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Granite Falls council weighs Transportation Benefit District fee options, asks staff for legal and revenue follow-up
Summary
City staff presented possible Transportation Benefit District fee options, including statutory fee choices and revenue impacts; council directed staff to work with the city attorney on sales tax percentage information and return the item to a future work session for more detailed consideration.
City Manager Jeff Balentine presented Transportation Benefit District (TBD) funding options to the Granite Falls City Council on June 3, using a slide deck that reviewed the current TBD fee structure, potential statutory fee options, local code constraints, comparisons with Washington and Snohomish County peers, revenue-impact modeling, and a recommended fee path.
Balentine said the presentation was intended to illustrate options for the council and to solicit direction on next steps. Council directed Balentine to work with City Attorney Emily Guildner to investigate sales tax percentage details and the legal constraints tied to TBD fee changes and to return the item at a future work session with additional analysis.
No formal motion or vote to change TBD fees occurred during the meeting; council discussion centered on information gathering and next steps. The minutes record the presentation topics but do not include staff economic or revenue tables in the transcript.
