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Resolution No. /4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, SETTING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2005
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila currently supports the State of Washington and the
Puget Sound region by providing infrastructure for a significant job base of over 50,000 jobs
and millions of dollars in tax revenue to the State, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila is host to an Urban Center and is dedicated to smart
growth for the State of Washington and the Puget Sound region through increasing
housing capacity within its Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, high technology jobs including biotech, computers, electronics, software,
and chemicals have played a significant role in recent regional job growth, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has the opportunity to encourage growth of high
quality high technology and biotechnology jobs, and to encourage growth of quality higher
density housing through support of the Tukwila South development, transit oriented
development, and redevelopment of Urban Center buildings, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila faces challenges in its efforts to support regional
growth due to constraints in transportation infrastructure, lack of market driven install-
ation of communication and internet infrastructure, and the risk of major reductions in state
sales tax,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Tukwila's highest priorities for the state and federal
governments' 2005 legislative sessions are:
1 Streamlined sales tax sourcing should not be passed in the state legislature
unless it replaces losses the negatively impacted cities will sustain, and unless sourcing
does not take effect until national concurrency occurs with a tax on internet sales.
2. Funding the extension of Southcenter Parkway, which will enable the Tukwila
South development and potentially lead to the creation of over 20,000 family wage jobs.
3 Funding transportation projects (including transit options) in the Tukwila Urban
Center and including improvements to Klickitat Drive in order to improve access to and
from the Urban Center
4. Supporting installation of enhanced communication and internet infrastructure
for Tukwila's businesses.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUN� OF T F TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this s day of 2005
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ATTEST /AUTHENTI ATED- I D
Pamela Linder, Council President
Jae E Cantu, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
Filed with the City Clerk: 4 7 /a? /U
7 �a� Passed by the City Council.
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