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1. CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, waters and culture.
We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
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4. SPECIAL ISSUES a. An ordinance amending business license regulations.
b. An Interlocal Agreement with Water Resource Inventory Area
(WRIA) 9.
c. Quarterly Business & Occupation (B&O) Tax Report.
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5. REPORTS a. Mayor
b. City Council
c. Staff
6. MISCELLANEOUS
7. ADJOURNMENT
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ITEM INFORMATION
STAFF SPONSOR: ADAM SCHIERENBECK ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE:
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Business Licensing - Amendments to Chapter 5.04 TMC
CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other
Mtg Date 8/11/25 Mtg Date 8/18/25 Mtg Date Mtg Date 8/18/25 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date
SPONSOR Council Mayor Admin Svcs DCD Finance Fire P&R Police PW
SPONSOR’S
SUMMARY The Finance Department is seeking to amend Chapter 5.04 TMC pertaining to business
licensing. The recommended amendments align the code with current practice, create
administrative efficiencies, and strengthen enforcement of the City's business licensing
requirements. The amendments also include a change to the minimum threshold under
which the license fee is waived for nonresident businesses, as mandated by the
Washington State Business License Model Ordinance effective January 1, 2026.
REVIEWED BY Trans&Infrastructure Svcs Community Svcs/Safety Finance & Governance Planning & Community Dev.
LTAC Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm.
DATE: 7/28/25 COMMITTEE CHAIR: PAPYAN
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR/ADMIN. Finance Department
COMMITTEE Unanimous Approval; Forward to 8/11/25 Committee of the Whole Mtg
COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
$ $ $
Fund Source:
Comments:
MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
8/11/25
MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS
8/11/25 Informational Memorandum dated 7/22/25
Business License Ordinance - updated after 07/28 Finance & Governance Committee
2026 Business License Model Threshold Update (AWC Publication)
8/18/25
COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS
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Meeting Date Prepared by Mayor’s review Council review
8/11/25 AJS
Minutes from 07/28/25 Finance & Governance Committee Meeting
8/11/25
8/18/25 AJS 4.A.
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City of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Finance & Governance Committee
FROM: Aaron BeMiller, Finance Director
BY: Adam Schierenbeck, Acting Fiscal Manager
CC: Thomas McLeod
DATE: July 22, 2025
SUBJECT: Business Licensing – Amendments to Chapter 5.04 TMC
ISSUE
The Finance Department is recommending amendments to Chapter 5.04 of the Tukwila
Municipal Code (TMC) concerning business licensing. The amendments will align the code with
current practice and state law, create administrative efficiencies, and strengthen enforcement of
the City’s business licensing requirements.
BACKGROUND
In 2019, the City joined into a partnership with the Washington State Department of Revenue
(DOR) for administering City business license applications and issuing City business license
endorsements. Staff have identified the need to align the TMC with current practice as it relates
to DOR’s administration of business licenses, in addition to improving other areas of the code.
Also, RCW 35.90.080 requires the City to adopt the mandatory provisions of the model ordinance
developed by Washington cities when imposing a general business license requirement. Effective
January 1, 2026, the minimum threshold under which a nonresident business is exempt from
paying a business license fee will increase from $2,000 to $4,000, per the model ordinance.
DISCUSSION
Staff are proposing the following amendments to administer business licensing. An amendment
to the minimum threshold is required by state law.
Definition Changes
Certain definition changes are recommended based upon definitions that have been adopted by
other Washington cities. The new definitions add clarity and do not otherwise alter the City’s
business licensing requirements.
Purpose of Business License Regulations
The business licensing provisions are deemed an exercise of the power of the City to license for
regulation and for revenue. Ensuring the legality of businesses and compliance with other
sections of the TMC, for which separate code enforcement provisions already exist, is
secondary and distinct from issuance of a general business license. It is recommended that the
purpose statement be amended accordingly, and that a new section be added to clarify that the
issuance of a business license does not indicate the legality of the business.
Minimum threshold
The Washington State business license model ordinance provides that if the annual gross
income derived by a nonresident within Tukwila does not exceed $2,000 per calendar year, then
the business license fee is waived. This threshold amount will increase to $4,000 effective
January 1, 2026, and will subsequently be adjusted every 48 months based on the Consumer 2
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Price Index for each of the preceding four years. This change is required by state law.
Businesses with gross income under the threshold are still required to apply for and obtain a
City business license.
Enforcement
New and amended enforcement provisions are recommended to more effectively administer
and enforce the City’s business licensing requirements. These include:
• A more efficient means for staff to assess underpaid license fees, including the right to
estimate the license fee due if the business has not kept or does not provide requested
information to substantiate the proper amount due.
• Stronger enforcement tools for failure to follow the business licensing requirements,
including the possibility of issuing a criminal violation or injunction.
• Specific language stating that the Finance Director and staff have the right to inspect
documentation or places of business to ensure compliance with business license
regulations and may call upon other city departments to ensure compliance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The code changes are not anticipated to have a significant financial impact on business license
fee revenues. The change to the minimum threshold may result in reduced business license fee
revenue from nonresident businesses. However, this amount will likely be offset by a greater
ability to assess and enforce past due or underpaid license fees.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council is being asked to approve the ordinance and consider this item at the August 11,
2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting and subsequent August 18, 2025 Regular Meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Draft Business License Ordinance
B. 2026 Business License Model Threshold Update (from AWC)
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NOTE: Shaded text denotes changes made after the
July 28, 2025 Finance & Governance
Committee meeting. See pages 4, 6, & 11.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON; AMENDING VARIOUS ORDINANCES
AS CODIFIED THROUGHOUT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
(TMC) CHAPTER 5.04, “BUSINESS LICENSES &
REGULATIONS,”; REPEALING TMC SECTIONS 5.04.050,
5.04.080, AND 5.04.105; ESTABLISHING TMC SECTIONS 5.04.140
AND 5.04.150; TO AMEND THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEES,
MINIMUM THRESHOLD, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
RELATED TO BUSINESS LICENSING; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 2019, the City joined into a partnership with the Washington State
Department of Revenue (DOR) for administering City business license applications and
issuing City business license endorsements; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35.90.080 requires the City to adopt the mandatory provisions of
the model ordinance developed by Washington cities when imposing a general business
license requirement, including a minimum threshold under which a nonresident business
is relieved of the requirement to pay the business license fee, which will be amended
effective January 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, additional amendments to the City’s business licensing code will align
the code with current practice, create administrative efficiencies, and strengthen
enforcement of the City’s business licensing requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TMC Section 5.04.010 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part), 2333
§1, 2356 §1, 2381 §1, 2496 §1, 2544 §2, and 2588 §2, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.010,
“Definitions,” are hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.010 Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
DRAFT
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1. “Business,” means and includes all activities, occupations, trades, pursuits, or
professions located and/or engaged in within the City, that involves the manufacturing or
processing of materials of any type; the sale of goods, wares or merchandise; the
rendition of services or the repair of goods, wares or merchandise for any consideration
with the object of gain, benefit or advantage to the person engaging in the same or to any
other person or class, directly or indirectly, and includes nonprofit enterprises, whether or
not an office or physical location for the business lies within the City limits.
2. “Department,” means Finance Department.
3. “Director,” means the Finance Director or his or her designee.
4. “Engaging in business” means commencing, conducting, or continuing in business,
and also the exercise of corporate or franchise powers, as well as liquidating a business
when the liquidators thereof hold themselves out to the public as conducting such business.
a. This section sets forth examples of activities that constitute engaging in
business in the City and establishes safe harbors for certain of those activities so that a
person who meets the criteria may engage in de minimus business activities in the City
without having to pay a business license fee. The activities listed in this section are
illustrative only and are not intended to narrow the definition of "engaging in business" as
defined above. If an activity is not listed, whether it constitutes engaging in business in the
City shall be determined by considering all the facts and circumstances and applicable law.
b. Without being all inclusive, any one of the following activities conducted within
the City by a person, or its employee, agent, representative, independent contractor, broker
or another acting on its behalf constitutes engaging in business and requires a person to
register and obtain a business license:
(1) Owning, renting, leasing, maintaining, or having the right to use, or using,
tangible personal property, intangible personal property, or real property permanently or
temporarily located in the City.
(2) Owning, renting, leasing, using, or maintaining, an office, place of
business, or other establishment in the City.
(3) Soliciting sales.
(4) Making repairs or providing maintenance or service to real or tangible
personal property, including warranty work and property maintenance.
(5) Providing technical assistance or service, including quality control, product
inspections, warranty work, or similar services on or in connection with tangible personal
property sold by the person or on its behalf.
(6) Installing, constructing, or supervising installation or construction of, real
or tangible personal property.
(7) Soliciting, negotiating, or approving franchise, license, or other similar
agreements.
(8) Collecting current or delinquent accounts.
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(9) Picking up and transporting tangible personal property, solid waste,
construction debris, or excavated materials.
(10) Providing disinfecting and pest control services, employment and labor
pool services, home nursing care, janitorial services, appraising, landscape architectural
services, security system services, surveying, and real estate services including the listing
of homes and managing real property.
(11) Rendering professional services such as those provided by accountants,
architects, attorneys, auctioneers, consultants, engineers, professional athletes, barbers,
baseball clubs and other sports organizations, chemists, consultants, psychologists, court
reporters, dentists, doctors, detectives, laboratory operators, teachers, veterinarians.
(12) Meeting with customers or potential customers, even when no sales or
orders are solicited at the meetings.
(13) Training or recruiting agents, representatives, independent contractors,
brokers or others, domiciled or operating on a job in the City, acting on its behalf, or for
customers or potential customers.
(14) Investigating, resolving, or otherwise assisting in resolving customer
complaints.
(15) In-store stocking or manipulating products or goods, sold to and owned by
a customer, regardless of where sale and delivery of the goods took place.
(16) Delivering goods in vehicles owned, rented, leased, used, or maintained
by the person or another acting on its behalf.
c. If a person, or its employee, agent, representative, independent contractor,
broker or another acting on the person’s behalf, engages in no other activities in or with the
City but the following, it need not register and obtain a business license.
(1) Meeting with suppliers of goods and services as a customer.
(2) Meeting with government representatives in their official capacity, other
than those performing contracting or purchasing functions.
(3) Attending meetings, such as board meetings, retreats, seminars, and
conferences, or other meetings wherein the person does not provide training in connection
with tangible personal property sold by the person or on its behalf. This provision does not
apply to any board of director member or attendee engaging in business such as a member
of a board of directors who attends a board meeting.
(4) Renting tangible or intangible property as a customer when the property is
not used in the City.
(5) Attending, but not participating in, a "trade show" or "multiple vendor
events". Persons participating at a trade show shall review the City's trade show or multiple
vendor event ordinances.
(6) Conducting advertising through the mail.
