Resolution 07-016 Establishing Greater Spokane Valley Library Capital Facility Area CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 07-016
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
APPROVING THE JOINT REQUEST TO ESTABLISH THE GREATER SPOKANE VALLEY
LIBRARY CAPITAL FACILITY AREA; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY
RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington (the "City"), is a
nonchartered code city duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the Constitution and the laws
of the state of Washington (the"State"); and
WHEREAS, the City is annexed into and is a part of the Spokane County Library District (the
"District"); and
WHEREAS, library services to the residents of the City are provided by library facilities owned
and operated by the District; and
WHEREAS, the City has been informed by the District that the District cannot presently
accommodate the increased needs of the growing population in the areas located east of the City of
Spokane, and in the City, the Town of Millwood (the "Town") and unincorporated portions of Spokane
County(the"County")with respect to library services; and
WHEREAS, chapter 27.15 RCW permits, upon the joint request of the City, the Town and the
District and the approval of the County and the relevant approval of the qualified electors, the creation of
a library capital facility area to construct and finance library capital facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City has been informed by the District that the District intends to submit a
written request to the County for the adoption by the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane
County, Washington (the "Board"), of a resolution or resolutions calling for the vote of the qualified
electors within a proposed library capital facility area for the establishment and creation of the Greater
Spokane Valley Library Capital Facility Area (the "GSVLCFA") and for the approval of the issuance of
general obligation bonds to construct, acquire and remodel certain library capital facilities to be located
within the GSVLCFA and for the imposing of excess property tax levies to retire such general obligation
bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City would be located within the boundaries of the GSVLCFA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and District have determined the cost of providing additional
facilities for the needed library service can most fairly be paid by those residents of the area served by
and through the establishment of the GSVLCFA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF SPOKANE
VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows:
Section 1: Approval of Creation of Greater Spokane Valley Library Capital Facility Area
The City finds that the creation and establishment of a new library capital facility area and the
subsequent acquisition and construction and remodeling of new and existing library facilities are each
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essential to the public welfare and to the residents of the City. The City hereby approves the creation of
the GSVLCFA pursuant to chapter 27.15 RCW.
Section 2: Joint Request to the Board of County Commissioners
The City hereby approves that a request be jointly submitted by the City, the District, and the
Town to the Board, pursuant to chapter 27.15 RCW, requesting that the County take all appropriate
action to provide for establishing the GSVLCFA, the boundaries of such area to be as described in
Exhibit A attached to this resolution and incorporated herein by this reference. Furthermore, the City
hereby approves that a request be jointly submitted by the City, the District, and the Town to the Board,
pursuant to chapter 27.15 RCW, to submit to the qualified electors of the such area, two ballot
propositions at a special election to be held as soon as reasonably practicable, such propositions to be in
substantially the following form and to contain substantially the following content:
Proposition 1: That the qualified electors with the proposed GSVLCFA approve the
establishment and creation of the GSVLCFA consistent with chapter 27.15 RCW and according to
all other applicable terms and provisions of this resolution.
Proposition 2: That the qualified electors within the proposed GSVLCFA approve the
issuance of general obligation bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $33,400,000 and
approve the imposing of an excess property tax levy within the boundaries of the GSVLCFA in an
amount necessary and sufficient to retire such bonds, all in order to finance the acquisition,
construction and remodel of library capital facilities to be located within the GSVLCFA in order to
expand available library service in Spokane County, Washington, all as may be further subject to
the terms and provisions of chapter 27.15 RCW.
Section 3: Election Costs
The City shall not. be obligated to pay the costs of submitting the two ballot propositions to the
qualified electors. The District has agreed to pay the costs of submitting the two ballot propositions to
the qualified electors.
Section 4: Authorization to Submit Resolution to the Board of County Commissioners
The City Clerk is authorized and directed to certify a copy of this resolution and submit it to the
Board.
Section 5: Amendments to Resolution
The Council from time to time and at any time may adopt a resolution supplemental hereto,
which resolution thereafter shall become a part of this resolution, to: (i) add to or delete from the
covenants, undertakings or agreements of the City in this resolution; and/or (ii)cure, correct or
supplement any defective or ambiguous provision contained in this resolution.
Section 6: Ratification
All actions not inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution heretofore taken by the Council
and the City's employees with respect to the GSVLCFA are hereby in all respects ratified, approved and
confirmed.
Section 7: Repealer
All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby
repealed, and shall have no further force or effect.
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Section 8: Effective Date
This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL THIS 9th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2007.
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Diana Wilhite, Mayor
4r APPROVED AS TO FORM: .
pristine Bainbridge, City Cler- Office o e City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
BOUNDARIES OF GREATER SPOKANE VALLEY LIBRARY CAPITAL FACILITY AREA
The boundaries of the proposed Greater Spokane Valley Library Capital Facility Area are set
forth in the attached map, which contains the entire boundaries of the City of Spokane Valley.
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CERTIFICATION
I, Christine Bainbridge, the Clerk to the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane
County, Washington, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of a
resolution duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of City of Spokane Valley,
duly held at the regular meeting place thereof on October 9, 2007, and that at such meeting such
resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES, and in favor thereof, Councilmembers: Mayor Wilhite, Deputy Mayor Taylor;
Councilmembers Schimmels, Denenny,Gothmann, DeVleming
NAYS, Councilmembers: none
ABSENT,Councilmembers: Councilmember Munson
ABSTAIN, Councilmembers: none
I further certify that 1 have carefully compared the same with the original resolution on file and
of record in my office; that such resolution is a full, true, and correct copy of the original resolution
adopted at such meeting; and that such resolution has not been amended, modified or rescinded since the
date of its adoption, and is now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have set my hand and the seal of the City on October 15, 2007.
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
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