Chapter 3.30
KITTITAS TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
Sections:
3.30.010 Establishing transportation benefit district.
3.30.025 Establishment of annual vehicle fee.
3.30.030 Functions and powers of the district.
3.30.040 Transportation improvements funded.
3.30.050 Dissolution of district.
3.30.060 Liberal construction.
3.30.010 Establishing transportation benefit district.
There is created a transportation benefit district to be known as the Kittitas transportation benefit district or “district” with geographical boundaries comprised of the corporate limits of the city as they currently exist or as they may exist following future annexations. (Ord. 12-004 § 3).
3.30.020 Governing board.
(1) The governing board (“board”) of the transportation benefit district shall be the Kittitas city council, which shall have the authority to exercise the statutory powers set forth in Chapter 36.73 RCW and this chapter.
(2) The treasurer of the transportation benefit district shall be the city treasurer.
(3) The board shall develop a material change policy to address major plan changes that affect project delivery or the ability to finance the plan, pursuant to the requirements set forth in RCW 36.73.160(1). At a minimum, if a transportation improvement exceeds its original cost by more than 20 percent, as identified in the district’s original plan, a public hearing shall be held to solicit public comment regarding how the cost change should be resolved.
(4) The board shall issue an annual report, pursuant to the requirements of RCW 36.73.160(2). (Ord. 16-005 § 3; Ord. 12-004 § 3).
3.30.025 Establishment of annual vehicle fee.
In accordance with the authority granted to the district by RCW 36.73.065 and 82.80.140, as now exist or as are hereafter amended, the city of Kittitas, Washington, transportation benefit district establishes and imposes an annual vehicle fee in the amount of $20.00 per vehicle registered in the district consistent with RCW 36.73.065, to be collected by the Washington Department of Licensing on qualifying vehicles, as set forth in RCW 82.80.140, as now exists or as is hereafter amended, and Chapters 36.73 and 46.16 RCW, as now exist or as hereafter are amended. (Ord. 12-005 § 1).
3.30.030 Functions and powers of the district.
(1) The city, acting by and through its city council, may authorize a vehicle fee of up to:
(a) Twenty dollars per vehicle as provided for by RCW 82.80.140;
(b) Up to $40.00 of the vehicle fee authorized in RCW 82.80.140 if a vehicle fee of $20.00 has been imposed for at least 24 months; and/or
(c) Up to $50.00 of the vehicle fee authorized in RCW 82.80.140 if a vehicle fee of $40.00 has been imposed for at least 24 months and a district has met the requirements of RCW 36.73.065(6).
(2) When authorized by the voters pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 36.73 RCW, other taxes, fees, charges and tolls or increases in these revenue services may be assessed for the preservation, maintenance and operation of city streets. Additional transportation improvements may be added to the functions of the district upon compliance with the requirements of said chapter.
(3) The district board shall have the powers and functions provided by Chapter 36.73 RCW, as it now exists or is hereafter amended, to fulfill the purposes of the district. (Ord. 16-005 § 4; Ord. 12-004 § 3).
3.30.040 Transportation improvements funded.
The funds generated by the transportation benefit district may be used for transportation improvements that preserve, maintain and operate the existing transportation infrastructure of the city, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 36.73 RCW, as it now exists or is hereafter amended. In addition to the foregoing, the funds generated may be used for any purpose allowed by law including to operate the district and to make transportation improvements that are consistent with existing state, regional, and local transportation plans and necessitated by existing or reasonably foreseeable congestion levels pursuant to Chapter 36.73 RCW. The transportation improvements funded by the district shall be made in an effort to reduce the risk of transportation facility failure and improve safety, decrease travel time, increase daily and peak period trip capacity, improve safety, continue the cost-effectiveness of the city’s infrastructure investments, and continue the optimal performance of the transportation system.
Additional transportation improvement projects may be funded only after compliance with the provisions of RCW 36.73.050(b) following notice, public hearing and enactment of an authorizing ordinance. (Ord. 12-004 § 3).
3.30.050 Dissolution of district.
The transportation benefit district shall be automatically dissolved when all indebtedness of the district has been retired and when all of the district’s anticipated responsibilities have been satisfied. (Ord. 12-004 § 3).
3.30.060 Liberal construction.
This chapter is to be liberally construed to accomplish the purpose of establishing a transportation benefit district with the broadest possible authority under Chapter 36.73 RCW as it now exists or is hereafter amended. (Ord. 12-004 § 3).
3.30.070 Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, phrase, or word of this chapter should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, phrase or word of this chapter. (Ord. 12-004 § 3).