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2017 - 2018 Biennial Budget City of Tukwila, Washington <br />BUDGET DEVELOPMENT <br />The 2017 -2018 biennial budget is fiscally prudent with no expected drawdowns to our general fund <br />balance or the contingency reserves. In fact, our contingency reserve goal was reached in 2013, one <br />year ahead of schedule. This budget, with one exception, includes no new taxes. The only new tax is <br />a Public Safety Plan bond measure that was approved by voters in November 2016. Once the <br />measure is approved, the City plans to issue bonds in December of 2016 to build three new fire <br />stations, a Justice Center and fully -fund fire equipment and apparatus for 20 years. The budget does <br />include an excess levy related to this bond measure to pay the bonds back beginning in 2018. <br />The seven priorities identified are: <br />Cultivate safe, attractive and welcoming neighborhoods <br />2. Promote dynamic urban environments <br />3. Leverage effective partnerships and collaboration <br />4. Encourage healthy, safe and affordable housing <br />5. Maximize Tukwila's significant economic strength and potential <br />6. Ensure organizational effectiveness and responsible financial stewardship <br />7. Foster civic pride and an informed community <br />With the priorities established, City staff began aligning the proposed 2017 -2018 work plan with each <br />priority. Through budget outreach efforts, including two open houses and an online open house, the <br />City solicited information and feedback from residents and other stakeholders about the proposed <br />2017 -2018 work plan. Participants in these events were able to share their priorities on the draft work <br />plan and identify areas they thought were missing or incomplete. Staff took this feedback and <br />incorporated it into the City's overall work plan for the next biennium. The budget responds to the <br />priorities, both through new programs and through continued work on initiatives already underway to <br />help the City meet the Strategic Plan goals. <br />Below are examples of 2017 -2018 work plan items to meet the priorities identified for the biennium. <br />Examples include ongoing efforts as well as project completions and milestone accomplishments, and <br />will be reflected on City -wide and Council Committee schedules and work plans following a <br />collaborative process. <br />Priority 1 — Cultivate safe, attractive and welcoming neighborhoods <br />• Implement TIB Plan and zoning update <br />• Continue SPRINT program <br />• Support Neighborhood Resource Center <br />• Enhanced speeding enforcement <br />• Enhanced Code Enforcement <br />• Complete 42nd Ave. Phase III <br />• Complete 53rd Ave. S. <br />• Comprehensive plan implementation <br />• Construct TIB & 142nd S. crosswalk <br />• Install 144th & 42nd Ave. S. traffic signal <br />• Public art plan implementation <br />ME <br />• Complete Cascade View Safe Routes to <br />School Phase II <br />• Complete Duwamish Hill Preserve Phase II <br />• Finish Duwamish bridge repair /painting <br />• BNSF access implementation <br />• Tukwila Works expansion <br />• Continue to support See You in the Park <br />• Implement pilot Park Watch program <br />• Duwamish Gardens /Chinook Winds developed <br />• Open dog park <br />• Increase street trees <br />W <br />