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(7) Soliciting sales by phone from a location outside the City.
d. A seller located outside the City merely delivering goods into the City by means
of common carrier is not required to register and obtain a business license, provided that it
engages in no other business activities in the City. Such activities do not include those in
subsection 5.04.010(4)(c).
e. The City expressly intends that engaging in business include any activity
sufficient to establish nexus for purposes of applying the license fee under the law and the
constitutions of the United States and the State of Washington. Nexus is presumed to
continue as long as the taxpayer benefits from the activity that constituted the original
nexus generating contact or subsequent contacts.
5. “License or licensee,” as used generally in this chapter, means and includes
respectively the words “permit” or “permittee” or the holder for any use or period of time
of any similar privilege, wherever relevant to any provision of this chapter or other law or
ordinance means any business that applies for or is granted a business license. The term
shall also mean the person who submits a business license application for approval, the
owner or operator of a business, and any corporation, partnership, nonprofit, or
organization which owns or operates the business.
6. “Nonprofit organization” includes individual person(s), partnerships, joint ventures,
societies, associations, churches, clubs, trustees, trusts or corporations; or any officers,
agents, employees, factors or any kind of personal representatives of any thereof, in any
capacity, acting either for himself or any other person under either personal appointment
or pursuant to law who qualifies under definition of and certification by the Internal
Revenue Service as nonprofit.
76. “Person,” means any individual, receiver, agent, trustee in bankruptcy, trust,
estate, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, company, joint stock company, business trust,
corporation, society, or group of individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative,
fraternal, nonprofit or otherwise.
87. “Person engaged in business” means the owner or one primarily beneficially
interested in lawful business for profit and not employees.
98. “Home occupation” means any business conducted in a residence within the
corporate city limits of Tukwila, such business being subject to the requirements set forth in
TMC Chapter 18.06, “Definitions,” in the section entitled “Home Occupation.”
109. “Employee” means any individual employed at any business who performs any
part of their duties within the City of Tukwila or reports from a location within the City’s
corporate limits including all full-time, part-time, and temporary employees or workers.
The term includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, officers, managers,
and partners. An independent contractor is not an employee. and includes each of the
following persons who are not required by the City to have his/her/its own separate City
of Tukwila business license:
a. Any person employed at any business who performs any part of their duties
within the City of Tukwila or reports from a location within the City’s corporate limits; and
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b. Any person who is on the business’s payroll, andincludes all full-time, part-time,
and temporary employees or workers ; and
c. Owners, officers, managers, and partners; and
d. Any other person who performs work, services or labor at the business including, but not
limited to, family members, regardless of whether they receive a wage from the business.
e. Self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, officers, managers, and partners; and
f. Any other person who performs work, services or labor at the business, including an
independent contractor who may be exempt from requirements to have a separate City of
Tukwila business license. Employee is a unit of measure used to determine the Business
License fee.
10. “Business Licensing Service” or “BLS” means the office within the Washington
State Department of Revenue providing business licensing services to the City.
11. “Business license” means a license issued by the City authorizing a person to
engage in business within the City. “Business license” also means the licensing document
produced by the Business Licensing Service upon which the City-issued business license
appears as an endorsement.
12. “City” means the City of Tukwila.
13. “Place of business” means a temporary or permanent physical location within City
limits where business is conducted or is intended to be conducted.
Section 2. TMC Section 5.04.012 Amended. Ordinance No. 2315 §1 (part), as
codified at TMC Section 5.04.012, “Purpose,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.012 Purpose
The purpose provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the power of
the City to license for regulation and is to regulate and insure the legal conduct of
businesses, assist in the effective administration of health, fire, building, zoning and other
codes of the City, to impose fees for revenue purposes, and to provide a means for
obtaining public information and compiling statistical information on existing and new
businesses in the City.
Section 3. TMC Section 5.04.020 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part), 2333
§3, 2356 §2, 2381 §3, 2496 §2, 2544 §3, and 2588 §4, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.020,
“Applications and fees required,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.020 Applications and fees required
A. Application Required. Any person desiring to establish or conduct any business
enterprise or undertaking within the corporate limits of the City shall first file a master
business license application through the BLSWashington State Department of Licensing
Master License Service in coordination with the City of Tukwila Finance Department for
a license to conduct such business. The application shall be upon a form furnished by
the BLS Washington State Department of Licensing Master License Service on which the
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applicant shall state the company name and address; the nature of the business activity
or activities in which he/she desires to engage; the place where the business will be
conducted; the number of employees, whether full or part-time, on the payroll as of
January 1, or, if a new business, the number to be employed on the opening date; the
Washington State Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number; and other information
pertaining to the business as required by the City or BLS. The applicant shall be required
to provide all information requested on said form and failure to do so shall be grounds for
refusing to issue the business license. If a person maintains more than one place of
business within the City, a separate general business license registration is required for
each business. Owners of residential rental property are not subject to the application
requirements in this chapter but shall adhere to the application rental business license
and inspection program requirements in TMC Chapter 5.06.
B. Fee – General. 1. The application must be accompanied by the appropriate
application business license fee in accordance with the fee schedule as adopted by
separate resolution of the City Council, as well as the Master License ServiceBLS
handling fee required by RCW 19.02.075. For persons with a place of business in
Tukwilathe City,other than a home occupation T the business license fee for the annual
license (Business License fee) issued under this chapter shall be determined based on
the total number of employees. The business license fee shall be determined by
multiplying the appropriate Business License fee by the number of employees working at
or reporting from a location within the City’s corporate limits, in accordance with the fee
schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council. In no event shall the Business
License fee be less than the minimum fee set forth in this chapter. If the number of
employees is not known at the time of application or renewal of the license, the business
shall estimate the maximum number of employees they anticipate working any time
during the 12-month period subject to licensure and remit the associated business license
fee.
2. It will be the responsibility of the business to determine the total number of employees
and, if required, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Finance Director that the
information pertaining to the Bbusiness Llicense fee is accurate. Businesses without a
full year of operating history shall estimate the number of employees that will be employed
in a 12-month period.
C. Minimum ThresholdFee.There shall be an annual minimum fee for a Business
License in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
1. For purposes of the license by this chapter, any person or business whose annual
value of products, gross proceeds of sales, or gross income of the business in the City is
equal to or less than the threshold amount provided in this subsection $2,000 and who
does not maintain a place of business within the City, shall submit a business license
registration to the Finance Director or designee but is exempt from the business license
fee requirement as provided in this chapter. The threshold does not apply to regulatory
license requirements or activities that require a specialized permit.
1. Prior to January 1, 2026, the threshold amount is $2,000 per calendar year.
2. Beginning January 1, 2026, the threshold amount is $4,000 per calendar
year. The threshold amount will be adjusted every forty-eight months on January 1, by an
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amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for “West Urban, All Urban
Consumers” (CPI-U) for each 12-month period ending on June 30 as published by the
United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics or successor agency. To
calculate this adjustment, the current rate will be multiplied by one plus the cumulative four-
year (forty-eight-month) CPI increase using each 12-month period ending on June 30 of
each prior year and rounded to the nearest $100. However, if any of the annual CPI
increases are more than five (5) percent, a five (5) percent increase will be used in
computing the annual basis, and if any of the annual CPI decreased during the forty-eight-
month period, a zero (0) percent increase will be used in computing the annual basis.
2. Businesses doing business in the City that have no employees physically
working within the City’s corporate limits shall pay the minimum fee required under this
chapter.
3. An entity subject to exemption pursuant to TMC Section 5.04.090 need not pay
a Business License fee. An entity engaging in some activities or functions that are exempt
from the Business License fee and some that are not exempt shall pay a Business License
fee based on the number of employees involved in the functions or activities that are not
exempt.
D. New Businesses. The Business License fee for a new business shall be based
on the estimated number of employees that will work in Tukwila for a 12-month period.
If, during the first license year for a new business, the City determines the actual number
of employees is significantly different than the estimated number identified by the
business owner, the amount of the Business License fee will be recalculated for the new
business. If the revised Business License fee is higher than the original Business License
fee paid by the business owner for the first license year, the business owner must pay the
difference to the City within 30 days after written notice of the amount owed is sent to the
business owner by the City.
ED. Over-reporting of Employees. In the event the licensee business owner
miscounted overreported the number of employees, by an error factor of more than 15%
and paid an excess Bresulting in an overpayment of the business Llicense fee as a result,
a business the licensee may request that the City refund the overpayment. The request
must be made in writing to the Finance Department, and the City must receive the refund
request and all supporting documentation no later than 60 days after the end of the
calendar year in which the error overpayment was made. If the City is satisfied the
business owner licensee paid an excess Bbusiness Llicense fee, the City will refund the
excess amount paid to the business owner.
FE. Under-reporting of Employees. If, at the time of license renewal, the City
determines the business owner under-reported the number of employees for the
preceding year license period or has otherwise underpaid the business license fee
properly dueby an error factor of more than 15%, the business shall pay the balance of
the corrected Bbusiness Llicense fee (calculated as the difference between the paid
Business License fee and the corrected Business License fee). The Finance Director
shall mail written notice of the balance due to the business owner, and the business shall
pay the balance due to the City within 30 days of the date the written notice is mailed by
the City. A penalty of 20% of the balance due will be applied if payment is not received
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within 30 days. An additional penalty as adopted by separate resolution of the City
Council shall be assessed if payment is not received by the notice due date or any
extension thereof.
G. Payment by Draft or Check. Payment made by draft or check shall not be
deemed a payment of the Business License fee unless and until the same has been
honored in the usual course of business, nor shall acceptance of any such check or draft
operate as a quittance or discharge of the Business License fee unless and until the check
or draft is honored. Any person who submits a Business License fee payment by check
to the Washington State Department of Licensing Master License Service or City,
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be assessed an NSF fee set by the
Finance Director if the check is returned unpaid by a bank or other financial institution for
insufficient funds in the account or for any other reason.
Section 4. TMC Section 5.04.030 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part) and
2588 §5, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.030, “Issuance of a license and annual renewal,”
is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.030 Issuance of a license and annual renewal
A. Upon review and approval of the a business license application by the City, the
BLS Washington State Department of Licensing Master License Service or the Finance
Director or designee shall issue a business license to the applicant. The license shall
grant to the applicant the privilege to conduct such business at a designated location in
the City for the license period set forth in TMC Section 5.04.040.
B. Persons continuing to engage in business within the City shall renew their
business license(s) each year. Businesses must pay a renewal fee, as well as the
BLSMaster License Service handling fee required by RCW 19.02.075. The annual
business license renewal fee shall be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by
resolution of the City Council. The annual fee may be prorated in order to conform the
license expiration date with the expiration date established by the Master License
Service.Persons who do not renewing their business license by the expiration date may
be subject to a late renewal penalty charged by the Master License ServiceBLS as
provided in RCW 19.02.085.
