Resolution 1290A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, REGARDING SUBMISSION OF A
PARK LEVY BALLOT PROPOSITION FOR THE
GENERAL ELECTION OF 2013.
WHEREAS, in April 2012, the City Council called for action to form a Metropolitan
Park District Exploratory Committee, and appointed two Council members to lead this
committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received a recommendation from this committee in July
2012, and requested this committee continue exploring Park revenue options for the City; and
WHEREAS, this committee has met several times and has decided to forward a
recommendation to City Council in the form of a Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City recently adopted a strategic plan, which included a wide range of
community input, and demonstrated strong citizen support and priority for Parks and Recreation
services; and
WHEREAS, this strategic plan also demonstrated a high priority to create a mechanism
to fund street maintenance and overlays; and
WHEREAS, this committee recommends the City Council adopt the following
resolution; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council intends to adopt an ordinance to submit a Park Levy Lid Lift
ballot proposition not later than August 6, 2013, for submission to the voters in the November,
2013 general election;
Section 2. The Park Levy Lid Lift ballot proposition is intended to raise $2,000,000 per
year for three years commencing in 2014 and ending December 31, 2016. The ballot proposition
will require that the Levy funds be used for restoring, retaining, and providing for capital
expenditures for the City of Edmonds Parks, to be more fully defined before the Park Levy Lid
Lift ordinance is adopted;
Section 3. If the Levy Lid Lift is passed by voters, the City Council will revise the REET
2 policy to dedicate all revenue generated by REET 2 to street overlays during the three years
covered by the Parks Levy Lid Lift.
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Section 4. If the Levy Lid Lift is passed by voters, the City Council will dedicate any
unburdened amount of the general fund, as a result of this levy, to street overlays during the three
years covered by the Parks Levy Lid Lift;
Section 5. If the Levy Lid Lift is passed by voters, the Metropolitan Park District
lr-txploratory Committee will continue to investigate and explore the establishment of a
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oxpiration of the Parks Levy Lid Lift.
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 05-17-2013
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 05-21-2013
RESOLUTION NO. 1290
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