3670RESOLUTION NO.3670
A RESOLUTION OFTHECITY COUNCIL OFTHECITYOFMOSES LAKE,
WASHINGTON,ESTABLISHING A HEARING DATE TO CONSIDER AN
ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ASSUME THE RIGHTS,
POWERS,FUNCTIONS,AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY OF MOSES
LAKE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT.
RECITALS:
1.Chapter 36.73 RCW and RCW 35.21.225 authorize cities to establish atransportation benefit
district within the city's jurisdiction for the purpose of acquiring,constructing,improving,
providing and funding transportation improvements within the district that are consistent with
the existing state,regional,and local transportation plans and necessitated by existing or
reasonablyforeseeable congestion levels.
2.The City Council of the City of Moses Lake adopted Ordinance No.2847 on December 27,
2016 establishing a Transportation Benefit District as authorized by RCW 35.21.225 and
subject tothe provisions of RCW Chapter 36.73.
3.The Transportation Benefit District includes the entire City of Moses Lake as the boundaries
currently existorareas expanded upon annexation.
4.Pursuant to RCW 36.73.030(3),the members of the City Council,acting ex officio and
independently,constitute the governing body ofthe Transportation Benefit District.
5.The State Legislature passed Second Engrossed Substitute Bill 5987,Chapter 44,Laws of
2015 ("Senate Bill 5987"),effective July 15,2015,now codified as Chapter 36.74 RCW,which
authorizes a city to assume the rights,powers,functions,and obligations ofa transportation
benefit district established by a city.
6.In order to assume the rights,powers,functions,and obligations ofa transportation benefit
district established byacity,the city legislative authority must adopt an ordinance or resolution
indicating its intention to conduct a hearing concerning theassumption ofsuch rights,powers,
functions,and obligations.
7.If the city legislative authority adopts such an ordinance or a resolution of intention,the
ordinanceor resolution must set atime and placeatwhichthe city authority will considerthe
proposed assumption ofthe rights,powers,functions,and obligations ofthe transportation
benefit district,and must state that all persons interested may appear and be heard.
8.The ordinance orresolution of intention must be published at least two (2)times duringthe two
(2)weeks preceding the scheduled hearing in newspapersof daily general circulation printed
or published inthe cityinwhich the transportation benefit district isto be located.
9. As authorized by RCW 35.74.020, the City Council desires to schedule a hearingto consider
an ordinance authorizing the Cityto assume the rights,powers,functions,and obligations of
the Moses Lake Transportation Benefit District.
RESOLUTION NO.3670
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RESOLVED:
April 11,2017
1.The City Council of the City of Moses Lake will hold a public hearing on April 25,2017,at 7:00
p.m., or later, in the Civic Center City Council Chambers,First Floor, at 401 South Balsam
Street,Moses Lake,Washington,to consider and take public testimony on the proposed
ordinance to authorize the City to assume the rights,powers,functions,and obligations of the
City of Moses Lake Transportation Benefit District pursuant to Chapter 36.74 RCW, and that
all persons interested may appear and be heard at the hearinc
Adopted by the City Council on April 11,2017.
ATTEST
I.Robert Taylor,^in^ance Director