Chapter 3.85
SPOKANE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
Sections:
3.85.010 Establishing transportation benefit district.
3.85.015 Assumption of the Spokane Valley Transportation Benefit District.
3.85.030 Functions of the district.
3.85.040 Transportation improvements funded.
3.85.050 Dissolution of district.
3.85.010 Establishing transportation benefit district.
There is hereby created a transportation benefit district to be known as the “Spokane Valley Transportation Benefit District” (hereinafter referred to as the “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. 23-018 § 2, 2023).
3.85.015 Assumption of the Spokane Valley Transportation Benefit District.
The City hereby assumes all rights, powers, functions and obligations of the Spokane Valley transportation benefit district and by this action the Spokane Valley transportation benefit district will cease to exist as a separate legal entity. (Ord. 23-022 § 2, 2023).
3.85.020 Governing board.
A. The governing board or “board” of the district shall be the Spokane Valley city council acting in an ex officio and independent capacity, which shall have the authority to exercise the statutory powers set forth in Chapter 36.73 RCW.
B. The treasurer of the district shall be the city finance director.
C. The district 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). The policy will, at a minimum, address material changes to cost, scope, and schedule, the level of change that will require board involvement, and how the board will address those changes. In the event that a transportation improvement cost exceeds its original cost by more than 20 percent as identified in the district’s original finance plan, the board shall hold a public hearing to solicit comment from the public regarding how the cost change should be resolved.
D. The district shall issue an annual report, pursuant to the requirements of RCW 36.73.160(2). (Ord. 23-018 § 2, 2023).
3.85.030 Functions of the district.
A. The district board shall have the authority to establish fees, taxes and other revenue sources in accordance with Chapter 36.73 RCW, including but not limited to RCW 36.73.040, 36.73.060 and 36.73.065.
B. The district board may authorize an annual vehicle fee as provided for by RCW 82.80.140.*
C. Any expansion of the authorized purposes of the district shall be undertaken only after notice, hearing and adoption of an ordinance in accordance with RCW 36.73.050.
D. 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 construction, preservation, maintenance and operations of City streets.
E. The district board shall have all powers and functions provided for by state law, including but not limited to Chapter 36.73 RCW, as it now exists or is hereafter amended, to fulfill the purposes of the district. (Ord. 23-018 § 2, 2023).
* Code reviser’s note: Ord. 23-024 establishes an annual vehicle license fee and adds it to the City’s Master Fee Schedule.
3.85.040 Transportation improvements funded.
The funds generated by the district shall be used for any purpose allowed by law including to make transportation improvements that are consistent with state, regional and local transportation plans and transportation improvements that construct, preserve, maintain and operate the existing and future transportation infrastructure of the City, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 36.73 RCW, as it now exists or is hereinafter amended. The funds may be utilized for any lawful purpose under this chapter; but all funds raised through the district shall be expended only for such construction, preservation, maintenance, and operation in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 36.73 RCW, as the same exists or is hereafter amended. The funds expended by the district shall preserve, maintain, and operate the City’s transportation infrastructure, reduce the risk of transportation facility failure, 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. 23-018 § 2, 2023).
3.85.050 Dissolution of district.
The district shall be dissolved when all transportation improvements associated with the construction, operation, preservation, and maintenance of the City’s transportation improvements, facilities, functions, and activities have been completed; all indebtedness of the district created to accomplish the improvements has been retired; and when all of the district’s anticipated responsibilities have been satisfied.
In addition to the automatic dissolution of the district as set forth above, the board reserves the right to cause the dissolution of the district for any legal reason, including if a regional transportation benefit district with a funding mechanism is formed pursuant to an interlocal agreement as permitted in Chapter 36.73 RCW. (Ord. 23-018 § 2, 2023).