C. Failure to renew the a business license within one hundred twenty (120) days of
expiration will result in the cancellation of the business license and will requires a new
application for a business license to engage in business in the City.
Section 5. TMC Section 5.04.040 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part), 2333
§4, and 2356 §3, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.040, “Prorating fee,” is hereby amended
to read as follows:
5.04.040 License periodProrating fee
The license fee set forth in this chapter for new business license applications shall
be for the calendar period beginning the date the business license application is submitted
by the licensee through the last day of the same month in the following year. The license
fee for business license renewals shall be for one year following the date of the prior
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business license expiration date. , and each person engaged in business must pay the
full license fee for the current year. License fees are notn refundable and are not prorated,
except as provided in TMC Section 5.04.100, regardless of whether the business
operates for the entire license period calendar year, or whether the business license is
denied, revoked, withdrawn or suspended with cause.
Section 6. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part), 2333 §5, 2356 §, 2381 §4, 2496
§3, and 2544 §4, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.050, “Late acquisition or renewal”, are
hereby repealed, thereby eliminating this section:
5.04.050 Late acquisition or renewal
A. Penalty. For new businesses, failure to pay the Business License fee by the first
day of commencing business operations pursuant to TMC Section 5.04.020 will result in
a late acquisition penalty in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by resolution of
the City Council. For renewing businesses, failure to pay the Business License renewal
fee by January 31st shall constitute delinquency and shall result in a penalty in
accordance with the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council. No business
license and/or renewal for the current period shall be granted until all delinquent fees,
together with penalties, have been paid in full. The Finance Director or his/her designee
is authorized, but not obligated, to waive all or any portion of the penalties and interest
provided herein in the event the Finance Director determines that the late payment was
the result of excusable neglect or extreme hardship.
B. Collection of Fees and Penalties. Any license fee due and unpaid under this
chapter, and all penalties thereon, shall constitute a debt to the City and may be collected
in court proceedings in the same manner as any other debt in like amount, which remedy
shall be in addition to any and all other existing remedies.
C. Revocation of License. The Finance Director may revoke any business license
issued pursuant to this chapter to any business or other person who is in default in
payment of any license fee hereunder, or who shall otherwise fail to comply with any of
the provisions of this chapter. Notice of such revocation shall be issued pursuant to TMC
Section 5.04.110.D. On and after the date of the notice of revocation, any business
subject thereto that continues to engage in business shall be deemed to be operating
without a license, and shall be subject to any and all penalties herein provided.
D. There shall be a penalty to reinstate any business license revoked through
nonpayment of the Business License fee. The penalty shall be identified in the fee
schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
Section 7. TMC Section 5.04.060 Amended. Ordinance No. 2315 §1 (part), as
codified at TMC Section 5.04.060, “Transferability,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.060 Transferability
The license granted in pursuance hereof shall be personal to the licensee and it shall
not be assignable or transferable to any other person. A change in the Unified Business
Identifier issued by the Washington State Department of Revenue will require the
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submission of a new business license application and payment of the applicable business
license fee as set forth in this chapter.
Section 8. TMC Section 5.04.070 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part), 2333
§6, 2356 §5, 2381 §5, and 2496 §4, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.070, “Change in UBI
#, ownership, physical location or nature of business,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.070 Change in UBI #, ownership, physical location or nature of business
The license granted pursuant hereto shall be used to conduct the particular business
or type of business at the designated address for which such license is issued. Any
license holder with a change in the nature of the business, a change in the Unified
Business Identifier (UBI) issued by the Washington State Department of Licensing, or a
change in the physical location of the business, and/or a change in ownership of the
business shall immediately submit an newapplication for licensure to the BLSFinance
Department documenting the relevant change(s). A change in the UBI or a change in
ownership for the business will require payment of the applicable license fee set forth in
the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council, in addition to the submission
of a new application.
Section 9. Repealer. Ordinance No. 2315 §1 (part), as codified at TMC Section
5.04.080, “Required – Display,” is hereby repealed, thereby eliminating this section:
5.04.080 Required – Display
It is unlawful for any person to engage in or carry on any business activity in the
City without first procuring a license as provided in this chapter. The license shall
thereafter be prominently displayed in the place of business of the applicant.
Section 10. TMC Section 5.04.090 Amended. Ordinance Nos.2315 §1 (part), 2333
§7, 2356 §6, 2544 §5, 2588 §6, and 2593 §2, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.090,
“Exemption,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.090 Exemptions
A. Exemptions. The following persons entities may claim an exemption are
exempt from the Bbusiness Llicense fee, but if exempt under this subsection such
persons entities shall still register apply for and obtain a business license under this
chapter:
1. Certain Organizations exempt from federal income tax under 26 USC
Section 501(c)(3). An Such organization that files with the City a copy of its current IRS
501(c)(3) exemption determination letter issued by the must be able to show satisfactory
proof from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of its tax exempt status, except in the case
of religious organizations which are assumed by the IRS of being exempt from taxes
under 26 USC Section 501(c)(3) without application for or issuance of a determination
letter by the IRS.
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2. A governmental entity that engages solely in the exercise of governmental
functions. Activities that are not exclusively governmental, such as some of the activities
of a hospital or medical clinic, are not exempt under this chapter.
3. A nonprofit business operated exclusively for a religious purpose, upon
furnishing proof to the Finance Director of its nonprofit status. For the purposes of this
chapter, the activities that are not part of the core religious functions are not exempt.
43. A civic group, service club, or social organization that is not engaged in any
profession, trade, or occupation, but is organized to provide civic, service, or social
activities in the City.
a. Examples of such organizations include but are not limited to:
Soroptomists, Kiwanis, Lions’ Rotary, American Legion, children’s and adults’ athletic
leagues and similar types of groups, clubs or organizations.
54. A court interpreter who provides an oral translation between speakers who
speak different languages, and who is either a certified interpreter, qualified interpreter,
or registered interpreter, and who makes less than $12,000 in gross annual revenue in
Tukwila, Washington. Certified, qualified and registered interpreters are defined as
follows:
a. "Certified interpreter" means an interpreter who is certified by the
administrative office of the courts.
b. "Qualified interpreter" means a person who is readily able to interpret
or translate spoken and written English for non-English-speaking persons and to interpret
or translate oral or written statements of non-English-speaking persons into spoken
English.
c. "Registered interpreter" means an interpreter who is registered by the
administrative office of the courts.
65. A public card room (also known as a social card room) with a house-banked
license.
B. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a license for any farmer
solely engaged in the business of, gardener, or other person to selling, delivering or
peddlinge any fruits, vegetables, berries, butter, eggs, fish, milk, poultry, meats or any
farm produce or ediblesother agricultural product that is raised, caught, produced or
manufactured by such person in any place within the State. “Agricultural product” does
not include cannabis or cannabis products as defined in RCW 69.50.101.
Section 11. TMC Section 5.04.100 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part) and
2588 §7, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.100, “Failure to Pay Fee,” is hereby amended to
read as follows:
5.04.100 Failure to Pay Fee
A. If any person engaged in business fails or refuses to pay the required license fee
for any yearperiod of time as herein provided, they shall not be granted a license for the
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current year until such delinquent license fees in accordance with the fee schedule
adopted by resolution of the City Council have been paid, in addition to the current years’
required fee(s)the Director shall assess all license fee amounts that should have been
paid for the last four years, as determined by the Director, plus a penalty as adopted by
separate resolution of the City Council. Such fees may be prorated as the City deems
necessary if the assessment period is less than a 12-month license period. Such fees
may be collected by the City by proper legal action brought for that purpose if any person
engaged in business fails or refuses to pay the license fee. This remedy is cumulative
and not exclusive.
B. If a person fails or refuses a Department request to provide or make available
records to determine the amount of the license fee due under this chapter, the Director is
authorized to determine the amount of the license fee payable by obtaining facts and
information upon which to base the estimate of the fees due. Such fee assessment shall
be deemed prima facie correct and shall be the amount of the business license fee owing
to the City by the person.
C. The balance of the business license fee shall be due within 30 days of the date
the written notice is mailed by the City. An additional penalty as adopted by separate
resolution of the City Council shall be assessed if payment is not received by the notice
due date or any extension thereof. Business license fees may be collected by the City by
proper legal action brought for that purpose if any person engaged in business fails or
refuses to pay the license fee. This remedy is cumulative and not exclusive.
Section 12. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part) and 2588 §8, as codified at
TMC Section 5.04.105, “Additional Requirements for Issuance of Business License,” is
hereby repealed, thereby eliminating this section:
5.04.105 Additional Requirements for Issuance of Business License
A. A business license will only be issued provided the building, structure, operation
or location of the business for which the license is sought complies with the requirements
or standards of the Tukwila Municipal Code.
B. In any case where an applicant seeks a business license for a business to be
located in a building or structure for which a building or land use permit is required to
operate the business as proposed, whether as a newly constructed building or structure
or a remodeled building or structure, the permit process, including final
inspections/issuance of occupancy permits, shall be completed prior to issuance of a
business license.
C. In any case where an applicant seeks a business license for a business to be
located in a building or structure for which no building or land use permit is required to
operate the business as proposed, the building department may require the business
premises to be inspected for compliance with life and safety codes. If the inspection
reveals outstanding code violations, the business license will not be issued until all life
and safety code violations are resolved.
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Section 13. TMC Section 5.04.110 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part), 2333
§8, 2352 §2, 2496 §5, and 2588 §9, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.110, “Denial,
Suspension, Revocation,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.110 Denial, Suspension, Revocation
A. The Finance Director may deny any business license application pursuant to
TMC Section 5.04.105.
B. A. The Finance Director may deny, suspend or revoke any business license
under this chapter where one or more of the following conditions exist:
1. The licensee is in default of any fee, chargestax or amounts due and payable
to the City of Tukwila, as outlined in the Tukwila Municipal Code or City policy.
2. The license was procured by fraud or by a false or misleading representation
of fact in the application, or in any report or record required to be filed with the Finance
Department.
3. The building, structure, equipment, operation or location of the business for
which the license was issued does not comply with the requirements or standards of the
Tukwila Municipal Code.
4. The license holder, his or her employee, agent, partner, director, officer or
manager has knowingly violated any provisions of any chapter of the Tukwila Municipal
Code, or has knowingly permitted, failed to prevent, or has otherwise allowed a violation
of any of the provisions of any chapter of the Tukwila Municipal Code to occur on his or
her business premises.
5. The license holder, his or her employee, agent, partner, director, officer or
manager has repeatedly violated any provision of City policies or the Tukwila Municipal
Code after having received notice of such violation.
6. Conduct of the business would be in violation of any local, state or federal
law, rule or regulation prohibiting the conduct of that type of business.
