HomeMy WebLinkAbout30-17 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,Washington,
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a cooperative agreement with.
Jamestown S'Klallarn Tribe for payments in lieu of taxes on residential
units located inside the City.
WHEREAS, the federal government, under the Dative American Housing Assistance
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 or the United States Housing Act of 1937 provides
housing assistance to selected Indian Tribes; and
WHEREAS, the Jamestown S'l .lallam Tribe receives assistance under one or both of
those federal laws, and
WHEREAS, some residential units that receive support under one or both of those
federal laws are located within the City limits of Port Angeles; and.
WHEREAS, the federal law authorizes the Jamestown's S'Kiallam Tribe to make
payments in lieu of taxes to the City for those residential units located within the City limits,
and
WHEREAS, the federal law authorizes the payment of up to 150 for payment in lieu
of taxes for each residential unit; and
WHEREAS, the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe has offered to pay to the City the
maximum of S 150 for each resident unit; and
WHEREAS, the residential units in Port Angeles are already served by Municipal
services; and
WHEREAS, December 15 is the deadline by which the Tribe must have a formal
cooperative agreement with the City in order to obtain funding for the payments in lieu of
taxes; and.
WHEREAS, the terms, term, and format of cooperative agreement, in lame part, are
established by federal law; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a cooperative agreement with the
Jamestown's S'Klallam Tribe in order to take advantage of payments in lieu of taxes for those
properties already beim served by municipal services, but the City stag nerds to obtain
additional information from the Tribe to complete the cooperative agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles that:
Section 1. Provided that an agreement that is satisfactory to both the City and the
Tribe can be negotiated by December 1 , the City Manager is hereby authorised to enter into
a cooperative agreement with the Jamestown 'I lallam Tribe on or before December 15,2012
for the purpose of receiving payments in lieu of taxes for each eligible residential unit within
the City limits of fort Angeles, subject to the conditions that such agreement establishes the
maximum payment per residential unit and that the agreement complies with the federal law
that authorizes such payments.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of fort Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 5h day of December, 2017.
°°' Patrick Downie, Mayor
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