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Home My WebLink About06/20/2017 12 Vehicle Licensing Annual FeeBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDASTATEMENT Item No. 12. For Meeting of: June 20, 2017 ITEM TITLE: Ordinance establishing an annual vehicle license fee; and fixing a time when the same shall become effective SUBMITTED BY: Bronson Faul, Senior Assistant City Attorney SUMMARY EXPLANATION: On January 10, 2017, the City Council created the City of Yakima Transportation Benefit District (TBD) with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Yakima, and assumed the rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of a transportation benefit district, all in accordance with Chapter 36.73 RCW. I n order to fund the TBD it is necessary to establish an annual vehicle license fee in the amount of nineteen dollars ($19.00) for the purpose of preserving, maintaining, operating, construction, or reconstructing the transportation infrastructure and funding transportation improvements that have been identified in the approved project list. ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Yes Public Safety APPROVED FOR ,,. SUBMITTAL: `b City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Pass ordinance. BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type D Ordinance re TBD - $19 whicle license fee 61912017 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 2017 - AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington establishing an annual vehicle license fee; and fixing a time when the same shall become effective. WHEREAS, on January 10, 2017, the City Council created the City of Yakima TBD with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Yakima, all in accordance with Chapter 36.73 RCW; and WHEREAS, on January 10, 2017 the City Council assumed the rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of a transportation benefit district; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best interest of the city to establish an annual vehicle license fee in the amount of nineteen dollars ($19.00) for the purpose of preserving, maintaining, operating, construction, or reconstructing the transportation infrastructure and funding transportation improvements that have been identified in the approved project list; Now, Therefore; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. An annual vehicle license fee of nineteen dollars ($19.00) is hereby established consistent with the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) section 36.73.065, as written or hereafter amended, to be collected by the Washington Department of Licensing on qualifying vehicles as set forth in RCW 82.80.140, as written or hereafter amended. Section 2. The annual vehicle license fee shall take effect for notices mailed in 2017 for vehicle license renewals due on or after January 1, 2018, or as soon thereafter as the Washington Department of Licensing is reasonably able to incorporate collection of the nineteen dollar fee; but in no event shall the vehicle license fee be collected sooner than one hundred and eighty (180) days after approval of this ordinance, pursuant to RCW 36.73.065 and RCW 82.80.140. The vehicle license fee shall be collected during the term of the existence of the District and shall cease to be collected upon dissolution. Section 3. The City Council directs the City Clerk to notify the Washington Department of Licensing of the vehicle license fee established in Section 1 of this Ordinance and to request that they take all steps necessary to implement collection of this fee in accordance with RCW 82.80.140. Section 4. If any portion or section of this Ordinance should be held to be unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, such finding shall not affect the constitutionality, validity, or enforceability of any other portion or section of this Ordinance. Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective and shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage and publication in accordance with law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 20th day of June, 2017. ATTEST: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk Publication Date: Effective Date: Kathy Coffey, Mayor Distributed&,t�th/e Meeting District Number___ Description of local incident_ We the undersigned residents of Yakima do hereby certify with my signature that the following statement is true. Violence has increased significantly recently and we don't feei safe enough and fear for our families safety. Recently our car tabs were increased, and our local utilities were also increased, however, without any results of how our monies are used. Continued increase of violence should be addressed with as much urgency as the newly increased czar tabs proposed by our local government. Current examples of our tax money being used do not stress the more serious issues like public safety as they are assigned to projects like the multi-million dollar Plaza project and efforts to attract more tourists via road and business improvements on First Street. We believe it is the responsibility-of the City to invest in our neighborhoods in a financial balance that should fit the needs of the city as well as its individual communities within. Many of us believe the SAFETY issue should be a priority that concerns all of Yakima and its residents. Name Address. City Telephone 2. 61 Vi � l��l �b +L, H�� l(.y►--,.eti, s c ci -1 s � 5. �a. "10. 11. 12. District Number Description of local incident_.