7. The property at which the business is located has been determined by a
court to be a chronic nuisance property, a Violation Notice and Order for a chronic
nuisance property has been issued and not timely remedied or appealed, or the Hearing
Examiner has determined the property to be a chronic nuisance property, as provided in
TMC Chapter 8.27.
8. The building or structure for which the licensee seeks a business license
requires a building or land use permit under any provision of City policies or the Tukwila
Municipal Code for which the permit process, including final inspections and/or issuance
of occupancy permits, has not been completed.
9. The building or structure for which the licensee seeks a business license has
not been inspected for compliance with life and safety codes, if such are required under
any provision of City policies or the Tukwila Municipal Code, or if such inspection reveals
outstanding code violations.
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CB. Upon determination that grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of a license
exist, the Finance Director shall send the licenseeapplicant or license holder a Notice of
Denial, Suspension or Revocation. The Notice of Denial, Suspension or Revocation shall
set forth the grounds for and terms of the denial, suspension or revocation, and a
statement advising the applicant or license holder that he/she may appeal the Notice of
Denial, Suspension or Revocation in accordance with the provisions of TMC Section
5.04.112. The filing of such appeal shall stay the action of the Finance Director pending
decision on the appeal by the City Hearing Examiner or other hearing body pursuant to
TMC Section 5.04.112.
DC. Receipt of the Notice of Denial, Suspension or Revocation. The Notice of
Denial, Suspension or Revocation shall be: (1) sent to the licenseeapplicant or license
holder by registered mail at the address provided on the license application; (2) hand
delivered to the address provided on the license application; or (3) posted upon the
premises where such licenseeapplicant or license holder conducts the business that is
the subject of the denied, suspended or revoked license. Notice shall be deemed
received by the licenseeapplicant or license holder upon posting, hand delivery, or 3
business days after mailing, whichever occurs first.
D. Ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice of denial, suspension, or
revocation, any business subject thereto that continues to engage in business shall be
deemed to be operating without a license and shall be subject to penalties and
enforcement as provided in TMC Section 5.04.115, unless an appeal has been filed
pursuant to TMC Section 5.04.112 for which a written decision has not been issued.
E. There shall be assessed a penalty to reinstate any business license that has
been revoked or suspended under this subsection, as adopted by separate resolution of
the City Council.
Section 14. TMC Section 5.04.115 Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2315 §1 (part) and
2549 §2, as codified at TMC Section 5.04.115, “Penalties,” is hereby amended to read as
follows:
5.04.115 Violations and enforcement Penalties
Any violation of this chapter, or failure to comply with any of the requirements of this
chapter, may be enforced as provided for in this section. Each separate date, or portion
thereof, during which any violation occurs shall constitute a separate violationshall be
subject to enforcement and penalties as prescribed in TMC Chapter 8.45 and the
issuance of a Notice of Violation in accordance with TMC Section 8.45.070.
A. Civil infraction. A business, licensee, or person who violates any provision of
this chapter commits a Class 1 civil infraction as set forth in RCW 7.80.120(1)(a), as
currently enacted or hereafter amended. An infraction issued pursuant to this section shall
be issued by code enforcement officers, filed in the Tukwila Municipal Court and
processed in the same manner as other infractions filed in the Tukwila Municipal Court.
If a business, licensee, or person cited for failure to obtain a business license appears
before the Tukwila Municipal Court and provides written evidence that he or she obtained
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a business license prior to adjudication of the infraction, the monetary penalty shall be
reduced to $150.
B. Civil code enforcement. A civil code enforcement action may be instituted
pursuant to Chapter 8.45 TMC to effectuate the abatement or corrective action required
as a result of a violation of this chapter. Failure to timely abate the violation or take the
required corrective action, as required by an issued Notice of Violation, may result in the
issuance imposition of a fine in accordance with TMC 8.45.120(A)(2) and 8.45.080(C)070.
C. Criminal violation. A person who knowingly violates a provision of this chapter,
or commits a repeat violation of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by
up to the maximum penalty established in RCW 9A.20.021(3), as now enacted or
hereafter amended. For purposes of this section, repeat violation means either a prior
committed finding by the Tukwila municipal court of an infraction issued under this
chapter, or a committed finding by the hearing examiner of a notice of violation issued
under Chapter 8.45 TMC, has occurred or has been committed by the same business,
licensee, or person within a five-year period. To constitute a repeat violation, the violation
need not be the same violation as the prior violation.
D. Injunction. In addition to or as an alternative to any other enforcement or penalty
provided for in this chapter, and because a violation constitutes an actual injury to the
community, the Ccity may seek injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent any activity
in violation of this chapter.
E. Any license fee or penalty due, unpaid, and delinquent under this chapter shall
constitute a debt to the Ccity. The Ccity may, pursuant to Chapter 19.16 RCW, use a
collection agency to collect unpaid license fees or penalties, or it may seek collection by
court proceedings, which remedies shall be in addition to all other remedies.
Section 15. Regulations Established. A new TMC section 5.04.140 is hereby
established to read as follows:
5.04.140 License does not indicate legality of business
The issuance of a license pursuant to this chapter shall not be evidence of the legality
of a business or that such business is conducted in conformity with any laws or regulations
of the City of Tukwila, the State of Washington, or the United States. The issuance of a
business license shall not prevent the City, the State of Washington, or the United States
from taking any action relating to the conduct of the business or the licensee, including
but not limited to an action to revoke the license or deny an application for a future license,
an action to cause the cessation of the business, or any action set forth in this chapter.
Section 16. Regulations Established. A new TMC section 5.04.150 is hereby
established to read as follows:
5.04.150 Administration
A. The Director shall have general charge of, and supervision over, the
administration and enforcement of this chapter.
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B. The Director may call upon other City departments to aid in the enforcement of
this chapter.
C. The licensee shall, upon reasonable request, provide or allow the Director to
inspect relevant documentation and/or to inspect places of business for verification of the
requirements of this chapter.
Section 17. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized. Upon
approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make
necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors;
references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance
numbering and section/ subsection numbering.
Section 18. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 19. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City and shall take effect and be in full force within five
days after passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this _________ day of ____________________, 2025.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Andy Youn-Barnett, CMC, City Clerk Thomas McLeod, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
Office of the City Attorney
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2026 City Business License Model Threshold update
Effective January 1, 2026 What are the main changes to the model threshold? The main change in the update would make a one-
time increase to a higher threshold to $4000 for out-of-city businesses from the current $2,000 threshold, effective January 1, 2026. Other changes include:
• Every four years thereafter, the threshold would have an automatic periodic increase based on cumulative inflation.
• The rates of inflation would be calculated using the Consumer Price Index-U (CPI-U) Western for June of each year compared to the previous year for the previous four years.
• The rate of inflation would be calculated as zero in any year in which inflation was negative and
capped at 5% per year or 20% over four years if inflation exceeded those amounts.
• To make the threshold easier to administer, the cumulative inflation amount would be rounded to the nearest $100. Could my city still require a no fee registration for out-of-city businesses below the threshold? Cities retain the local option of requiring a no-fee registration for out-of-city businesses below the threshold. Was the definition of “engaging in business” changed? No, the definition of engaging in business has not changed since the 2018 model was adopted. What are the deadlines for all cities with business licenses to adopt the 2026 model threshold?
Cities with a business license must adopt the model by January 1, 2026.
However, cities that currently partner with the state’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) for business licensing administration must adopt it by mid-October 2025, because they must provide BLS 75-day notice of any changes to their business licenses, including this mandatory change.
What if my city has a higher threshold? Cities can choose to enact a higher threshold. The $4,000 city threshold for out-of-city businesses is the
minimum level that every city must enact. What if my city wants to have a threshold that applies to in-city businesses in addition to the out-of-city business threshold? The $4,000 threshold level for out-of-city businesses is a mandatory minimum threshold that every city business license city must adopt, but the law does
not impact the city’s authority to have exemptions or other thresholds. Cities can continue to require a license for businesses located in the city without regard to the threshold (unless the city chose to exempt these
businesses). Cities can also choose to enact a separate threshold exemption that applies to in-city businesses. Who should my city notify when the model is adopted? BLS partner cities: Send a completed Change Request Form to BLS notifying them of the update All other cities: Email Sheila Gall, AWC (sheilag@awcnet.org) so we can track updates. How will businesses find out about the changes? Consider providing information on changes to your business license by adding information to your license renewal letter, sending a letter to your potentially impacted businesses, updating
information on your city’s website or presenting to your local chamber. Background on the 2018 model threshold In the 2017 session, EHB 2005 (RCW 35.90) passed requiring three actions by cities with business
licenses and local B&O taxes. The law required cities to make changes to business licensing, including requiring cities with business licenses to establish a workgroup to create a model business license threshold by July 2018 for adoption by all business license cities by January 1, 2019.
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The 2018 model included a mandatory definition of “engaging in business” and a $2000 minimum threshold (or occasional sale) exemption to establish
when out-of-town or transient businesses are required to be licensed. All business license cities adopted the model by January 1, 2019 (RCW 35.90.080). Contact Sheila Gall General Counsel sheilag@awcnet.org wacities.org
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City Business License Model Ordinance
1. Outline of Changes to Business License Model Ordinance
• Effective date to January 1, 2026.
• One-time increase to a higher threshold to $4,000 for out-of-city businesses.
• Combined with an automatic periodic increase four years later based on cumulative inflation. The rate
of inflation would be calculated as zero in any year in which inflation was negative and capped at 5%
per year or 20% over four years if inflation exceeded those amounts.
• The rates of inflation would be calculated using the Consumer Price Index-U (CPI-U) Western for June
of each year compared to the previous year for the previous four years.
• To make the threshold easier to administer, the cumulative inflation amount would be rounded to the
nearest $100.
• Cities that partner with the state’s Business License Service would need to update their ordinance in
time to provide 75-days' notice to the Department of Revenue of the change. Cities that partner with
File local would need to notify them of an expected system change by August.
• Cities would retain the local option of requiring a no-fee registration for out-of-city businesses below the
threshold and the local option of imposing a higher threshold than the model minimum threshold.
2. Changes to Model Threshold
The 2018 model is amended to include the threshold change effective January 1, 2026.
Model business license threshold options: (cities would adopt one of the options effective January 1, 2026)
1. Threshold Exemption Option:
To the extent set forth in this section, the following persons and businesses shall be exempt from the
registration, license and/or license fee requirements as outlined in this chapter: (1) Any person or
business whose annual value of products, gross proceeds of sales, or gross income of the business in
the city is equal to or less than $2,000 [or higher threshold as determined by city] and who does not
maintain a place of business within the city shall be exempt from the general business license
requirements in this chapter. The exemption does not apply to regulatory license requirements or
activities that require a specialized permit.
Beginning January 1, 2026, the threshold amount is $4000 [or higher threshold as determined by city].
