Speaker 2: Report of the Gender Equity Safe Communities. New Americans in Education Committee and Item one Cancel Board 119 539 relating to Emergency Medical Services Committee recommends the bill passed.
Speaker 0: Councilmember Mosquito.
Speaker 8: Thank you very much, Mr. President. I'm pleased to bring this bill forward on behalf of Councilmember Gonzalez, who is the chair of the Gender Equity Safe Communities, New Americans and Education Committee. This bill relates to the King County Wide Emergency Medical Services, or EMS levy, otherwise known as Medic One, which expires at the end of 2019 and is up for renewal. This bill would authorize the Mayor on behalf of the city to enter into an inter local cooperation agreement with King County regarding the use of revenue for this levy. This would also also authorize King County to place this Levy proposal on the ballot for the general election on November 5th, 2019. If approved by the King County voters, the renewed levy would provide an estimated $436 million in total revenues during a six year period from 2020 to 2025 to the Seattle Fire Department for Emergency Medical Services. This bill I want to remind folks I mentioned this this morning on behalf of Councilmember Gonzalez during our council briefing. But just as a reminder, this bill was held over last Monday because the county was reassessing the tax levy rate in light of changes to their financial forecasting. However, the decision was made not to adjust the rate currently in the legislation, which is 26.5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. So there is no a mandatory works to this legislation that's in front of us and it is now ready to proceed to a vote by the full Seattle City Council so that the levy proposal can be placed on the ballot for the November 5th general election.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Castro I'm a skater. Any questions or comments? That's the role on the passage of the bill.
Speaker 2: So what I picture herbal Juarez. Macheda I. O'Brien High Pacheco High President Harrell.
Speaker 0: High.
Speaker 2: Eight and favorite unopposed.
Speaker 0: Bill passed and chair of the Senate. Please read the report of the Planning Land Use and Zoning Committee.
AN ORDINANCE relating to Emergency Medical Services; authorizing execution, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, of an agreement with King County regarding the imposition and allocation of property tax revenues generated by a six-year, voter-approved King County-wide tax levy for emergency medical services; approving the submittal by King County of a proposition to the voters seeking authority to levy those additional taxes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.