__ We the undersigned residents of Yakima do hereby certify with my signature thatthe following statement is true. Violence has increased significantly recently and we don't feel safe enough and fear for our families safety. Recently our car tabs were increased, and our local utilities were also increased, however, without any results of how our monies are used. Continued increase of violence should be addressed with as much urgency as the newly increased car tabs proposed by our local government. Current examples of our tax money being used do not stress the mere serious issues like public safety as they are assigned to projects like the multi-million dollar Plaza project and efforts to attract more tourists via road and business improvements on First Street. We believe it is the responsibility of the City to invest in our neighborhoods in a financial balance that should fit the needs of the city as well as its individual communities within. Many of us believe the SAFETY issue should be a priority?hat concerns all of Yakima and its residents. Name address r C Telephone a..��',_��_-�'fit��• �\3 � `� 1 � �� l'�`I 1�I 2. -- ,� /l rY7aS / d 6 Ji� 4. r� . 6. R:c)1 . N 1 I ` Aye /. _ 04 CcarV Ar✓zo_(,c�__ 03 IV AS Ya 91--�+ a' `�y1 56:Z9 \ r_ o. —� _ o r/Ac<� 1.1. 12. District Number 3 ,k Description of local incident_ We the undersigned residents of Yakima do hereby certify with my signature that the following statement is true. Violence has increased significantly recently and we don't feel safe enough and fear for our families safety. Recently our car tabs were increased, and our local utilities were also increased, however, without any results of hOW our monies are used. Continued increase of violence should be addressed with as much urgency as the newly increased czar tabs proposed by our local government. Current examples of our tax money being used do not stress the more serious issues like public safety as they are assigned to projects like the multi-million dollar Plaza project and efforts to attract more tourists via road and business improvements on First Street:., We believe it is the responsibility of the City to invest in our neighborhoods in a financial balance that should fit the needs of the city as well as its individual communities within. Many of us believe the SAFETY issue should be .a priority that concerns all of Yakima and its residents. a. Name Address. f�C Telephone i.. � " � . Uy� / 1� c a 5�o Z2 U2. wl(A i �u 3jV�X Cefis�Myr/ �' �r�� S ��fif� :3. S Tom' 15 . el AMtkl z. 0 1010- Woodl0d aug- k(PgO(-.54 H3%5CL 6. 10. -- -- ;' 12. District Number. Description of local incident � �` `mac � � r►�Q �� . We the undersigned residents of Yakima do hereby certify with my signature that the following statement is true. Violence has increased significantly recently and we don't feel safe enough and fear for our families safety. Recently our car tabs were increased, and our local utilities were also increased, however, without any results of hors'our monies are used. Continued increase of violence should be addressed with as much urgency as the newly increased car tabs proposed by our local government. Current examples of our tax money being used do not stress the more serious issues like public safety as they are assigned to projects like the multi-million dollar Plaza project and efforts to attract more tourists via road and business improvements on First Street. We believe it is the responsibility of the City to invest in our neighborhoods in a financial balance that should fit the needs of the+-ity as well as its individual communities within. Many of us believe the SAFETY issue should be .a priority 4-hat concerns all of Yakima and its residents. f>\i arne address giy Telephone _JYA�6 at oct 16 0 .!!SAX 4.6. 5. e 9. 10. 1L 12. Distribute at t e Meeting 17 Susan Soto Palmer 115 N. Naches Avenue, #D Yakima, WA 98901 District 1 Good afternoon Mayor and Council Members: I come before you again to ask you not to tax the City of Yakima residents with the $19 TBD (Transportation Benefit District). Most of you know that I am what some call a "bleeding heart liberal" and I am not afraid of the boogeyman "taxes", but many of us in this so-called progressive state know that we have one of the most regressive tax systems in the United States. While I am a proponent of fixing our infrastructure, I cannot in clear conscious advocate for such on the backs of the most disenfranchised in our City. testified before you some months ago pleading on behalf of my community, my friends, my neighbors, known and unknown to let you know how this will impact the most disenfranchised in our City. As federal programs are being cut for our community members most in need, I urge you again not to place the tax burden on my neighbors and our community. I would appreciate a clear and cogent answer as to how almost $11 million on North 1st Street Revitalization (Phase 2) is going to keep our neighbors and the families that have been devastated by violent deaths that we met this past Saturday, safe in their homes on 8th Street, 6th Street, Yakima Avenue and every other street that has faced horror and death. For example, my neighbor who lives on limited SSI of less than $800. Do you know what $19 means to her? For the many people, some of whom I've helped through crime victims services that have little to no resources, who are victims of crime and who are doing what they can to survive and stay safe and alive, who cannot feel secure even in their own homes. Do you know what $19 means to them? For the single parents who are barely keeping their homes and children together, who may struggle from paycheck to paycheck, do you know what $19 means to them? For the single people who have no support and do not have any other means, do you know what $19 means to them? And so on and so forth . . . This $19 can literally mean life or death for some in our community. Imagine if you will the person who will receive their car tab who can barely pay the amount currently due, piling on $19. This person may have to make a choice of paying the tab, purchasing food or their gas for the week, etc. Let's then say that person is stopped by police for expired tabs, that person now receives a ticket, which further burdens an overwhelming situation, and has legal costs and fees, and so forth. Council please stop and think about what you are doing. There must be another avenue to find the funds for infrastructure. I urge you to step outside of your box and think about what many residents will face with another tax. Please vote no.