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Home My WebLink About14-19G■0 RESOLUTION NO.1 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, providing for the submission to the voters of the City of a Proposition to impose a qualifying local tax of 0.1 percent pursuant to RCW 82.14.530 for affordable and supportive housing. WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Port Angeles, Washington desires to implement a local sales tax in support of affordable or supportive housing; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles is struggling with affordable housing issues because of a shortage of affordable housing; and and WHEREAS, many people are paying more than 50 or 60 percent of income on rent; WHEREAS, people are living in places that are not meant to be housing, such as cars or streets and others are on the verge of homelessness; and WHEREAS, the revenue in this bill targets people who need it most; and WHEREAS, the funds derived from a 0.1 percent sales tax is collected and distributed locally, and WHEREAS, fund from this sales tax shall be used only for the following purposes: Constructing affordable housing, which may include new units of affordable housing within an existing structure, and facilities providing housing -related services; or Funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable housing and facilities where housing -related programs are provided, or newly constructed evaluation and treatment centers. WHEREAS, RCW 82.14.530 provides for the imposition of a 0.1 percent sale tax if authorized by a ballot proposition approved by a majority of voters at an election held within the taxing district; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City and its residents to submit a proposition pursuant to RCW 82.14.530. 1 n BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to RCW 82.14.530, the Port Angeles City Council hereby calls for the submission of a proposition to the qualified electors of the City asking whether the City should impose a qualifying local tax of 0.1 percent pursuant to RCW 82.14.530, to be used only for the following purposes: Constructing affordable housing, which may include new units of affordable housing within an existing structure, and facilities providing housing -related services; or Funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable housing and facilities where housing -related programs are provided, or newly constructed evaluation and treatment centers. Section 2. Ballot Title. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the following proposition to the Clallam County Auditor in substantially the following form: CITY OF PORT ANGELES PROPOSITION NO. 1 AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING — LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX The City Council of the City of Port Angeles adopted Resolution No. concerning a proposition to implement a sales tax of 0.1 percent pursuant to RCW 82.14.530 to be used only for construction of affordable housing, or funding the operations and maintenance of new units of affordable housing and facilities where housing—related programs are provided. Should this proposition be approved? YES...................................... ❑ NO.......................................... ❑ Section 3. Election. The City Manager is authorized and directed to make all arrangements and agreements necessary to have this ballot measure included on the ballot at the November 5, 2019 general election. Section 4. Corrections. The City Clerk and City Attorney are authorized to make necessary clerical corrections to this resolution including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, resolution numbering, section/subsection numbers and 2 any references thereto, and to make corrections or revisions consistent with the requirements of state and local law which do not change the substantive meaning of this resolution. Section 5. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of this resolution, but this resolution shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid provision had not been contained herein. Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 16th day of July, 2019. AT EST: Kari Martinez -Bailey, rk APPROVED AS TO FORM: l William E. Bloor, Attorney 3 Sissi Bruch, Mayor Please include this form with each resolution. Name of District: �-A`h-r a District Address: 3 a � c zi-C�- so— Date of Election: I V DV e_ Lk6—r .c Contact Person/Title: �) *1 11 Contact Phone: 30 - /7- q531 Email: W6 )6b (Z �-ta a`Fn . tL Attorney for District: P I bo Attorney Phone: 3(o 7 N5- ( Email: 0 ar Ci o -t �� GC Type of Election (levy, bond, lid lift, etc.): Pass / Fail Requirement for this measure (simple majority, supermajority, 60% plus validation, etc.) as determined by your legal counsel: Questions? Clallam County Elections Division 223 E 4th St, Suite 1, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Phone: (360) 417-2217 Fax: (360) 417-2312 Email: elections@co.clallam.wa.us Website: www.ciallam.net/elections M EXPLANATORY STATEMENT This proposition will increase the sales tax within the City of Port Angeles by 0.10%. The additional revenue from this sales tax increase will be used only for affordable housing and providing housing -related services within the City as provided in RCW 82.14.530. More specifically, the additional sales tax revenue will be used for: constructing affordable housing and facilities providing housing -related services; or funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable housing and facilities where housing -related programs are provided. Such affordable housing and facilities will be provided to persons whose income is at or below sixty percent of the median income of Clallam county and who are: persons with mental illness; veterans; senior citizens; families with children who are homeless, or at -risk of being homeless,; unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults; persons with disabilities; or domestic violence survivors. Passage of this proposition will make the City eligible to claim additional revenue from the State. The additional revenue is a credit, not an additional tax, that is transferred to the City from the State's portion of sales tax. It is equal to 0.0146% of sales taxes paid within the City. Name of Jurisdiction/Proposition No.: _L-A M4 OF rO v Jurisdiction Contact Name: 1 _�Gt-4'�'t. DD r 2 /, Email: is Y� b Q G �W nt �6— . 6( Phone: Q� Jurisdiction's responsibility: 1. Submit completed form to Clallam County Elections Division on or before the resolution submittal deadline: elections@co.clallam.wa.us Questions? Call (360) 417-2217 2. Provide committee members with statement submission requirements and deadlines. (Requirements and deadlines can be found in the Elections Guide for Jurisdictions and Candidates.) "For" Committee (1-3 .- *1st Committee Member: Name Email Phone Website $a6kl-Ur,S ��hous�ing�aG� ss. 2nd Committee Member: Name Email 3rd Committee Member: NamePf Email "'Against" Committee (1-3 .- *1st Committee Member: Name ll Email Phone Website 2nd Committee Member: Name Email 3rd Committee Member: Name Email *1st Committee Member must provide at least one method of contact, which will be published in the voters' guide/pamphlet.