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Council member recuses; Mu Lambda Foundation tax-exemption bill placed on nonconsent agenda
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Summary
A council member recused from consideration of Bill 26-221, which seeks a 30‑year real property tax exemption for Mu Lambda Foundation’s Bloomingdale property; the committee moved the print and placed the measure on the nonconsent agenda for March 3 after unanimous approval to move the report with leave for staff.
Chair introduced Bill 26-221 to amend the tax code (Title 47) to exempt the Mu Lambda Foundation's property at 2405 1st Street NW from real property taxes for 30 years, effective 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2055, so long as the property is owned and used by the foundation for charitable and educational purposes. The chair said the fiscal impact was previously budgeted as part of the FY26 budget and moved the print with leave for staff to make technical and conforming changes.
Council member Parker (S6) declared a recusal on the measure's consideration. The chair acknowledged that recusal, and the committee decided the bill would be placed on the nonconsent agenda for the March 3 legislative meeting because of the recusal. "The record will reflect that you're recusing yourself," the chair said; members then approved the prints and reports with unanimous ayes.
The chair noted a TAFA (technical assistance fiscal analysis) suggested the tax exemption was "not necessary," but also observed the council had already funded the exemption in the adopted FY26 budget. Staff and committee legal and budget officials confirmed the measures were legally sufficient and that records would be complete once reports were filed. The committee's placement of Bill 26-221 on the nonconsent agenda means it will be considered separately at the March 3 meeting rather than by blanket consent.
