Chapter 10.64
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT*
Sections:
10.64.030 Transportation benefit district established.
10.64.040 Governing board – Treasurer.
10.64.050 Authority of the district.
10.64.070 Dissolution of district.
10.64.080 Assumption of the transportation benefit district.
*Code reviser’s note: Pursuant to Ordinance 930, the city has assumed all rights, powers, immunities, functions and obligations of the Normandy Park transportation benefit district.
10.64.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a transportation benefit district pursuant to Chapter 36.73 RCW. (Ord. 903 § 1, 2013).
10.64.020 Findings.
(1) The city council finds that all the “whereas” recitals in the ordinance codified in this chapter are true and it is in the public interest to form a transportatio.n benefit district to provide adequate levels of funding for transportation improvements that are consistent with existing state, regional, and local transportation plans and are necessitated by existing or reasonably foreseeable congestion levels, as provided in Chapter 36.73 RCW.
(2) The city council further finds that it is in the public interest to provide for transportation improvements that, without limitation, improve modal connectivity and reduce congestion on State Route 509 and throughout the city and that protect the city’s long-term investments in its infrastructure, reduce the risk of transportation facility failure, improve safety, continue optimal performance of the infrastructure over time, and avoid more expensive infrastructure replacements in the future.
(3) The city council further finds that the city’s six-year transportation improvement plan shall be annually updated to identify projects that constitute transportation improvements that may be funded by the transportation benefit district as funding becomes available. (Ord. 903 § 2, 2013).
10.64.030 Transportation benefit district established.
There is hereby established a transportation benefit district to be known as the Normandy Park transportation benefit district (“the district”) with geographical boundaries comprised of the corporate limits of the city of Normandy Park as they now exist or may hereafter be altered by future annexation. (Ord. 903 § 3, 2013).
10.64.040 Governing board – Treasurer.
(1) The governing board (“the board”) of the district shall consist of the members of the Normandy Park city council acting ex officio and independently. The board shall have all duties, powers, and authority of the governing board set forth in Chapter 36.73 RCW.
(2) The city of Normandy Park finance director shall act as the ex officio treasurer of the district.
(3) The board shall develop and adopt a material change policy to address major transportation plan changes that affect project delivery or the ability of the district to finance the transportation plan. The major change policy shall address those matters set forth in RCW 36.73.160(1).
(4) The board shall provide for the issuance of an annual report meeting the requirements of RCW 36.73.160(2). (Ord. 903 § 4, 2013).
10.64.050 Authority of the district.
(1) The district shall have and may exercise any and all powers and functions provided by Chapter 36.73 RCW to fulfill the purposes for which the district is established as described in NPMC 10.64.010. This chapter shall be liberally construed to permit the accomplishment of the district’s purposes.
(2) The district may, upon approval by a majority vote of the board, impose a vehicle license fee of up to $20.00 as provided in RCW 82.80.140. The board may also impose a fee or charge on building construction or land development as authorized by RCW 36.73.120.
(3) When approved by voters pursuant to Chapter 36.73 RCW, the district may assess other taxes, fees, charges and tolls and impose increases in the same for the uses and purposes identified in NPMC 10.64.060.
(4) The district may issue general obligation bonds or revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of RCW 36.73.070. (Ord. 903 § 5, 2013).
10.64.060 Use of funds.
The funds generated by the district 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 protect the city’s long-term investments in its infrastructure, to reduce the risk of transportation facility failure, to improve safety, to continue optimal performance of the infrastructure over time, to avoid more expensive infrastructure replacements in the future and to improve modal connectivity within the city of Normandy Park. (Ord. 903 § 6, 2013).
10.64.070 Dissolution of district.
The district shall be automatically dissolved, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 36.73 RCW, when all the indebtedness of the district has been retired and when all the district’s anticipated responsibilities have been satisfied. (Ord. 903 § 7, 2013).
10.64.080 Assumption of the transportation benefit district.
(1) TBD Assumed. The rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of the city of Normandy Park transportation benefit district are hereby assumed by the city of Normandy Park which is hereby vested with every right, power, immunity, function, and obligation currently granted to or possessed by the TBD.
(2) TBD Governing Body Abolished. Immediately following the assumption of the TBD by the city, the Normandy Park transportation benefit district board of directors is abolished as required by Section 303(2) of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5987. (Ord. 930 §§ 2, 3, 2015).