RES 14-657RESOLUTION NO. 14 -657
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Federal Way,
Washington, Supporting the King County Transportation District Ballot
Proposition No. 1.
WHEREAS, traffic congestion is of a great concern to the citizens of Federal Way; and
WHEREAS, Federal and State funding for road construction and maintenance projects
designed to alleviate traffic congestion and enhance mobility is quickly becoming more difficult to
obtain with fewer dollars; and
WHEREAS, transit services such as King County metro transit help alleviate traffic
congestion and provide mobility to residents for employment, education and obtaining basic services;
and
WHEREAS, many of the citizens of Federal Way use the King County metro transit for
transportation; and
WHEREAS, King County Metro Transit faces significant cuts in services as the temporary
Congestion Relief Charge expires this year; and
WHEREAS, projected cuts include 600,000 hours of service countywide and eliminating four
routes and reducing six others that serve Federal Way; and
WHEREAS, State law provides for the establishment of transportation benefit districts and
authorizes those districts to levy and impose taxes and fees to generate revenue to support
transportation improvements and transit services; and
WHEREAS, King County has established the King County transportation benefit district; and
WHEREAS, the ballot proposition seeks to impose, for ten years, a sixty dollar vehicle fee
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and an additional one -tenth of one percent sales and use tax to be distributed as follows:
A. Sixty percent to King County for the purposes of :
1. Preserving 2014 Metro transit level of service;
2. Covering administration costs for the low income fare program;
3. Adjust the King County biennial budget to reflect the above Metro
transit revenues;
B. Forty percent to the cities shared proportionately according to population;
and;
WHEREAS, the estimated annual income for the City of Federal Way is Two Million, Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000);
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Federal Way supports King County Transportation
District Ballot Proposition No. 1.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution.
Section 3. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this resolution are authorized to
make necessary corrections to this resolution including, but not limited to, the correction of
scrivener /clerical errors, references, resolution numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
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Section 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date
of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by
the Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON this 18th day of March, 2014.
ATTEST:
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY AIM70RNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO.:
Resolution No. 14 -657
3/13/2014
3/18/2014
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