CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing execution of an amendment to the May 9, 2011 Interlocal Agreement between the City of Seattle, Washington, and the Seattle Transportation Benefit District to implement STBD Proposition 1; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 123397 established the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) for preserving and maintaining transportation infrastructure, improving public safety, implementing elements of the Seattle Transportation Strategic Plan and other planning documents, investing in bicycle, pedestrian, freight mobility and transit enhancements and providing people with choices to meet their mobility needs; and
WHEREAS, the STBD established a $20 vehicle license fee and delineated the use of these revenues by the City of Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seattle and the STBD entered into an Interlocal Agreement (authorized by Ordinance 123586) to formalize the relationship between the City of Seattle and the STBD in order to implement transportation improvements funded through the STBD; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, voters approved STBD Proposition 1, authorizing a $60 vehicle license fee and a 0.1% sales tax to fund Metro Transit service benefitting the City of Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seattle and the STBD desire to continue to coordinate efforts to pursue each municipal corporation's individual, joint and mutual rights and obligations related to transportation infrastructure and transit service within the corporate limits of the City of Seattle to implement STBD Proposition 1; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the May 9, 2011 interlocal agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Transportation Benefit District, substantially in the form attached...
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