The threshold amount will be adjusted every forty-eight months on January 1, by an amount equal to
the increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for “West Urban, All Urban Consumers” (CPI-U) for
each 12-month period ending on June 30 as published by the United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics or successor agency. To calculate this adjustment, the current rate will be
multiplied by one plus the cumulative four-year (forty-eight month) CPI increase using each 12-month
period ending on June 30 of each prior year, and rounded to the nearest $100. However, if any of the
annual CPI increases are more than five (5) percent, a five (5) percent increase will be used in
computing the annual basis and if any of the annual CPI decreased during the forty-eight-month period,
a zero (0) percent increase will be used in computing the annual basis.
2. Threshold with Fee-free License/Registration-only Option:
For purposes of the license by this chapter, any person or business whose annual value of products,
gross proceeds of sales, or gross income of the business in the city is equal to or less than $2,000 [or
higher threshold as determined by city] and who does not maintain a place of business within the city,
shall submit a business license registration to the Director or designee. The threshold does not apply to
regulatory license requirements or activities that require a specialized permit.
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Beginning January 1, 2026, the threshold amount is $4000 [or higher threshold as determined by city].
The threshold amount will be adjusted every forty-eight months on January 1, by an amount equal to
the increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for “West Urban, All Urban Consumers” (CPI-U) for
each 12-month period ending on June 30 as published by the United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics or successor agency. To calculate this adjustment, the current rate will be
multiplied by one plus the cumulative four-year (forty-eight month) CPI increase using each 12-month
period ending on June 30 of each prior year, and rounded to the nearest $100. However, if any of the
annual CPI increases are more than five (5) percent, a five (5) percent increase will be used in
computing the annual basis and if any of the annual CPI decreased during the forty-eight-month period,
a zero (0) percent increase will be used in computing the annual basis.
[Note: City would list this fee-free license in its business license rates section as $0 or no fee.]
3. Background Information
• Model threshold was required by 2017 legislation (RCW 35.90.080: Adoption of model ordinance) to
address out-of-city licensing/delivery concerns.
• 2018 final recommendation was $2000 for out-of-city businesses, with option to require no-fee
registration only requirement below threshold.
• Changes must be adopted by cities with same effective date (RCW 35.90.080(1)(c)).
• Model cannot be updated more frequently than every 4 years.
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City of Tukwila
City Council Finance & Governance Committee
Meeting Minutes
July 28, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. – Hybrid Meeting; Hazelnut Conference Room & MS Teams
Councilmembers Present: Armen Papyan, Chair; Dennis Martinez, Verna Seal
Staff Present: Aaron BeMiller, Tony Cullerton, Megan Marks, Marty Wine, Laurel
Humphrey, TC Croone, Adam Schierenbeck
I.BUSINESS AGENDA
A.Compensation Policy
Committee members discussed potential changes to the policy.
Item(s) for follow-up:
•Add other Valley cities to salary comparables.
•Provide information about other Valley cities’ compensations policies.
Committee Recommendation
Return to Committee.
B.Ordinance: Business License Regulations
Staff is seeking approval of an ordinance to amend Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 5.04 to
align business licensing regulations with current practice and state law, create efficiencies,
and strengthen enforcement.
Item(s) for follow-up:
•Are labor organizations designated 501(c)(3)?
•How many businesses are under the non-reporting threshold status for B&O tax?
•How many active business licenses are in Tukwila?
Committee Recommendation
Unanimous approval. Forward to August 11, 2025 Committee of the Whole.
C.2026 Budget Amendment
Staff described the budget amendment process.
Committee Recommendation
Discussion only.
D.2025 2nd Quarter Financial Report
Staff presented the report.
Item(s) for follow-up:
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ITEM INFORMATION
STAFF SPONSOR: MIKE PERFETTI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 08/04/25
AGENDA ITEM TITLE WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement (ILA) 2026-2034
CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other
Mtg Date 8/11/25 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date
SPONSOR Council Mayor HR DCD Finance Fire TS P&R Police PW Court
SPONSOR’S
SUMMARY Tukwila has participated in this ILA since 2001 and is currently under a 2016 version that
expires at the end of 2025. Tukwila is represented at the Watershed Ecosystem Forum by the Mayor. The City’s cost share is based on population, assessed value and area. In 2025, the City’s 3.10% cost share amounted to $17,977. Council is being asked to authorize the
Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement.
REVIEWED BY Trans&Infrastructure CommunitySvs/Safety Finance Comm. Planning/Economic Dev.
LTAC Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm.
DATE: 07/28/25 COMMITTEE CHAIR: MOHAMED ABDI
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR/ADMIN. Public Works Department
COMMITTEE Unanimous Approval; Forward to the 08/11/2025 C.O.W. Meeting
COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Fund Source:
Comments: 2025-30 Regional Surface Water Partnerships CIP page
MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
08/04/25
MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS
08/04/25 Informational Memorandum dated 07/25/25
WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement
2025-30 Regional Surface Water Partnerships CIP page
Draft WRIA 9 ILA Presentation to City Council
Minutes from 07/28/25 Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee Meeting
COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS
----------------------------------Initials --------------------------------- ITEM NO.
Meeting Date Prepared by Mayor’s review Council review
08/04/25 JR
08/11/25
08/11/25
Mtg Date 8/4/25
Exhibit A: 2025 WRIA Based Cost Share: WRIA 9 Regional Watershed Funding
4.B.
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TO: Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee
FROM: Jen Tetatzin, Public Works Director
BY: Mike Perfetti, Surface Water Sr. Program Manager
CC: Mayor Thomas McLeod
DATE: July 25, 2025
SUBJECT: WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2034 Project No. 91641205 ISSUE
Approve the 2026-2034 Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for the Green River, Duwamish River and Central Puget Sound Watersheds within the geographic planning area of Water Resource Inventory Area 9.
BACKGROUND
There are 62 WRIAs in Washington State that delineate the state’s major watersheds. Tukwila is one of 17 local jurisdictions within WRIA 9, whose main responsibilities include addressing long-term watershed planning and conservation of the aquatic ecosystems and floodplains of the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound watersheds and proactively working to address the ESA listing of Puget Sound Chinook salmon.
DISCUSSION
Tukwila has been party to versions of this interlocal agreement since 2001 and is currently operating under a 2016 ILA that expires at the end of 2025. Tukwila is represented at the Watershed Ecosystem Forum by Mayor McLeod; this body of elected officials governs WRIA 9, making decisions about funding and priorities. The Management Committee, which also includes Mayor Mcleod, is responsible for oversight and evaluation of service providers, administration of the budget and work plan and providing recommendations on administrative actions. City staff participate in the Interagency Technical Committee (ITC), who discuss the latest science, status and trends, project updates and make recommendations to the Forum. WRIA 9 provides stand-alone access to SRFB, PSAR and allotted CWM funding. WRIA 9 also provides project review and technical support for City CIP projects and other initiatives.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The ILA does not have a fixed cost associated with it, but rather each jurisdiction’s cost share is calculated annually and approved by the Forum during the fall budget session. The City’s cost share is based on population, assessed value and area (Exhibit A). In 2025, the City’s 3.10% cost share amounted to $17,977. The cost share is adjusted annually to account for cost-of-living increases and other factors. Utility revenues to support the ILA are budgeted for the entirety of the current six-year CIP.
RECOMMENDATION
Council is being asked to authorize the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement, and forward this item to the August 11, 2025 Committee-of-the Whole for discussion, where Matt Goehring, WRIA 9 Salmon Recovery Manager, will present the ILA and WRIA 9 work prior to forwarding to the August 18, 2025 Regular Consent agenda.
Attachments: WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement Exhibit A: 2025 WRIA Based Cost Share: WRIA 9 Regional Watershed Funding2025-30 Regional Surface Water Partnerships CIP page WRIA 9 ILA Presentation to City Council
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
For the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watersheds
within the geographic planning area of Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (which
includes portions of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8, 10, and 15)
PREAMBLE
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into pursuant to Chapter 39.34 RCW by and among
the eligible county and city governments signing this Agreement that are located in King County or Pierce
County, lying wholly or partially within or having a major interest in the Green River, Duwamish River, and
Central Puget Sound Watersheds and within the planning and management area of Watershed Resource
Inventory Area 9, which includes portions of WRIA 8, 10, and 15, (“WRIA 9”) all political subdivisions of the
State of Washington (individually, for those signing this agreement, “Party”, and collectively “Parties”);
WHEREAS, the planning and management area of WRIA 9 includes all of the area recognized by
the State of Washington as WRIA 9 and portions of WRIA 8, 10, and 15;
WHEREAS, the Parties share interests in and responsibility for addressing long-term watershed
planning and conservation of the aquatic ecosystems and floodplains of the Green River, Duwamish River,
and Central Puget Sound Watersheds and wish to collectively provide for planning, funding and
implementation of various activities and projects therein; and
WHEREAS, the parties recognize their participation in this Agreement demonstrates their
commitment to proactively working to address the ESA listing of Puget Sound Chinook salmon; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have participated in an Interlocal Agreement for the years 2001-2005 to
develop “Making Our Watershed Fit for a King” as approved in 2005 and updated in 2021 (“Salmon Habitat
Plan”), contributed to the federally-approved Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan, and desire to continue
providing efficient participation in the implementation of such plans; and
WHEREAS, the Parties took formal action in 2005/2006 and 2021/2022 to ratify the Salmon
Habitat Plan and Salmon Habitat Plan Update, and
WHEREAS, the Parties have participated in an Interlocal Agreement for the years 2001-2005,
2007-2015, and 2016-2025 in implementing the Salmon Habitat Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have demonstrated in the Salmon Habitat Plan that watershed ecosystem
services are worth billions of dollars of value to local people in terms of stormwater management, pollution
treatment, recreational value, and other expensive and difficult to replace services; and
WHEREAS, the Parties seek information on watershed conditions and salmon conservation and
recovery needs to inform local decision-making bodies regarding actions in response to listings under the
Endangered Species Act (“ESA”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties have prioritized and contributed resources and funds for implementing
projects and programs to protect and restore habitat; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to monitor and evaluate implementation of the Salmon Habitat Plan
through adaptive management; and
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WHEREAS, the Parties wish to continue to use adaptive management for identifying, coordinating
and implementing basin plans and water quality, flood hazard reduction, water quantity, and habitat projects
in the watersheds; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest in participating on the Puget Sound Salmon
Recovery Council because of the contributions of the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget
Sound Watersheds to the overall health of Puget Sound; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest in participating on the Washington Salmon Coalition
and other groups associated with the Salmon Recovery Funding Board to collectively seek funding to
implement the Salmon Habitat Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest to implement the Puget Sound Partnership Action
Agenda to restore the Puget Sound; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest in participating on the Puget Sound Salmon
Recovery Council and other entities associated with Puget Sound salmon recovery and Puget Sound South
Central Action Area Caucus Group to collectively seek funding to implement the Salmon Habitat Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest to achieve multiple benefits by integrating salmon
recovery planning and actions; and
WHEREAS, the Parties recognize that identification of watershed issues, and implementation of
salmon conservation and recovery actions may be carried out more efficiently if done cooperatively than if
carried out separately and independently; and
WHEREAS, individual Parties are taking separate and independent actions to improve the health
of the Green River, Duwamish River, and the Central Puget Sound Watersheds and the overall health of
Puget Sound;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto do mutually covenant and agree as follows:
MUTUAL CONVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
1.DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning
provided for below:
1.1 ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTS: The entities eligible for participation in this Agreement as
parties are state, local, and tribal governments, state and local agencies, and special
purpose districts within WRIA 9 including: King County, and the Cities of Algona, Auburn,
Black Diamond, Burien, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, Maple
Valley, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Tacoma, Tukwila, and any other
interested public agencies and tribes that lie fully or partially within the boundaries of WRIA
9.
