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City’s $20 vehicle-license fee funds infrastructure bond program; council presses for evidence of accelerated sidewalks and paving
Summary
Staff explained the public-infrastructure GO program is funded primarily by a $20 portion of the city vehicle-license fee (city charges $30 total), and council members pressed staff for specific before-and-after measures showing the bond accelerated sidewalks and resurfacing.
City staff told council the public‑infrastructure general-obligation program is funded largely by the city’s motor-vehicle license fee, which staff presented as a $30 fee in total with $5 directed to transit, $5 to the general fund, and $20 dedicated to infrastructure and debt service for the infrastructure program.
Staff described how the license fee generates annual revenue that supports debt service and a PAYGO component for transportation, sidewalks, resurfacing, bridges and active-transportation projects. “The $20 generates more than what is necessary to pay the debt…
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