further direction regarding implementation of the programs funded by such levy.
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WHEREAS, Seattle voters approved a seven-year property tax lid lift known as the Families and Education Levy (FEL Levy) in 1990, 1997, 2004, and 2011; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, Seattle voters approved a four-year Seattle Preschool Program Levy (SPP Levy) to provide Seattle children with accessible high-quality preschool services designed to improve their readiness for school and to support their subsequent academic achievement; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, an Education Advisory Group developed recommendations for the City and the Seattle School District to more vigorously address the persistent opportunity gap in education; and
WHEREAS, proceeds from the FEL and SPP Levies are supplemental to the basic education financed by the State of Washington and the Seattle School District levies and neither displace nor reduce State or School District funding for the Seattle School District; and
WHEREAS, the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy provides the opportunities to increase economic opportunities through strategic, equitable investments in education; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy (FEPP). The City Council passed Council Bill 119258, placing a proposition to authorize a seven-year education levy ("2018 FEPP Levy") on the ballot in November 2018. This resolution requests the Executive to complete certain activities to assure successful implementation of the services to be funded by the 2018 FEPP Levy, if the ballot measu...