city of tacoma
File #: RES38748    Version: 1 Name: Resolution expressing Council support for passage of Proposition No. 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 9/25/2013 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/1/2013 Final action: 10/1/2013
Title: A resolution expressing support for the passage of City of Tacoma Proposition No. 1, to be held at the Tuesday, November 5, 2013 election which reads as follows: CITY OF TACOMA SPECIAL ELECTION - PROPOSITION NO. 1 2% UTILITY COMPANY EARNINGS TAX FOR TACOMA STREET IMPROVEMENTS The City Council of the City of Tacoma adopted Substitute Resolution No. 38700 concerning an additional 2% earnings tax on utility companies for streets. If passed, Proposition No. 1 would authorize the City to levy an additional 2% earnings tax on natural gas, electric, and phone companies for the sole purpose of funding basic maintenance and safety upgrades City-wide, for roads, arterials, and bridges; permanent pothole repairs; pedestrian safety improvement to crosswalks near schools, sidewalks and intersections; repaving neighborhood streets; and improved signal timing, all as provided in Substitute Resolution No. 38700. Should Proposition No. 1 be enacted into law? Yes
Sponsors: Marilyn Strickland, Marty Campbell, David Boe, Ryan Mello
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 38748, 2. City Council Action Memorandum
Title
A resolution expressing support for the passage of City of Tacoma
Proposition No. 1, to be held at the Tuesday, November 5, 2013 election which reads as follows:
 
CITY OF TACOMA
SPECIAL ELECTION - PROPOSITION NO. 1
2% UTILITY COMPANY EARNINGS TAX
FOR TACOMA STREET IMPROVEMENTS
 
The City Council of the City of Tacoma adopted Substitute Resolution
No. 38700 concerning an additional 2% earnings tax on utility companies for streets.  If passed, Proposition No. 1 would authorize the City to levy an additional 2% earnings tax on natural gas, electric, and phone companies for the sole purpose of funding basic maintenance and safety upgrades City-wide, for roads, arterials, and bridges; permanent pothole repairs; pedestrian safety improvement to crosswalks near schools, sidewalks and intersections; repaving neighborhood streets; and improved signal timing, all as provided in Substitute Resolution No. 38700. Should Proposition No. 1 be enacted into law?
 
Yes………      [  ]
No……….      [  ]
 
[Council Member Mello]