CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION declaring the intention of the City Council to hold a public hearing relating to modifying the exemptions to the Levy of Special Assessment of the West Seattle Junction Business Improvement Area.
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WHEREAS, in 1987, through Ordinance 113326, the City established the West Seattle Junction Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA), providing for the levy of special assessments upon businesses within the PBIA for the purpose of enhancing conditions for operation of those businesses; and
WHEREAS, in 1991, through Ordinance 115997, the City amended the exemptions to the Levy of Special Assessment; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, through Ordinance 119539, the City increased the original assessment rates for the PBIA; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, through Ordinance 120570, the City clarified the legislation to more accurately describe and implement the intent of the petitioners who requested that the City create the PBIA; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, the City passed Ordinance 121758, increasing the established assessment rates for the PBIA; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City passed Ordinance 125152, increasing the established assessment rates for the PBIA, and there has been no subsequent increase in the assessment rates; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, the City passed Ordinance 127103, modifying the boundaries for the PBIA; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3 of Ordinance 113326 as amended by Ordinance 115997, businesses that qualify for an exemption from the from the City of Seattle Business License Tax (also known as the Business and Occupation Tax) are likewise exempt from paying any assessment to the PBIA; and
WHEREAS, Council Bill 121028, which includes a proposed ballot measure before the voters to increase the City's Business and Occupation Tax threshold exemption from $100,000 in gross revenue to $2 million in gross revenue, would have the unintended effect of exempting an unsustainably large portion of busine...
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