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Maple Valley council approves Comcast franchise, repeals TBD vehicle fee and OKs new transportation sales tax
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Maple Valley City Council adopted an ordinance granting a Comcast cable franchise, repealed a $20 Transportation Benefit District vehicle fee and approved a 0.1% sales tax for the Maple Valley Transportation Benefit District; several consent items were also approved.
The Maple Valley City Council on Oct. 14 approved Ordinance No. O-24-827 to grant Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC a cable television franchise agreement following a public hearing and subsequent council motion.
City Attorney Patricia Taraday reintroduced the Comcast franchise ordinance, and Councilmember Les Burberry moved to approve O-24-827; Councilmember Syd Dawson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, 7-0. The council previously closed the public hearing on the renewal before taking the vote.
The council also voted to repeal the Transportation Benefit District $20 annual vehicle fee under Ordinance No. O-24-829. Finance Director Aaron Antin reintroduced the repeal; Councilmember Victoria Schroff moved approval and Councilmember Syd Dawson seconded. The motion carried 6-1, with Councilmember John Herbert recorded as the sole dissenting vote.
Separately, the council approved Ordinance No. O-24-830 to add a 0.1% sales and use tax within the Maple Valley Transportation Benefit District to finance transportation improvements authorized under state law (RCW 36.73 and 82.14). Finance Director Antin reintroduced the proposal; Councilmember Schroff moved to approve and Deputy Mayor Dana Parnello seconded. The vote was 7-0 in favor.
The consent calendar was approved by a 7-0 vote and included: approval of minutes for recent special and regular meetings; payment of vendor and payroll checks and electronic transfers totaling $2,016,283.71; Resolution No. R-24-1924 to authorize a contract with King Conservation District for a tree canopy assessment; Resolution No. R-24-1925 and R-24-1927 for purchase and installation of playground equipment at Take-a-Break Park; and Resolution No. R-24-1926 for site work related to installation of a modular Parks Maintenance Building.
What happened next: The ordinances and resolutions approved at the meeting become part of the council record; the franchise and tax ordinance votes were final actions taken at the Oct. 14 session. Any implementation steps that require further staff action or contracts were left to the city manager and department directors to complete.
