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Council adopts sales taxes, grant-management policy, parking restrictions and reconvenes TIF commission
Summary
On April 20 the Washington City Council approved a capital-improvement sales tax and a transportation sales tax, adopted a grant-management policy required by single-audit rules, amended no-parking zones recommended by the traffic committee, and passed a resolution to reconvene the TIF commission and solicit redevelopment proposals.
The Washington City Council approved several measures on April 20, including two voter-approved sales taxes, a formal grant-management policy, amendments to no-parking regulations in multiple locations and a resolution to reconvene the city's tax-increment financing (TIF) commission.
Council adopted an ordinance imposing a capital-improvement sales tax on retail sales in the city to fund capital projects and separately adopted an ordinance imposing a transportation sales tax for transportation purposes. Both ordinances passed on second reading by roll call.
Tammy from the finance department briefed council on a proposed ordinance to add section 140.50 to the city code to establish a written grant-management policy, noting the policy documents procedures the city already follows to meet single-audit federal requirements. "This is just putting our policy in writing," Tammy said. The council adopted the ordinance on second reading.
Council also approved amendments to the city's no-parking schedule at multiple locations following traffic-committee review; the changes include restrictions near fire stations and a narrow section of West 10th Street to improve emergency access and accommodate larger vehicles.
Finally, the council passed a resolution to reconvene the TIF commission and authorize distribution of requests for proposals to solicit redevelopment concepts; staff emphasized the resolution begins the process but does not approve a specific TIF project.
Next steps: staff will implement the sales-tax measures per ordinance language, publish and implement the grant-management policy, update traffic signage per the no-parking ordinance, and distribute RFPs for the TIF commission process.