1.2 WRIA 9 ILA PARTIES: The Parties to the WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement (“Party” or
“Parties”) are the Parties who sign this Agreement and are the Parties responsible for
implementing this Agreement. The Parties to this ILA shall each designate a representative
and alternate representative to the WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum.
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1.3 WRIA 9 WATERSHED ECOSYSTEM FORUM: The WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem
Forum referred to herein is the cooperative body comprised of the designated
representatives of the Parties and a balance of Stakeholders. The WRIA 9 Watershed
Ecosystem Forum shall be an advisory body responsible for making recommendations
for implementing the Salmon Habitat Plan including substantive plan amendments
recommended as a result of adaptive management or other changed conditions.
1.4 GREEN/DUWAMISH AND CENTRAL PUGET SOUND WATERSHED WATER
RESOURCE INVENTORY AREA 9 SALMON HABITAT PLAN: The Green/Duwamish
and Central Puget Sound Watershed Water Resource Inventory Area 9 Salmon
Habitat Plan (Salmon Habitat Plan) is the plan developed by the WRIA 9 Watershed
Ecosystem Forum and ratified by all Parties for its development and implementation. The
Salmon Habitat Plan recommends actions that should be taken to protect and restore
salmon habitat, using an ecosystem approach, in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget
Sound Watersheds. The Salmon Habitat Plan may be amended from time to time
according to the procedure in Section 6 herein and approved amendments shall be
considered integral parts of the Salmon Habitat Plan. Efforts under the Salmon Habitat
Plan are intended to complement habitat improvements in other parts of Puget Sound and
hatchery and harvest actions to recover Puget Sound Chinook salmon, steelhead, and
bull trout, and when implemented achieve multiple ecosystem benefits. The Salmon
Habitat Plan constitutes a chapter of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan.
1.5 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: The Management Committee as referred to herein
consists of seven (7) elected officials or their designees. The seven officials of the
Management Committee are chosen by the Parties, according to the voting procedures
in Section 5 herein, charged with certain oversight and administrative duties on the Parties’
behalf.
1.6 SERVICE PROVIDER: The Service Provider, as used herein, means that agency,
government, consultant, or other entity which supplies staffing or other resources to and
for the Parties, in exchange for payment. The Service Provider may be a Party to this
Agreement.
1.7 FISCAL AGENT: The Fiscal Agent refers to that agency or government which performs
all accounting services for the WRIA 9 ILA Parties as it may require, in accordance with
the requirements of Chapter 39.34 RCW.
1.8 STAKEHOLDERS: Stakeholders refers to those public and private entities within WRIA
9 who reflect the diverse interests integral to implementing the Salmon Habitat Plan, and
may include but is not limited to environmental and business interests.
2.PURPOSES. The purposes of this Agreement include the following:
2.1 To provide a funding mechanism and governance structure for jointly implementing and
adaptively managing the Salmon Habitat Plan.
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2.2 To serve as the salmon recovery “Lead Entity” as designated by state law (Chapter 77.85
RCW) for WRIA 9, The Lead Entity is responsible for developing a salmon recovery
strategy, working with project sponsors to develop projects, convening local stakeholders
to annually recommend WRIA 9 salmon habitat restoration and protection projects for
funding by the State of Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board, and representing
WRIA 9 in the Puget Sound region and state wide salmon recovery forums.
2.3 To annually recommend WRIA 9 administrative support, projects, and programs for funding
by the King County Flood Control District through the District’s Cooperative Watershed
Management grant program.
2.4 To provide information for Parties to inform land use planning, regulations, environmental
programs, education, and enforcement of applicable codes.
2.5 To develop and articulate WRIA-based positions on policies, legislation, and project
proposals that may impact implementation of the Salmon Habitat Plan.
2.6 To provide a mechanism for cooperative review and implementation of recommended
policies and regulations needed for response to listings under the Endangered Species
Act.
2.7 To provide a venue for the ongoing participation of community members and other
stakeholders to ensure continued public outreach efforts to educate and garner support for
current and future watershed and Endangered Species Act response efforts .
2.8 To provide a mechanism for securing technical assistance and any available funding from
federal, state, and other sources to implement the Salmon Habitat Plan.
2.9 To provide a mechanism for implementing other multiple benefit habitat, stormwater,
surface and groundwater quality, water quantity, floodplain management, and flood hazard
reduction projects with other local, regional, tribal, state, federal and non-profit funds as
may be contributed to or secured by the Parties and/or Watershed Ecosystem Forum.
2.10 To periodically recommend projects for implementation of planning, engineering, permitting
and construction tasks for the Green/Duwamish Ecosystem Restoration Project in
partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
2.11 To provide a framework for cooperating and coordinating among the Parties on issues
relating to WRIA 9 to meet the requirement of a commitment by any Party to participate in
WRIA 9 planning and implementation, to prepare or implement a basin plan, or to respond
to any state or federal law which may require these actions as a condition of any funding,
permitting or other program of state or federal agencies. Participation is at the discretion
of such Party to this Agreement.
It is not the purpose or intent of this Agreement to create, supplant, preempt or supersede the
authority or role of any jurisdiction, governmental entity or water quality policy bodies including the
Regional Water Quality Committee.
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3.EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM. This Agreement shall become effective upon its execution by at
least five (5) of the Eligible Governments representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the
affected population within the geographic area of WRIA 9, as authorized by the legislative body of
each Party, and further provided that after such signatures this Agreement has been filed by King
County in accordance with the terms of RCW 39.34.040 and .200. Once effective, this Agreement
shall remain in effect for an initial term of ten (10) years; provided, however, that this Agreement
may be extended for such additional terms as the Parties may agree to in writing with such
extension being effective upon its execution by at least five (5) of the Eligible Governments
representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the affected population within the geographic area
of WRIA 9, as authorized by the legislative body of each local government, and further provided
that after such signatures this Agreement has been filed by King County in accordance with the
terms of RCW 39.34.040 and .200. Such extension shall bind only those Parties executing the
extension.
4.ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP. The Parties serve as the formal governance structure for
carrying out the purposes of this Agreement.
4.1 Each Party except Tacoma shall appoint one (1) elected official to serve as its primary
representative, and one (1) alternate representative to serve on the WRIA 9 Watershed
Ecosystem Forum. The alternate representative may be a different elected official or
senior staff person. Tacoma’s representative shall be the Tacoma Water Superintendent
or designee, which designee shall be a senior staff position. Party representatives shall be
responsible for maintaining the Party’s status as an active party by attending WRIA 9
Watershed Ecosystem Forum meetings. A Party representative’s position will be
considered vacant on the third consecutive absence and shall not be included in calculating
a quorum under Section 5.
4.2 Upon the effective execution of this Agreement and the appointment of representatives to
the WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum, the appointed representatives of the Parties
shall meet and choose from among its members, according to the provisions of Section 5
herein, seven (7) officials or their designees, to serve as a Management Committee to
oversee and direct the scope of work, funds, and personnel agreed to and contributed
under this Agreement, in accordance with the adopted annual budget and work program
and such other directions as may be provided by the Parties. Representatives of the
Fiscal Agent and Service Provider may serve as non-voting ex officio members of the
Management Committee. The Management Committee shall act as the executive
subcommittee of the Parties, responsible for oversight and evaluation of any Service
Providers or consultants, administration of the budget and work plan, and for providing
recommendations on administrative matters to the Parties for action, consistent with other
subsections of this section.
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4.3 The services cost-shared under this agreement shall be provided to the Parties and the
Watershed Ecosystem Forum by the Service Provider, which shall be King County
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, unless selected otherwise by the Parties,
pursuant to the voting provisions of Section 5. The Management Committee shall prepare
a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by a representative of the Service
Provider, and the Chair of the Management Committee, and this Memorandum of
Understanding shall set out the expectations for services so provided. Services should
include, without limitation, identification of and job descriptions for dedicated staff,
description of any supervisory role retained by the Service Provider over any staff
performing services under this Agreement, and a method of regular consultation between
the Service Provider and the Management Committee concerning the performance of
services hereunder.
4.3.1 A subset of the Parties, at such subset’s sole cost, may purchase and cost share
services from the Service Provider in addition to the annual cost-shared services
agreed to by all Parties pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.
4.3.2 The Management Committee shall prepare a Memorandum of Understanding to
be signed by a representative of the Service Provider, the subset of Parties
requesting additional services pursuant to Section 4.3.1, and the Chair of the
Management Committee, which shall set out the expectations for the additional
services to be provided to the subset of the Parties.
4.4 The Parties by October 1 of each year shall establish and approve an annual budget and
work plan that provides for the level of funding and total resource obligations of the Parties
for the following calendar year. Such obligations are to be allocated on a proportional basis
based on the average of the population, assessed valuation and area attributable to each
Party, in accordance with the formula set forth in Exhibit A, which formula and
accompanying data shall be updated every third year by the Management Committee.
Individual cost shares may change more frequently than every three years for Parties
involved in an annexation that changes the area, population, and assessed value
calculation of such Party to the extent that the cost shares established by the formula set
forth in Exhibit A would be changed by such annexation. Tacoma’s cost share will be
determined on an annual basis by the Management Committee, and will be included in
the annual updates to Exhibit A. The weight accorded Tacoma’s vote for weighted voting
pursuant to Section 5 herein shall correspond to Tacoma’s cost share for each year relative
to the cost shares contributed by the other Parties.
4.4.1 The level of funding, total resource obligations, and allocation of obligations for
those members of the Parties that agree to cost share additional services pursuant
to Subsection 4.3.1 herein shall be negotiated and determined by those Parties
purchasing the additional services.
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4.5 The Parties shall incorporate the negotiated additional cost share and incorporate the
services in the annual budget and work plan. The Parties shall oversee and administer the
expenditure of budgeted funds and shall allocate the utilization of resources contributed by
each Party or obtained from other sources in accordance with the approved annual work
program.
