HomeMy WebLinkAbout2514Ordinance No.'2514
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=186 - Budget; CFN=104 - Finance
Passed 12/3/1984
Relating to budgets and finance; reducing the utility tax on City operated
utilities
(amending Sec. 3.04.040 {now Sec. 3.18.020})
Amending Ords. 2390;2758
Amended by Ords. 3274;3645;4020;4061
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OFFICE OF THE' MAYOR
DATE: December 12, 1984
TO: Council Members
FROM: Mayor Hogan -1kll
SUBJECT: VETOED ORDINANCES 2513 and 2514
Both of these vetoes were "philosophical", knowing they had passed 7 to 0.
The East Hill Rezone (Ordinance 2513) represents the same kind of mentality
that prevailed with the industrial over -zoning that occurred in the valley a
few years ago. Real estate salesmen and developers convinced the council of
the tremendous "need" for warehousing zoning which resulted in some ware-
houses being built with a programmed vacancy for two or three years; clearly
a tax benefit for the developer not for the City's best interest. Ironically,
the council, having used the 75 percent developed -loophole to accommodate the
zone changes on East Hill now has Fred Meyer stating Kent can wait two years
for their products. If you had looked all over Kent for the worst place to
impact a neighborhood, a school or an already congested traffic situation,
you couldn't have found a better place to accomplish it.
Regarding the Budget, Ordinance 2514, my philosophy is to find a way to do
the things which need to be done to improve the community. There are many
worthwhile issues among the $5 million capital improvement projects which
could be done by utilizing the revenue sources available to the City. When
we had to discontinue the environmental tax, the real estate excise tax was
available to us as an alternative. As an example, had we utilized the real
estate excise tax in 1984, the $275,000 revenue we would have received could
have built the pedestrian overpass at Sequoia or at Kent Commons, or at the
most recently requested one on Kent-Kangley in the vicinity of the Earthworks.
I deplore the fact that we haven't moved ahead with more parking for Kent
Commons, enabling it to accommodate the larger, revenue-producing events.
We can't move ahead with logical expansion of the golf course without the
Lopez and Dugan properties. The yearly $300,000 allocation over a four -
five year period for a new library is essential if we are to keep pace with
all the growth that is projected.
tls
ORDINANCE NO. I �/_
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington relating to budgets and finance;
reducing the utility tax on City operated
utilities from 2.5 percent to 2.0 percent;
adopting the 1985 Budget.
NO
WHEREAS, the tax estimates and budget for the City of
Kent, Washington for the year 1985 have been prepared and filed as
provided by the laws of the State of Washington, the said budget
having been printed for distribution and notice published in the
official paper of the City of Kent setting the time and place for
hearing on same and said notice stating that all taxpayers calling
at the Office of the City Clerk would be furnished a copy of said
budget; NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Utility Tax on City Operated Utilities.
Amending Section 3.04.040 (d) as follows:
(d) Upon every person ( (ieeluding the City of Kew))
engaging in or carrying on the business of selling, furnishing or
distributing water, garbage, and sewer services, a fee or tax
equal to two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) of the total gross
income from such business in the City during the tax year;
PROVIDED, however, that the fee or tax upon the City's gross
income from its sales of utility services shall be two percent
Section 2. Budget. That the budget for the year 1985 as
it now stands is hereby adopted in the amounts and for the
following purposes to wit:
GENERAL FUND
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Street
Arterial Street
Capital Improvement
Revenue Sharing
14,770,591
296,887
197,925
1,817,665
516,768
Expenditures
15,926,026
316,811
178,891
2,270,252
490,609
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Voted Debt Service
132,380
131,990
Councilmanic Debt Service
1,124,125
1,124,125
Special Assessment Guaranty 70,000
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
Street Capital Projects
980,075
1,145,075
Parks Projects
312,868
310,394
Planning Projects
60,000
60,000
Other Projects
568,538
568,538
(ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Water
4,573,350
3,124,075
Sewer & Garbage
5,901,809
5,387,501
Drainage
309,023
309,023
Golf Course
681,397
692,059
Kent Commons
400,950
387,071
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Equipment Rental
756,390
651,296
Central Services
1,993,913
1,977,967
Insurance
1,618,957
1,390,408
TRUST AND AGENCY FUNDS
Pre PERS Retirement
1,830
Firemen's Pension & Relief
149,131
17,118
Total Gross Budget
37,232,742
36,461,059
Less:
Internal Service Funds
4,369,260
4,019,671
Other Transfers
3,720,715
3,997,032
Total Net Budget
29,142,767
28,444,356
Section 3. The City Administrator shall administer the
Annual Budget and in doing so may authorize adjustments to the
extent that they are consistent with the budget approved herein.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEN, CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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IP. STEPHEN DiJULIO, TY ATTORNEY
PASSED the day of 1984.
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the day of 1984.
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PUBLISHED theqday of� 1984.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. - , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, as hereon
indicated.
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(SEAL)
MARIE DENS N CITY LERK
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