1984/04/11 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

r!I' 142 [ i April 11,1984 Dorothy bkoNiven,of 2305 Maple,Pritzie Solem,of 2605 Rainier,and Rev.Ed Packard,of Delta Community Baptist Chinch,spoke in favor of raising the gambling tax rather than any taxes on utilities. Bart Carter,of 2209 71st Ave.S.E.,said in addition to the roof problem at the pool,facilities such as locker room,covered wading pool,etc.were inadequate and hoped these projects could be done if funds were available. Ray Larson,of 4110 Cliff Dr.,spoke egaineh anY raise in utilitY tax. and advocated that the gambling tax be raised to 5%and these funds be used for Howarth Park mairbenance. Ralph Mackey,apeaking on behalf of the Park Board,voiced concern over proper roaintenance of City parks as well as the immediate need to restos the swimming pool roof. He said they had voted unanimously to support raise in gasbling taxes for these purposes. However,they did not discuss or take any stand on utility taxes. ,Z1r,itceseg.,017,,,oi:z17.1,0,1,3eatte:esident,also supported raise in gambling 4 ! f Mae Stork,representing P.U.S.E.,spoke on their concern that.Project Pride.might dissolve because of lack of funds. She urged Council not to raise utility taxes and to forget the"wish list"and revise the ! recognized projects"want list.. T [ Councilman Overstreet said last week there had been some questions raised by the letter from to.U.S.E.relating to shutoffs in the City and asked if this information had been obtained. Maybr Moore replied the POWs statistics were by County only and not by individual communities. Bill Tackitt,of 9506 19th Ave.H.H.,spoke against raising the gambling tax as it would be imposing a tax.on only ahout 15 people 0 and was one that could not be passed on to consumers due to state restrictions. He pointed out they were taxed on the gross,not on the net receipts and a tax increase would most likely eliminate the marginal operators and.the City would lose revenue In the long run. Also,the State Gambling Commission was planning to raise their taxes. Torchy Ostlund spoke of the gambling tax increase on fraternal ! organizations. He said if they mere boxed on the profit he could ," see that,but not on the groes• Harold Patchett,of 2400 HeWitt,said it hae been established the City need.a lot of improvements and funds to do them. It must be recognized that taxes axe here to stay but we must make proper use of them and felt they must be equitable. He spoke in favor of raisin% the gambling tax up to the maximum. Tack Sherin,of 1307 Hewitt,spoke against raising the garbling tett and pointed out the original intent of the law was enforcement use 0, t tillE monies and did not mention anything about other uses. David Mitchell,of 808 92nd St.S.E.,felt a 5%gambling tax Mae consistent with other communities and felt a need list should be developed for the Parks Departnmnt. ittt 1 St4i,