HomeMy WebLinkAbout1846Resolution No. 1846
(Amending or Repealing Resolutions)
CFN = 118-Parks & Human Services
Passed-7/19/2011
Support K.C. Proposition No. 1, Veterans & Human Services Levy Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. -'-I.L)l'-/-'-;_l·-=~:...'--
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, stating the city council's
support for King County Proposition No. 1, the
Veterans and Human Services Levy.
RECITALS
A. On August 16, 2011, King County voters will decide whether to
approve King County Proposition No. 1, which renews and replaces an
expiring levy that provides regional funding for veterans and for health and
human services.
B. In November 2005, a veterans and human services levy passed
with nearly fifty-eight percent approval, generating much needed funding to
help veterans, military personnel and their families and other individuals and
families in need across the county through a variety of regional services.
C. The veterans and human services levy has generated an
average of $14.6 million per year, with one-half of these revenues dedicated
exclusively for veterans and their families and one-half dedicated to other
King County residents in need of health and human services. This levy
expires December 31, 2011.
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D. All activities supported by the levy advance one or more of
three overarching policy goals: 1) reducing homelessness, 2) reducing
emergency medical and criminal justice involvement; or 3) increasing self-
sufficiency for veterans, military personnel, their families and other
individuals in need.
E. Since 2006, activities supported by the veterans and human
services levy met these policy goals through a broad array of services and
programs.
F. The need for veterans and human services remains high, with
approximately one hundred thirty-nine thousand veterans living in King
County, representing over twenty percent of the state's veterans.
G. King County continues to have a large homeless population,
estimated to be as many as eight thousand five hundred on any given night.
H. The current recession continues to challenge individuals and
families throughout the region, and high unemployment and foreclosure
rates increase the need for housing and supportive health and human
services.
I. State and local resources continue to be strained, challenging
the ability to meet the demand for services.
J. Given the positive outcomes of the veterans and human
services levy on the lives of veterans, military personnel, their families and
other individuals and families in need, and the projected need for sustained
veterans and human services funding in the future, it is appropriate to ask
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the voters to renew and replace the expiring veterans and human services
levy.
K. The City Council desires to show its support for King County
Proposition No. 1, authorizing King County to levy a property tax of five cents
per one-thousand dollars of assessed valuation for collection in 2012 and
annual increases by the percentage increase in the consumer price index or
one percent, whichever is greater, with a maximum increase of three
percent, for the five succeeding years.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION
SECTION 1. -The City Council supports King County Proposition No.
1, providing funding for regional veterans, health and human services.
SECTION 2. -The City Council urges Kent voters to support King
County Proposition No. 1, the veterans and human services levy, to ensure
continued programs and services to benefit our veterans, our community,
and our quality of life.
SECTION 3. -Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is declared unconstitutional or
invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this resolution.
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SECTION 4. -Corrections bv Citv Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this resolution, including the
correction of clerical errors; references to other local, state or federal laws,
codes, rules, or regulations; or resolution numbering and
section/subsection numbering.
SECTION 5. -Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect and
be in force immediately upon its passage.
PASSED at a regular open puqlic meeting
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by the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, this / 'l day of~·c-'f"c'' ~J-:c.·•Ll"',t!'------' 2011.
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CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the City of Kent this k; day of
ATTEST:
TOM BRUBAKER, CITY ATTORNEY
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the
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