Expansion of Mass Transit Benefit District BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
RE: EXPANSION OF MASS TRANSIT )
BENEFIT DISTRICT ) RESOLUTION 18-230
Pursuant to RCW 36.57A
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with RCW 36.57A.020,the Board of County Commissioners
of Lewis County convened a public transportation improvement conference on April 6, 2018,for the purpose
of evaluating the need for and the desirability of the expansion of the public transit benefit area specifically
within unincorporated Lewis County and the municipalities of Centralia, Chehalis, Morton, Mossyrock, Pe
Ell,Toledo, Vader,Winlock,for the purpose of providing public transportation services within such and area;
and
WHEREAS, through a majority vote, it was determined that the public interest is best served through
the expansion of the transit benefit district within Lewis County to provide a more comprehensive public
transportation service which is conducive to the welfare and benefit of the persons and property therein;
and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.57A.060(2) authorizes the public transportation benefit area authority to develop
funding requirements, including local tax sources, state and federal funds necessary to provide various
levels of service within the area;
WHEREAS, the public transportation improvement conference sanctioned, by majority vote, a
resolution by the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners to submit to the electorate of the territory
sought to be annexed a proposition authorizing the inclusion of the area within the public transportation
benefit area and authorizing the imposition of such taxes authorized by law to be collected by the authority;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by mutual consent of the majority of public transportation
improvement conference members, upon adoption of this Resolution, the Board of County Commissioners
of Lewis County shall cause to put the matter before the voters in all newly incorporated benefit areas of
Lewis County on the November 6, 2018, ballot, and if approved by a majority of persons voting thereon,
shall be deemed sufficient for passage and implementation of the local sales tax of two-tenths percent
(0.2%), pursuant to the terms of RCW 82.14.045, to become effective January 1, 2019.
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PASSED IN REGULAR SESSION THIS SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY,2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jonathan M- er, P . - uting Attorney LEWIS COUNTY, WASHIN TON
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ATTEST: Robert C.Jackson,Vice Chair
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Resolution: BOCC Meeting Date: Jul 16, 2018
Suggested Wording for Agenda Item: Agenda Type: Consent
Approve the expansion of the Mass Transit Benefit District
Contact Clerk of the Board Phone: 3607401419
Department: Board of County Commissioners
Action Needed: Approve Resolution
Description
Expand the Mass Transit Benefit District pursuant to RCW 36.57A and print notice of such in The Chronicle on
July 17, 2018
Cover Letter To
Derrick Wojcik-Damers,Derrick @twintransit.org
105233 Mass Transit tioned, by majority vote, a
Benefit District resolution by the Lewis
County Board of County
BEFORE THE BOARD Commissioners to submit
OF COUNTY to the electorate of the
COMMISSIONERS territory sought to be an-
OF LEWIS COUNTY, nexed a proposition au-
WASHINGTON thorizing the inclusion of
RE:EXPANSION OF the area within the public
MASS TRANSIT transportation benefit area
BENEFIT DISTRICT and authorizing the imposi-
Pursuant to RCW 36.57A tion of such taxes author-
RESOLUTION 18-230 ized by law to be collected
WHEREAS, pursuant to by the authority;and
and in accordance with NOW THEREFORE, BE
RCW 36.57A.020, the IT RESOLVED by mutual
Board of County Commis- consent of the majority of
sioners of Lewis County public transportation im-
convened a public trans- provement conference
portation improvement members, upon adoption
conference on April 6, of this Resolution, the
2018, for the purpose of Board of County Commis-
AFFIDAVIT evaluating the need for and sioners of Lewis County
the desirability of the ex- shall cause to put the
OF PUBLICATION pansion of the public trans- matter before the voters in
it benefit area specifically all newly incorporated ben
STATE OF WASHINGTON within unincorporated efit areas of Lewis county
Lewis County and the on the November 6, 2018,
COUNTY OF LEWIS municipalities of Centralia, ballot, and if approved by a
Chehalis, Morton, Mossyr- majority of persons voting
ock, Pe Ell, Toledo, Vader, thereon, shall be deemed
Alysa Andrews,and/or Kim Proffitt,says that she is the legal Winlock, for the purpose of sufficient for passage and
clerk of providing public transporta- implementation of the local
tion services within such sales tax of two-tenths
AO r and area;and percent(.02%),pursuant to
WHEREAS, through a ma- the terms of RCW
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jority vote, it was deter- 82.14.045, to become ef-
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a semi-weekly newspaper,which has been established,published est is best served through Passed In regular ses-
the expansion of the transit Sion THIS SIXTEENTH
in the English language,and circulated continuously as a benefit district within Lewis DAY OF JULY,2018.
semi-weekly newspaper in the City of Centralia,and in Lewis County to provide a more APPROVED AS
County,Washington,general circulation in Lewis County for comprehensive public TO FORM:
more than six(6)months prior to the date of the first publication transportation service Jonathan Meyer, Prosecut
of the notice hereto attached,and that the said Chronicle was on which is conducive to the ing Attorney
welfare and benefit of the BOARD OF COUNTY
the 7th day of July 1941,approved as a legal newspaper by the COMMISSIONERS
Superior Court of said Lewis County.And that the attached is a persons and property LEWIS COUNTY, WASH
therein;and
true copy and was published in regular issues(and not in WHEREAS, RCW INGTON
supplement form)of said newspaper as LEGAL#105233 36.57A.060(2) authorizes By:Ross S. Petersen,
RE:Mass Transit Benefit District the public transportation Deputy Prosecuting
benefit area authority to Attorney
develop funding require- Edna J.Fund, Chair
once each fora period of 1 ments, including local tax ATTEST:
sources, state and federal Robert C.Jackson,
commencing on 07/17/2018 and ending on 07/17/2018 funds necessary to provide Vice Chair
various levels of service Rieva Lester,Clerk of the
and both regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said within the area; Board
period. f•t - full amount oft. ee charged for the foregoing WHEREAS, the public Gary Stamper,
transportation improve- Commissioner
public i.n' e um of$4 ment conference sanc Publish in The Chronicle:
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