4.6 The Parties shall review and evaluate the duties to be assigned to the Management
Committee hereunder and the performance of the Fiscal Agent and Service Provider to
this Agreement, and shall provide for whatever actions are necessary to ensure that quality
services are efficiently, effectively and responsibly delivered in the performance of the
purposes of this Agreement. The performance of the Service Provider shall be assessed
every year.
4.7 The Parties may contract with similar watershed forum governing bodies such as the Puget
Sound Partnership or any other entities for any lawful purpose related to the purposes
provided for in this Agreement. The Parties may choose to create a separate legal or
administrative entity under applicable state law, including without limitation a nonprofit
corporation or general partnership, to accept private gifts, grants or financial contributions,
or for any other lawful purpose consistent with the purposes provided for herein.
4.8 The Parties shall adopt other rules and procedures that are consistent with its purposes
as stated herein and are necessary for its operation.
5. VOTING. The Parties shall make decisions, approve scopes of work, budgets, priorities, and any
other actions necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement as follows:
5.1 Decisions shall be made using a consensus model as much as possible. Each Party
agrees to use its best efforts and exercise good faith in consensus decision-making.
Consensus may be reached by unanimous agreement of the Parties. If unanimous
agreement of Parties cannot be reached then the Parties to this agreement may reach
consensus by a majority recommendation with a minority report. Any Party who does not
accept a majority decision may request weighted voting as set forth below.
5.1.1 No action or binding decision will be taken by the Watershed Ecosystem Forum
without the presence of a quorum of active Parties, as specified in Section 4.1. A
quorum exists if a majority of the active Parties’ representatives are present at the
Watershed Ecosystem Forum meeting, provided that positions left inactive on
the Watershed Ecosystem Forum by Parties shall not be included in calculating
the quorum.
5.2 In the event consensus cannot be achieved, as determined by rules and procedures
adopted by the Parties, the Parties shall take action on a dual-majority basis, as follows:
5.2.1 Each Party, through its appointed representative, may cast its weighted vote in
connection with a proposed Watershed Ecosystem Forum action.
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5.2.2 The weighted vote of each Party in relation to the weighted votes of each of the
other Parties shall be determined by the percentage of the annual contribution
made by each Party as set in accordance with Section 4.4 herein in the year in
which the vote is taken.
5.2.3 For any action subject to weighted voting to be deemed approved, valid and
binding, an affirmative vote must be cast by both a majority of the active Parties
and by a majority of the weighted votes of the active Parties.
6.IMPLEMENTATION and ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE SALMON HABITAT PLAN. The
Salmon Habitat Plan shall be implemented consistent with the following:
6.1 The Watershed Ecosystem Forum shall provide information to the Parties regarding
progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Salmon Habitat Plan.
Recommendations of the Watershed Ecosystem Forum are to be consistent with the
purposes of this Agreement. The Parties may authorize additional advisory bodies to the
Watershed Ecosystem Forum such as a technical committee and adaptive management
work group. The Watershed Ecosystem Forum shall develop and approve operating and
voting procedures for its deliberations, but such procedures do not affect the voting
provisions contained in this Agreement for the Parties.
6.2 The Parties shall act to approve or remand any substantive changes to the Salmon
Habitat Plan based upon recommendations by the Watershed Ecosystem Forum within
ninety (90) days of receipt of the proposed changes, according to the voting procedures of
Section 5 herein. In the event that the Salmon Habitat Plan changes are not so approved,
the recommended changes shall be returned to the Watershed Ecosystem Forum for
further consideration and amendment and thereafter returned to the Parties for decision.
6.3 The Parties shall determine when ratification is needed of substantive changes to the
Salmon Habitat Plan. The changes shall be referred to the Parties for ratification prior to
the submission to any regional, state, or federal agency for further action. Ratification
means an affirmative action, evidenced by a resolution, motion, or ordinance of the local
government’s legislative body, by at least five Parties representing at least seventy percent
(70%) of the total population within the geographic planning and management area of
WRIA 9.
6.4 Upon remand for consideration of any portion or all of the changes to the Salmon Habitat
Plan by any regional, state or federal agency, the Parties shall undertake a review for
consideration of the remanded changes to the plan. The Parties may include further
referral to the Watershed Ecosystem Forum for recommendation or amendments
thereto.
6.5 The Parties agree that any changes to the Salmon Habitat Plan shall not be forwarded
separately by any Party or Stakeholder to any regional, state or federal agency unless
the changes have been approved and ratified as provided herein.
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7.OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES; BUDGET; FISCAL AGENT; RULES.
7.1 Each Party shall be responsible for meeting only its individual obligations hereunder as
established in the annual budget adopted by the Parties, including all such obligations
related to the Parties and Watershed Ecosystem Forum funding, technical support and
participation in related planning and implementation of projects, and activities as set forth
herein. It is anticipated that separate actions by the legislative bodies of the Parties will be
necessary from time to time in order to carry out these obligations.
7.2 The maximum funding responsibilities imposed upon the Parties during each year of this
Agreement shall not exceed the amounts that are established annually pursuant to Section
4.4 herein.
7.3 No later than October 1 of each year of this Agreement, the Parties shall adopt a budget,
including its overhead and administrative costs, for the following calendar year. The budget
shall propose the level of funding and other (e.g., staffing) responsibilities of the individual
Parties for the following calendar year and shall propose the levels of funding and
resources to be allocated to specific prioritized planning and implementation activities
within WRIA 9. The Parties shall thereafter take whatever separate legislative or other
actions as may be necessary to address such individual responsibilities under the
proposed budget, and shall have done so no later than December 1 of each year. Parties
may elect to secure grant funding to meet their individual obligations.
7.4 Funds collected from the Parties or other sources on behalf of the Parties shall be
maintained in a special fund by King County as Fiscal Agent and as ex officio treasurer
on behalf of the Parties pursuant to rules and procedures established and agreed to by
the Parties. Such rules and procedures shall set out billing practices and collection
procedures and any other procedures as may be necessary to provide for its efficient
administration and operation.
7.5 Any Party to this Agreement may inspect and review all records maintained in connection
with such fund at any reasonable time.
8.LATECOMERS. An Eligible Government may become a Party by obtaining written consent of
all the Parties to the Agreement. The provisions of Section 5 herein otherwise governing decisions
of the Parties shall not apply to this section. The Parties and any governments seeking to become
a Party shall jointly determine the terms and conditions under which a government may become a
new Party. The terms and conditions shall include payment of an amount by the new Party to the
WRIA 9 Fiscal Agent. The amount of payment is determined jointly by the existing Parties and
the new Party. The payment of the new Party is to be a fair and proportionate share of all costs
associated with activities undertaken by the Parties as of the date the government becomes a new
Party. Any government that becomes a Party pursuant to this section shall thereby assume the
general rights and responsibilities of all other Parties.
9.TERMINATION.
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9.1 Termination can only occur on an annual basis, beginning on January 1 of each calendar
year, and then only if the terminating Party, through action of its governing body, provides
at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of its intent to terminate. The terminating Party
shall remain fully responsible for meeting all of its funding and other obligations through
the end of the calendar year in which such notice is given, together with any other costs
that may have been incurred on behalf of such terminating Party up to the effective date
of such termination. It is possible that the makeup of the Parties to this Agreement may
change from time to time. Regardless of any such changes, the Parties choosing not to
exercise the right of termination shall each remain obligated to meet only their respective
share of the obligations of the Parties as reflected in the annual budget. The shares of
any terminating Party shall not be the obligation of any of the Parties not choosing to
exercise the right of termination.
9.2 This Agreement may be terminated in its entirety at any time by the written agreement of
all of the Parties. In the event this Agreement is terminated all unexpended funds shall be
refunded to the Parties pro rata based on each Party’s cost share percentage of the total
budgeted funds and any real or personal property acquired to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement shall be returned to the contributing Party if such Party can be identified,
and if the Party cannot be identified, the property shall be disposed of and the proceeds
distributed pro rata as described above for unexpended funds.
10.HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent permitted by federal law as governing
to tribes and state law as to all other Parties , and for the limited purposes set forth in this
Agreement, each Party shall protect, defend, hold harmless and indemnify the other Parties, their
officers, elected officials, agents and employees, while acting within the scope of their employment
as such, from and against any and all claims (including demands, suits, penalties, liabilities,
damages, costs, expenses, or losses of any kind or nature whatsoever) arising out of or in any way
resulting from such Party's own negligent acts or omissions related to such Party's participation
and obligations under this Agreement. Each Party to this Agreement agrees that its obligations
under this subsection extend to any claim, demand and/or cause of action brought by or on behalf
of any of its employees or agents. For this purpose, each Party, by mutual negotiation, hereby
waives, with respect to the other Parties only, any immunity that would otherwise be available
against such claims under the industrial insurance act provisions of Title 51 RCW. In the event that
either Party incurs any judgment, award, and/or cost arising therefrom, including attorneys’ fees,
to enforce the provisions of this Section, all such fees, expenses, and costs shall be recoverable
from the responsible Party to the extent of that Party’s culpability. The provisions of this Section
shall survive and continue to be applicable to Parties exercising the right of termination pursuant
to Section 9 herein.
11.NO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY. In no event do the Parties to this Agreement intend to assume
any responsibility, risk or liability of any other Party to this Agreement or otherwise with regard to
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any Party’s duties, responsibilities or liabilities under the Endangered Species Act, or any other
act, statute, regulation or ordinance of any local municipality or government, the State of
Washington, or the United States.
12.VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. This Agreement is voluntary and is acknowledged and agreed that
no Party is committing to adopt or implement any actions or recommendations that may be
contained in the Salmon Habitat Plan.
13.NO PRECLUSION OF ACTIVITIES OR PROJECTS. Nothing herein shall preclude any one or
more of the Parties from choosing or agreeing to fund or implement any work, activities or projects
associated with any of the purposes hereunder by separate agreement or action, provided that any
such decision or agreement shall not impose any funding, participation or other obligation of any
kind on any Party which is not a party to such decision or agreement.
14.NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall it be
construed to, create any rights in any third party, including without limitation the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, any agency
or department of the United States, or the State of Washington, or to form the basis for any liability
on the part of the Parties or any of the Parties, or their officers, elected officials, agents and
employees, to any third party.
15.AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended, altered or clarified only by the unanimous
consent of the Parties to this Agreement, and requires authorization and approval by each Party’s
governing body.
16.COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
17.APPROVAL BY PARTIES' GOVERNING BODIES. The governing body of each Party must
approve this Agreement before any representative of such Party may sign this Agreement.
18.FILING OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be filed by King County in accordance with the
provisions of RCW 39.34.040 and .200 and with the terms of Section 3 herein.
