HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-19 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, in support of Proposition No. 1 to finance a Capital Levy to
expand and renovate Stevens Middle School and to improve safety at all
school facilities.
WHEREAS, the Port Angeles School District 121 has submitted a proposition for a
Capital Levy to be made annually for five years commencing ml
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years 2021 through 2025; and
WHEREAS, the proposition will be placed on the February 11, 2020 ballot; and
WHEREAS, a Capital Projects Levy is a short-term, voter-approved measure that
provides funding for modernization and/or replacement of school buildings within a school
district; and
WHEREAS, a Capital Levy is necessary to expand and renovate Stevens Middle
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WHEREAS, the Port Angeles School District developed a long-range facilities plan to
address the improvement of the school facilities; and
WHEREAS, the condition of the school facilities within the Port Angeles School
District are in the lowest ranges of unsatisfactory and poor; and
WHEREAS, improvements of local education drives local economic development by
improving the skill level of the local labor force which is one of the key drivers of local job
growth and wage growth; and
WHEREAS, the largest employers in the City of Port Angeles confirm that
improvement of the local schools will help with workforce recruitment and retention; and
WHEREAS, the City would like to ensure that all. Port Angeles students are prepared
to live, work and learn successfully in facilities that support that mission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Port Angeles City Council hereby
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declares its support for Proposition No. 1 for the Port Angeles School District 121 Capital
Levy.
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PASSED S b the Cit Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meetingof said
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Council held on the 17`h day of December 2019.
Sissi Bruch, Mayor
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ATTEST: APP OVER AS TO FOR
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Kari Martinez-Bailey, City er William E. Bloor, City Attorney