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The City of Seattle
Resolution
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A resolution declaring the intention of the City Council to hold a public hearing relating to clarifying provisions on assessment escalations for the Ballard Business Improvement Area.
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In June 2016, ratepayers representing 60 percent of the total assessments expressed their support by petition to establish a new and expanded Ballard Improvement Area.
On September 19, 2023, the City Council passed Ordinance 126911, which established the new and expanded Ballard Business Improvement Area.
The current Ballard Business Improvement Areas has historically levied the special assessments on property owners since the Ballard Business Improvement Areas was first created in 2016.
Ordinance 126911 contains language in subsection 6.E.2.b around assessment installments and annual increments, that is subject to conflicting interpretations.
It is the intent is to remedy the ambiguity to ensure consistent and equitable application of the inflation adjustment factor across all ratepayer classifications.
The Ballard Business Improvement Area ratepayers requested a technical amendment to clarify the inflationary clause.
On August 21, 2026, the City Council will hold a public hearing regarding its intention to clarify the language around the inflationary clause to the Levy of Special Assessment for the Ballard Business Improvement Area. Therefore,
Be it resolved by the City Council of The City of Seattle:
Section 1. The City Council declares its intention to clarify provisions on assessment escalations for the Ballard Business Improvement Area, amending subsection 6.E.2.B of Ordinance 126911 as follows:
Section 6. Levy of special assessments. To finance the programs authorized in Section 5 of this ordinance and as described in the Ballard Alliance Renewal and Business Plan, a 12-year special assessment shall be l...
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