19.ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement among the Parties, and
supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, and agreements, oral or otherwise, regarding
the specific terms of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the dates indicated below:
Approved as to form: CITY OF ALGONA:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF AUBURN:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF BURIEN:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF COVINGTON:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF DES MOINES:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY ENUMCLAW:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF FEDERAL WAY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF KENT:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: KING COUNTY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF MAPLE VALLEY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF NORMANDY PARK:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF RENTON:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF SEATAC:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF SEATTLE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF TACOMA:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Approved as to form: CITY OF TUKWILA:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Exhibit A
2025 WRIA Based Cost Share: WRIA 9
Regional Watershed Funding
Watershed Ecosystem Forum Approved August 8, 2024 Total:$606,781
1 Algona*0.17%1,372 0.23%$590,936,599.00 0.16%363 0.19%$1,079 1 Algona
2 Auburn*6.80%56,079 5.24%$13,623,563,442.00 5.74%12,710 5.93%$34,389 2 Auburn
3 Black Diamond 0.83%6,880 0.83%$2,159,906,081.00 2.08%4,609 1.25%$7,246 3 Black Diamond
4 Burien 6.37%52,560 4.28%$11,113,591,561.00 2.84%6,292 4.50%$26,092 4 Burien
5 Covington 2.62%21,600 1.75%$4,558,408,175.00 1.75%3,870 2.04%$11,837 5 Covington
6 Des Moines 4.03%33,260 2.55%$6,615,094,232.00 1.78%3,949 2.79%$16,172 6 Des Moines
7 Enumclaw*0.76%6,253 0.58%$1,510,785,781.00 0.91%2,014 0.75%$4,350 7 Enumclaw
8 Federal Way*8.56%70,596 4.32%$11,229,759,643.00 3.63%8,049 5.50%$31,942 8 Federal Way
9 Kent*16.87%139,100 12.88%$33,463,962,407.00 9.74%21,569 13.16%$76,361 9 Kent
10 King County*11.17%92,164 8.54%$22,189,710,471.00 52.75%116,854 24.15%$140,160 10 King County
11 Maple Valley*2.94%24,228 2.09%$5,443,488,799.00 1.51%3,354 2.18%$12,662 11 Maple Valley
12 Normandy Park 0.83%6,840 1.01%$2,612,824,298.00 0.72%1,596 0.85%$4,942 12 Normandy Park
13 Renton*4.49%36,996 4.21%$10,936,234,975.00 2.77%6,131 3.82%$22,170 13 Renton
14 SeaTac 3.85%31,740 2.53%$6,563,915,515.00 1.84%4,071 2.74%$15,884 14 SeaTac15Seattle*26.96%222,335 45.22%$117,510,460,706.00 9.00%19,935 27.06%$157,008 15 Seattle
16 Tukwila 2.76%22,763 3.75%$9,757,681,342.00 2.78%6,157 3.10%$17,977 16 Tukwila
100.0%824,768 100.0%$259,880,324,027 100.0%221,524.55 100.0%$580,267 SUBTOTAL
+Tacoma $26,514
$606,781 TOTAL
NOTES:
• Population estimates are based on 2023 OFM April 1st Estimates and 2023 OFM Small Area Estimate Program (SAEP) data for census blocks.
• Jurisdictions entirely within a WRIA are assigned the 2023 OFM April 1st Estimate directly.
• Jurisdictions that straddle WRIA boundaries are assigned a percent share of the estimate based on a geographic allocation of census blocks.
• Parcels are allotted to jurisdictions (cities and unincorporated King County) and WRIAs based on the location of the centerpoint of the parcels.
• Assessed value and area (sq. miles) excludes Upper Green River Watershed and Port of Seattle Aviation Division properties
*Cost share amount is an averaging of the population, assessed value, and area percentage of each jurisdiction within WRIA 9
Costs shares, jurisdictional area, population, and assessed value are to be recalculated every three years or if there is a significant annexation per the WRIA 9 interlocal
agreement for 2026-2035. Cost shares last updated in 2024 using 2023 data.
WRIA 9 JurisdictionAdjusted AV Area %
Adjusted
AcresWRIA 9 Jurisdiction Population
(Pop) %
Adjusted
Pop
Assessed
Value (AV)
%
Cost Share*
(2023 Data)
2026-2036 WRIA 9 ILA42
CITY OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY
2025 to 2030
PROJECT:Regional Surface Water Partnerships Project #70041201
Project Manager Mike Perfetti Department Surface Water
DESCRIPTION:
JUSTIFICATION:
STATUS:
MAINTENANCE IMPACT:
COMMENT:
FINANCIAL (in thousands) 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Beyond TOTAL
Project Costs
Project Mgmt (Staff Time/Cost) 5$ 5$ 5$ 5$ 5$ 5$ 5$ 35$
Design 75$ 80$ 100$ 100$ 100$ 100$ 100$ 655$
Total Project Costs 80$ 85$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 690$
Project Funding
Utility Revenues 80$ 85$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 690$
Total Project Funding 80$ 85$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 105$ 690$
The City is party to a number of ongoing inter-agency partnerships related to surface water including WRIA
9, a streamgages funding program with USGS and a Duwamish Steward ILA.
These partnerships generally arise as part of collaboration to recover salmon species listed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to improve water quality within the Green/Duwamish watershed.
WRIA 9 ILA is through 2025; Duwamish Steward ILA through 2026; Streamgages annually.
N/A
Ongoing partnerships. Some discussions about a formalization of Our Green Duwamish Partnership on
going, which could have cost implications.
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Implementation & Adaptive Management of Salmon Habitat PlanGovernance Structure – Watershed Ecosystem ForumFunding MechanismAnnual Work Plan & Budget2001-2006, 2007-2015, 2016-2025WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum50
Spring‐September 2025 Partner approval / Execution 51
Fenster Levee Setback, Auburn52
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E.Bid Award: Gilliam Creek Culvert Erosion Repair
Staff is seeking approval of a contract with Hoffman Construction, Inc. in the amount of
$182,639.64 for construction of the project.
Committee Recommendation
Majority approval. Forward to August 4, 2025 Regular Meeting Consent Agenda.
F.Interlocal Agreement: Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9
Staff is seeking approval of an interlocal agreement for the Green River, Duwamish River and
Central Puget Sound Watersheds within the planning area of Water Resource Inventory Area
9.
Committee Recommendation
Majority approval. Forward to August 11, 2025 Committee of the Whole.
G.Contract Amendment: Sewer Lift Station 5 Retrofit
Staff is seeking approval of Amendment 2 to the agreement with PACE Engineers, Inc. in the
amount of $99,100.00 for partial engineering inspection services.
Committee Recommendation
Majority approval. Forward to August 4, 2025 Regular Meeting Consent Agenda.
H.Grant Application: South Ryan Way Project.
Staff is seeking Committee approval to apply to the USDOT Safe Streets for All Grant Program
in the amount of $12,240,000 for design and construction funding for the project.
Committee Recommendation
Majority approval.
I.Grant Application: Interurban Avenue Pedestrian Improvements Project.
Staff is seeking Committee approval to apply to the Transportation Improvement Board
Complete Streets Program in the amount of $60,000 for design and construction of the
project.
Committee Recommendation
Majority approval.
J.2024 Annual Bridge Report
Staff provided the report.
Committee Recommendation
Discussion only.
The meeting adjourned at 5:57 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by LH
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4.C.
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City of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee of the Whole
FROM: Aaron BeMiller, Finance Director BY: Adam Schierenbeck, Acting Fiscal Manager
CC: Thomas McLeod, Mayor
DATE: August 4, 2025 SUBJECT: Quarterly Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax Report ISSUE The Finance Department is hereby providing the quarterly report to the city council on funding associated with the Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax. BACKGROUND Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) 3.27.170(B) requires the Finance Director to provide a quarterly report to City Council on public safety funding associated with the B&O tax levied under Chapter 3.26 TMC. The B&O tax was implemented beginning January 1, 2024, to fund public safety positions, with revenues being allocated to the general fund.
B&O tax revenues are estimated at $2.4 million annually for both 2025 and 2026. DISCUSSION
The total B&O tax revenue for fiscal year (FY) 2025 as of July 28, 2025 is $1,174,525. This includes $291,759 received from annual filers for the 2024 tax year. The remaining revenue is attributable to quarterly taxes.
Based on amounts reported year-to-date, it is reasonable to assume that B&O tax revenues for FY 2025 will reach $2.4 million, as forecasted. The current compliance rate for annual filers for the 2024 tax year – as measured by the number of businesses that have filed returns compared to the total number of annual accounts – is approximately 57 percent. The due date for annual B&O tax returns was April 30, 2025. Tax Division staff maintain ongoing efforts toward collecting past due accounts receivable, collecting unfiled returns, and verifying amounts reported on returns filed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT n/a RECOMMENDATION n/a ATTACHMENTS n/a
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dTentative Agenda Schedule
MEETING 1 – REGULAR MEETING 2 – C.O.W. MEETING 3 – REGULAR MEETING 4 – C.O.W.
AUGUST 4
See below links for the agenda packets to view the agenda items: August 4, 2025 Work Session - Cancelled
August 4, 2025 Regular Meeting
AUGUST 11
See below links for the agenda packets to view the agenda items: August 11, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting
AUGUST 18
WORK SESSION REGULAR MEETING CONSENT AGENDA
- Interlocal Agreement with Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9. NEW BUSINESS - Ordinance amending the Business &
Occupation Tax and Business Licensing.
AUGUST 25
PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance updating cannabis regulations. SPECIAL ISSUES - Ordinance updating cannabis regulations.
Special Meeting to follow Committee of the Whole Meeting.
MEETING 1 – REGULAR MEETING 2 – C.O.W. MEETING 3 – REGULAR MEETING 4 – C.O.W.
SEPTEMBER 1
WORK SESSION Work Session cancelled. REGULAR MEETING Regular Meeting cancelled.
SEPTEMBER 8
SPECIAL ISSUES
- Ordinance adopting the 2026 Park Impact Fee Rate. - Ordinance adopting the 2026 Fire Impact Fee Rate.
Special Meeting to follow Committee of the Whole Meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA - Grant Award from WSDOT for Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) for 2025-2027. - Grant Award for TDM Regional Mobility Grant Program for 2025-2029. - Grant Acceptance from King County Metro for Transportation
Demand Management (TDM). Agreement for 2025-2027.
- Amendment #2 to Agreement with King County for Transportation Demand
Management (TDM). - Ordinance adopting the 2026
Park Impact Fee Rate. - Ordinance adopting the 2026 Fire Impact Fee Rate. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- Ordinance updating cannabis regulations.
SEPTEMBER 15
WORK SESSION REGULAR MEETING CONSENT AGENDA - Resolution authorizing the cancellation
of outstanding General Fund Claims Checks. - Resolution adopting the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
SEPTEMBER 22
Special Meeting to follow
Committee of the Whole Meeting.
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