Title
Approval of an Ordinance Establishing the Cultural Access Program Advisory Board and Adding a New Article XI to Olympia Municipal Code Chapter 2.100
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Adopt on second reading the Ordinance Establishing the Cultural Access Program Advisory Board and Adding a New Article XI to Olympia Municipal Code Chapter 2.100
Report
Issue:
Whether to create a Cultural Access Program (CAP) Advisory Board.
Staff Contact:
Mark Barber, City Attorney, 360.753.8338
Presenter(s):
Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Background and Analysis did not change from first to second reading.
On December 14, 2021, the Olympia City Council adopted Resolution No. M-2280 (Ballot Resolution) authorizing submission to the qualified voters of the City a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of not more than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) pursuant to RCW 82.14.525 for a period of seven consecutive years to be used for the purpose of funding arts, science, cultural, and heritage programs (Proposition No. ).
Section 6 of the Ballot Resolution provides in part that a CAP Advisory shall be created:
Section 6. General Authorization. … Should the voters approve this ballot proposition, the Olympia City Council shall create and codify formation of the Olympia Cultural Access Program Advisory Board, whose purpose will be to guide, recommend, oversee, and implement the program and to deliver an annual progress report to the public so that Olympia’s residents may easily understand the benefits provided and achieved, among other performance indicators important for transparency and accountability of these public resources.
Proposition No. 1 was approved by the requisite number of voters at the election held on April 26, 2022, and its passage was certified by the Thurston County Auditor on May 6, 2022.
The Olympia City Council enacted Ordinance No. 7232 on May 24, 2022, imposing the additional sales and use tax at a rate of one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the selling price in the case of a sales tax, or value of the article used, in the case of a use tax. The tax became effective on the earliest practicable date consistent with RCW 82.14.055 following enactment of the Ordinance.
Creation of a CAP Advisory Board to advise the City Council concerning the formulation of processes, procedures, and criteria for carrying out the goals of the CAP will assist in ensuring that expenditures of Olympia CAP revenues and other resources are invested in the priorities and commitments made to voters by the City of Olympia.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Options:
1. Approve on second reading the Ordinance Establishing the Cultural Access Program Advisory Board and Adding a New Article XI to Olympia Municipal Code Chapter 2.100.
2. Direct staff to modify the ordinance based on Council input.
Financial Impact:
None.
Attachments:
Ordinance
Ballot Resolution